USA 06/07
In and around United States
My quest for a rich American oil tycoon...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Ethereal Wanderer
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48 hours of Sat 23rd Dec
What a long and almost pallindromatic day - wake up, eat, take a shower, eat, get on plane, get off plane, get on plane, get off plane, eat, take sho... Continue reading » -
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Hiking Mt. Si
It's Christmas Day and what are at least 50 car loads of Seattlites doing? Hiking up Mt. Si. Geez this is an active town! I love it.
We just... Continue reading »
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snowboard falls don't hurt much...
...when it's on POWDER!!! I can go home a happy snowboarder now. Steven's Pass is a 2 hour drive from Seattle down Highway 2. A great local plac... Continue reading » -
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a day as a local Seattlite
The whole skiing/snowboarding and the excitement of simply playing in snow must have taken it out of the both of us. We got up at midday, having sl... Continue reading »
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Snowshoeing @ The Summit
We went to REI on the way back from Steven's Pass on the 26th to catch a bit of the post Christmas sale (and because we wanted to go out to eat and... Continue reading »
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standing on street corners
Experience Music Project & Science Fiction Museum - entertaining 3 hours. Guitar Hall is excellent. SFM was interesting.
Elliots Book Co.... Continue reading »
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Go to Rebar at Bastion Place
Ferry to Canada in a car. Weeeeeeeee.
I like Canada. :)
Victoria, as you could probably guess from its name is quite English. From the Gov... Continue reading » -
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Victoria touristing and NYE bonding with Canadians
Victoria - Very English.
Maritime Museum - Great if you love boats/ships and sea things. Best part was... Continue reading » -
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wasted recovery day
Woke at midday, checked out and searched for food in the rain. Thanks Vancouver. I think this is very typical weather here. Everyone carries an umbre... Continue reading » -
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Whistler sucks - high winds & rain
*grumble* *grumble* If I wanted to snowboard in sleet, I'd stay in Oz. *grumble* *grumble* Snowgower tip: Ski jackets are usually snow rated, not w... Continue reading » -
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The heavens open up over Whistler!
Yes, the heavens did finally open up for us on this day and the gods were smiling down upon us. To at least 3pm anyway (the mountain closes at 4pm,... Continue reading »
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long day of travelling
We got back to Seattle about 0130. I took the time to pack, do some washing and organise my transport for the day. Having not slept the night I lef... Continue reading »
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P2 Reunion!
Hello Tricia!!! *much giggling and giddy little school girl stuff*
If I didn't know better, I'd say a typical Madisonite non uni student day... Continue reading »
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sports fever
Watched "Coach Joe"'s Vikings play ice hockey. 5th graders on ice. Lots of falling, some hockey. You can tell which parent belongs to which kid becaus... Continue reading » -
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Only the tough survive
By rights I should hate this town. With my first experience of Chicago roads being the drunk driver and the bus and today being scammed out of ... Continue reading »
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burning off our gluttenous activities
After sending off Trish *sniffle* Jamie and I decided that we really, really need to do some physical activity to balance out/burn off some of the... Continue reading »
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local Chicagoan
The day started off well at midday with a 'kill me now' spin class at the local gym around the corner and then a healthy lunch followed by somehow... Continue reading »
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The Bean!
After waking up and bidding each other a Good Afternoon, we finally managed to leave home at 1430 in the hopes to see Millenium Park before sunset.... Continue reading »
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Monterey
Touching down at noon to a beautiful 50F sunny day, taxiing to the hotel where street signs have names and not numbers, what a change from Chicago.... Continue reading »
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a brief time in SF
pre-dinner drinks at a hotel bar in the city dinner with cousins at a mexican restaurant sleep. ready to fly to Taiwan tomorrow.
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Pinnacles
small cave walk. dripping water turned to ice. need headlight
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small dose of Japan
The brief stop in Nagoya, Japan was a god-send. After travelling for 13 hours straight on the plane, it felt so good to walk more than 2-3 feet in... Continue reading »
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Wild Food Experiences in Taipei
just quickly:
Tried snake, cuttlefish prepared in some interesting way, stomach of some farm animal and saw someone decapitate turtles. It's... Continue reading »
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Pilgrimage to Shitoushan
Finally, a real adventure! It started off in Taiwan city with Justin (unsuccessfully) trying to get an international drivers license.
Trave... Continue reading »
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Clean Clothes!
Oh the simple joy of having clean clothes! I appreciate it so much right now. Ahhh.
The whole affair took all morning until midday. I'm a bit... Continue reading »
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foggy Alishan sunrise
0500 "Morning Call"
0600 on the Sunrise Trail Train to Jhusan
0615 as we ride üp the mountain in the train "hey, isn't that the sun... Continue reading » -
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Beitou Hot Springs
I don't get hot springs. But then, I don't like baths either.
Also, I managed to break nearly every rule there was about entering a ho... Continue reading »
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Taroko Gorge - Magnificent
Based in Hualien, I took a bus tour around Taroko Gorge and trained it back to Taipei in the evening.
Step 1. Get off the train at the Front... Continue reading »
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Last hours in Taipei
At the risk of sounding like a brochure...Taroko is not to be missed. Magnicent scenery,interesting rock formations and just the shear size of... Continue reading »
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Singapore Airlines/Airport
If there was an airport I'd have to be stuck in for a day, it'd be Chiangi Airport. Free foot massages, internet, flat screen tv, cinema, 1/2 day... Continue reading »
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Taiwan Travellers' tips
Useful Links
MAP: Useful electronic map if you can understand, and the computer can type Chinese. (Useless if you c... Continue reading »
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