Arrived

vim à neve... demorou mas cheguei :)

2009 Ski Trip

On December 27, we left for Bozeman on our annual ski trip. The Benson's and Petrik's joined us from Sidney along with my brother and his girlfriend. We stayed at the C'Mon Inn and had supper the first night at Outback Steakhouse. It was my first time at one and I can't say I was overly impressed....

flew around the world in 36 hours

Well, pretty much! I mean I went from Okinawa to Tokyo then Washington DC. After that I missed my flight to Norfolk, Virgina, but got lucky enough to catch one later on that day. Stayed there for 2 nights then flew to Iceland. After Iceland was Germany then Romania. After that it was Kyrgyzstan;...

landed

We got home last night from Massachusetts. A great trip-- lots of friends and family and snowy wintery goodness. The only downside was that I realized, at 4:30am when we arrived at the airport that I had forgotten my cell phone, which meant that I ended up not connecting with some friends in...

Decisions Have Been Made

My decision has been made. These decisions are based on my abilities as a photographer and a writer, my financial status, my career and lifestyle goals, and my current body of photographic work. It is my hope that my career as a photographer/writer/journalist will enable me to see and learn new...

Moon Travel

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

patong

Every morning while I was away I had some sort of spicy noodle dish with an egg for breakfast. And one day I noticed they have these tiny little bananas in Thailand. Here we have monster bananas that can last you three days. So I took a photo of it near my egg so you can see how small it was but...

Indonesian -learning to speak on audio CD you could travel to indonesia and speak indonesian

Why its not hard to learn to speak Indonesian. Many people say languages are basic, and its most often stated by a person who is really accomplished at languages. However truly is one of the simplest languages to learn to speak. Indonesian is taught in many schools because it is basic. Another...

Adventures in Moving

We ended up coming a day early because no place was open to pick up the Uhaul from on New Year's Day. It was nice because we had some time to relax and visit with friends. On Saturday morning, neither my Yukon nor the Uhaul truck would start. Can't say I really blame them since it was -27! (It was...

sun safety

This day we went for an early morning walk to Kata beach which was about an hours walk. Maybe 45 minutes. A lot of longboats there that will take you out snorkelling. Like Karon beach it is lined with hundreds of deck chairs. You hire them for about $3 a day. They start filling up at about 10am. A...

A wand'ring diva I...

This diva will leave for northern Illinois on Tuesday. Thank heavens--and I do--for marvelous friends who are willing to brave airport traffic/provide a spare bed. Likewise, I am very grateful for a store manager who, when told of family illness and correspondingly to-be-missed shifts, simply says,...

Images of Tallinn, Estonia

April trip to southern Italy: please advise!

I'm planning on going to Italy for 10-14 days over April break. I know I want to start off in Cinque Terre, for 3 or 4 days. After that, I want to go south. I've already been to Venice, Florence, Rome, Lucca, Pisa, Siena, and San Gimignano in 2007. Back in 2000, I also was in Bologna, Naples,...

More Snow?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo diz que neva em Nottingham e que vai nevar na quarta-feira! E em Luton! (que é o mais critico para mim...) Sniff Sniff... No no no no no! don't snow!! :( diz que neva - aqui.

HaPPy NeW YeaR 2010 !!

Jln Bkt Pantai 4 before n after. we arrived at 11.20pm. I know it will be crowded this year. I noticed a few cars already pick up nice spot ( at the top of the hill). So, I pick the easiest to park...still empty side of the road and only 1/3 of MyKeL at the road. The 1st picture was taken after...

In the Last Decade, I..................

Had my youngest 2 children. One in 2000 and one in 2002. "Retired" and became a stay at home mom in 2003. Spent 5 years in a book club. Served on church council and started directing 3 musical groups at church. Learned to play handbells. Made lifelong friends. Moved home to MT. Put a large addition...

Enter the Weird

I'm sitting here trying to write down my new years resloutions and I'm about half way through but my mind keeps wondering. I keep asking myself in my head about the research I have been doing for my trip to the Pacific Northwest. The question that keeps entering my mind is What makes Portland Weird?...

Fresh...are you ready?

It caught me by surprise. The fact that my first post to you would be on the eve of the New Year. How fitting, though, since this is where I think about my resolutions... Here are some lovely ones that should not be too hard. Let me know if you take the challenge. Nine lovely things for the new...

Thailand - the day before

We had to be at the airport at 6am the day we flew out, so we spent the night before in Sydney. We stayed near China Town. Which is near Darling Harbour. Which is a real tourist hot spot. Nice place though. Right in the middle of the city. Those buildings are the city centre, so you just walk over a...

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