For Breakfast this morning we headed to Sweet Maple, one of the spots in San Francisco. I had their French toast and millionaires bacon. It was probably my favourite meal in San Francisco. The millionaires bacon was delicious. Millionaires bacon is thicker bacon baked with brown sugar, cayenne, red and black pepper.
After breakfast we headed to the Japan Center. Unfortunately, not many stores we Read on...
Greetings from London! Im writing as I have just returned from a short trip to nearby Ireland, or Eire, or the Republic of Ireland, and plan to write three blog entries for my three full days on this beautiful green island. This is my first one. I am majorly excited about this trip, and have been for some time now. A few years ago, I joined the Travelers Century Club, a club for travellers who ha Read on...
We headed for Corella Dam, around sixty kilometres from Cloncurry, for our first Free Camp of our trip. On the way I wanted to stop off at the Burke and Wills Monument, to pay my respects to these heroes from early Australian exploration. To my dismay, the monument had been vandalised and spraypainted with the words, Always Was, Always Will Be, which is clearly a reference to aboriginals disposses Read on...
Je vous avais dit hier que javais eu du mal trouver lhtel, que jtais le seul client. Pour un client, la patronne ne voulais pas ouvrir le restaurant, elle ma donc envoy, au resto voisin, 5 minutes pied. Jtais oblig de faire les photos du chemin, incroyable, faire en vtt. Par contre le resto bien, avec une vue exceptionnelle.
Aujourdhui, jai un souci qui vient la tche. Je nai plus de batteries Read on...
Bermuda is said to be one of the most isolated places on earth. The nearest land is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 596 miles (nearly 1,000 km) away. Colleagues at work seemed to know very little about Bermuda when I told them I was traveling there. It is not part of the Caribbean, though it is often grouped with the Caribbean islands. Bermuda is a group of volcanic Atlantic Ocean islands (three ma Read on...
Although he who walks behind an elephant may feel secure, he is likely to get splattered with elephant dung ~ Lao Proverb
We woke early, but headed to breakfast fairly late at 7:30am. I enjoyed muesli with yoghurt and milk, but I made the mistake of ordering the special eggs with toppings – a type of baked eggs with sweet bread and sweet Chinese sausage. I simply didnt like it (which is VERY ra Read on...
We touched down at Dubai International Airport around 5:30am and trundled into Terminal 3. I couldnt believe how vast, clean, spacious and quiet the terminal was. It was almost unnaturally quiet. It was only after a few minutes that I noticed the signs that said it was a ‘Silent Terminal, with no flight or passenger announcements. It was so incredibly peaceful. We literally breezed through custo Read on...
In a desperate move to get their share of the dwindling sports entertainment dollar, baseball begins tonight without fans in the stands. With substantial numbers of players testing positive for I wonder how long the season will progress. Then, looking at the NBA bubble approach, also without fans, hockey, auto racing, and limited schedule college football, we will finally have something to watch Read on...
Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney were the first stops in Australia on Valenes 1964 South Pacific trip. Im afraid I have few memories of the large cities of Australia, aside from the Shrine of Remembrance (War Memorial) in Melbourne, a scenic overlook of Canberra and visit to the Australian parliament building there and Sydney with the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, then under construction. In Sydn Read on...
After gathering at the Pumphouse Theatreparking lot, we fifteen walkers were immersed in the crackling, fluttering brown leaves of late fall - both the ones that had fallen onto the grass and those futilely clinging to the trees. Under a full sun, the river reflected vigorous blue, presenting a classic panorama of sky and water. The dappled light over the pathway let us forget the snowy cold of th Read on...