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23 September 2009
After a slow start, we caught up with a crew friend who was overnighting in LA. In the early afternoon we headed up the Pacific Coast Highway bound for San Luis Obispo for our nightstop. Much of the route wasn’t new so we didn’t do all the scenic stops … only a comfort stop at Santa Barbara […]
29 October 2008
I had a full day to kill before my 2300 departure out of JFK airport. After a leisurely breakfast I toddled over to the United Nations for their free tour. They have guides leading tours through the day and we had a particularly informative chap from Israel. With more time on my hands, I settled […]
28 October 2008
Weatherwise, it was a nasty day in the Big Apple. Cold, wet and windy. My Couchsurfing host suggested the Museum of Natural History as a good indoor attraction to kill the day. Good choice! Entry was by donation, suggested at USD 15. At the current exchange rate it was quite a pinch so I pleaded […]
27 October 2008
After two weeks in Cuba I land back in “civilisation” … Miami Airport. We landed at 1212 from Nassau after a short 1h12 flight with American Airlines on a prop plane. At Miami Airport Kim and I shared a ham sandwich, then I bought a turkey sandwich for later. Ooops! Bad move. I ended up […]
10 October 2008
As I only had one full day, I wore my soles out with long walks around most of Boston’s historic districts. Much of it related to the country’s founding and struggle for independence … the most famous of which was the Boston Tea Party which Brits of that time would consider an act of terrorism, […]
9 October 2008
Above: New York from the sky. Look at the deforestation! Lower Manhattan is on the right. Took a short flight today, departing at 1015 from Washington DC to Boston, flying over New York. The deforestation was heartbreaking! Yeah, that’s the kind of things westerners when they see documentaries of Borneo, Sumatra and the Amazon when […]
8 October 2008
Today I visited the man that fought against slavery, Abraham Lincoln. I drew the line at two Presidential memorials … limited myself to the two I studied about in school, namely Washington and Lincoln. I vaguely remember the “Four scores and seven years …” from my history lessons in one of his great speeches. Text […]
7 October 2008
Well, this is the seat of government for the most important country in the world! It is an impressive place … they certainly know how to do palatial buildings, museums and memorials. However, it does seem to be wasted on some people. Wandering around, an American guy couldn’t even recognise the Capitol building. He mistook […]
6 October 2008
Above: Taxation without Representation is Tyrrany. Tyrannised in DC. Today I bussed down from Philly at 1150 to Washington DC. I had booked with the same bus company as before through the same website, but I couldn’t get a USD1 fare. I felt ripped off paying USD15 for the journey of about 2h30 🙂 One of […]
5 October 2008
My hoss, Ron and Tien worked hard to entertain me. Being the weekend, we drove to Ocean City which has a nice boardwalk, some amusement rides and plenty of eateries … not to mention all the shop selling souvenirs and things that nobody needs. It was a gorgeous sunny day.