Blogs from North America - page 8023

Well, after a long 29 hours of flying we were greeted by the city that never sleeps by a 2 hour traffic jam. A trip that should have only taken 20 minutes from JFK to Queens. Jeva & Jamaal's cousin Jason, was volunteered to put us up for our stay in New York. Wasn't long before we met some of the locals down @ the nearby 'beer garden'. A few minutes into the conversation & I was asked what Aussies thought if Americans. I answered and said that most of the Americans I come across @ work are whingers. What? I'm not going to lie! The reaction I got wasn't all that positive. This guy then proceeded to tell me that he had been at a party with Paris Hilton once. Who cares! Our first couple ... read more

Vancouver island. 15 bis 18 juni 2007 Am 15 juni machten wir uns, gemeinsam mit drei weiteren kollegen (Angela , Fredy und Yvonne auf den weg nach Vancouver Island. Genauer gesagt nach Tofino, dem Surferparadies von Kanada. Wir mieteten ein Auto bei Rent-a-Wreck in Nanaimo!:-) Das ist relativ günstig und vor allem vermieten diese auch Autos an unter 25-jährige. Und da wir alle unter 25 jahre alt sind war dies fast die einzige Option.(Was noch zu sagen ist ,dass die Autos von Rent-a-Wreck in relativ gutem Zustand sind und nicht einem Wreck gleichen). Nachdem wir das Auto gefasst haben und eingekauft hatten gings auf den Weg nach Tofino, welches auf der anderen Seite der Insel ist (Die Insel ist immerhin 31 000 km2 gross) durch Wälder und Berge erreichten wir nach ca. 3 stunden Auto ... read more

Well after a short ride from Anaheim I arrived at the beautiful Marriot LA Downtown. Great location, as I am right in the heart of the downtown city, yet close enough to everything. The hotel definately makes you feel like you are in LA - there is a 5 lane freeway right behind the hotel and the traffic seems to be going ALL day long - Only in LA. The hotel itself is nice, and my room is almost as nice as my room in Vegas, but definately no complaints from here as my bed is super comfy!! Yesterday I went for a wander through Downtown, and must have had my shopping detector on, cos despite the fact that I had no idea where I was going, I managed to end up in Macy's - ... read more

OK, I had to cut things short last time, but I realized I left out my most memorable day in Sarasota, which was unfortunately the last one...for now!! I decided to get creative and do what I like to call a beach survey. Basically, I made it my mission to go to every single beach in Sarasota. OK, my original goal was to hit every beach in Sarasota county, but I need to come back again to go to Casey Key, Nokomis Beach, Venice Beach, Casperson Beach, and Manasota Beach. I decided to start from the top. First stop was Longboat Beach. The best word to describe this spot: serene. It was practically empty (which I couldn't understand, since it's breathtakingly beautiful), but this is a welcome sight. It was quiet, peaceful and sunny with ... read more

It's a beautiful morning here in Half Moon Bay! We slept in (bliss!), then topped off the water tanks, checked the propane and went to have breakfast ashore. We stopped by to see Leland working on Irene and met a pal of his who used to work with Carl Sagan. He's setting off to sail to the North Pole as soon as the ice breaks up. The characters here are so colorful they make your eyes hurt. I've found this sweet little cafe to send out some blogs, and Harry and I will leave the dock in about an hour. Peter has hooked into a rental car and will travel back to Eugene to jump back into the real life. Bon Voyage and be safe, Peter! I spoke on the phone with Shayla yesterday and ... read more