We arrived in Seville after a zoo in the airport. We took a local flight and the airport was mobbed. Sasha and everyone slept poorly last night do to teathing and we were all in a terrible mood. THis trip has done little to improve my Spanish and I am pretty sure [...]
Just a quick note, got 5 more photos uploaded today. Including this one that proves Nuttter is really there and gives us lonesome friends something to remember her by for the next few weeks.
From the moment we arrived at Tokyo’s Narita Airport it was pretty confusing. We had been warned about the lack of English in Japan but we had hoped for at least a little at an airport. Before this trip I would have thought it absurd to suggest that any country should be using any language [...]
Sunday morning dawned bright and cheerful, with the sound of birds in the garden and the sweet little stream running behind it at the Kings’ house. We all had a bit of a lie-in before Vanessa and I headed into London.
First stop: Chinatown! We’d planned to go to their favorite real Chinese restaurant [...]
So, following a couple of days in Laung Prabang, it was time to hit the road. I had originally intended to fly to Vietianne but the flights were booked so I hopped on the bus. What a bus ride it was! I was told it would take 6 hours to get there…but, of course, we [...]
Waking up in our to-be-reimbursed room, we ordered breakfast by room service because the dining room was just as dismal as everything else about the hotel and we couldn’t face it. At least this time we were able to shower and change before going for the flight. We stayed until lunch time so that we [...]
The next morning we were up early to accomplish everything we had to before flying to Japan. First up was to check Couchsurfing to find out what replies we had from Japanese couch hosts and therefore where we would be staying in Tokyo. Unfortunately we still had no replies. We had sent our first requests [...]
I just arrived back in Xiamen from Beijing after a five day whirlwind tour of one of the most historically significant cities in the world. Several of my colleagues here in China told me that one truly needs two full weeks to see Beijing–quite true. I feel like I just got a taste [...]
I have the impression that quite a lot of people, including me, who have never been to the US consider the country through several lenses: the politics, the friends and the popular culture. No doubt that the pop culture stereotypes are largely shaped by the movies - there is actually a great deal of things [...]
Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:56 AM (or Tue, July 28, 2009 at 7:56 PM)
Email from Cari to her family:
“..i am at the Tide Table restaurant/hotel, which is a very popular ripalle hangout. just met an older couple that has been here since december on their sailboat, that could be you!! things are good. i [...]