Destination: USA

Gallery: Pre-trip Katie

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By kmccabe | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Going Away Party

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By andrewalex | Photo Gallery

Andrew's First Blog Entry!

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By andrewalex | Views [2449] | Comments [5]

Yes, everyone, I have finally decided to sit down at the keyboard and whittle a few tales for you all. Actually, I was asked to tell everyone about our recent going away party, which occurred over a week ago, so you can imagine the level of procrastination ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Last Call for Alcohol

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By andrewalex | Views [792] | Comments [4]

Well we are now on day six of our stint in DC, and Annie is likely getting tired of us...despite our constant eating of her food, and lazing about until 11 in the morning.  Nevertheless, we have embarked on an excellent undertaking...the strawberrification ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

day 8

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [409]

Exploring Toronto day!!! slept in and started day finding out Mom and Dad will be coming to Toronto to join me for my Tuesday night at the Forum, boy being unreasonable works like they said it was gonna!!! so spent the morning trying to find a place ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

One more thing before I go...

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By kmccabe | Views [420]

Getting ready to go...a few words come to mind. Anxious: That I will run out of money. That I will get lost,hurt,robbed...that I won't have fun (crazy, I know, but the fear is still there). Excitement: for being able to get out of here! for being ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Give My Regards To Bloomfield

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By ericroa | Views [431]

Bloomfield, New Jersey, 2006 I thought I would be able to write while in the east coast. However, that wasn't the case. After a week of going to suppliers and meetings with my client back in SFO, I thought that the free time from work the following ... Read more >

Tags: Family

day 6

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [434]

Day started at 3:30am with a fire alarm!!! Never been in a hotelfor a fire alarm, don't worry about not waking up...not an option! at 3:28am big commotion in the hall, drunk male voices...then blaring, honking, screaming alarm, 1st thought drunk assholes ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

DC DC DC

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By andrewalex | Views [1885] | Comments [7]

Five days ago we landed in Baltimore and happily trundled our bags into the district.  Ok who am I kidding?  We were up until four in the morning the night before trying to fit all of our stuff into the one backpack/chest that Andrew was carrying....... Read more >

Tags: Friends

day 5

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [437]

Lovely sleep...woke up and went to breakfast at the Bistro in the Hotel...big mistake, 2 eggs, hashbrowns and bacon and coffee, $28!! yup, life in the big city. Walked down to where the Landmark Forum was being held, Nice walk, little more than a ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Bodrum, land of giant twins and fresh vegetables

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By oddgrue | Views [516] | Comments [3]

I FINALLY landed in Bodrum (total travel time including layovers:  twenty four hours) bleary eyed and stoked to meet up with Jenn Agnew, Allen and other travel companions.  The cab ride to my hotel took nearly forty five minutes and they fleeced me for ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Madrid to Istanbul

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By oddgrue | Views [439]

After a long layover in Madrid I boarded yet another plane bound for Istanbul, my penultimate destinatıon.  The flıght was absolutely beautiful and I tried very hard to stay awake until we landed.  We flew over Naples, where the white homes shined brightly ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

On The BART

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By ericroa | Views [406]

April 7, 2006, on the BART going to SFO from Pleasanton, Ca It's fascinating to feel the true pulse of any city when one takes the commuter train. It is a quiet ride, though, given that the morning rush to the city is over and there is no feeling ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

day 4

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [521]

Spent another 2 hours this am trying to get a room in Toronto...found a shared room with 4 people at Canadiana Youth Hostel in downtown Toronto, went to book it and of course the wireless went out and I lost it...So jumped in the car to get on the ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

LAX to JFK

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 | By oddgrue | Views [528]

Left on time (more or less) for my long journey to Bodrum, Turkey.  The first leg took me to JFK international where I had a brief layover and terminal change.  I hung out with a local New Yorker and caught up on some local news like the taxi cab strike ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles