Archive for April, 2008

PISAC THE SACRED VALLEY Seattle meets Mexiland…and a whole heap of locales…

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

PISAC enters the Sacred Valley and once had the major Inca road. Here we found the ruined citadel which sits at the entrance to the gorge. My new found friend and fellow trekker Elizabeth from Seattle accompanied me on this trip. We opted not to go by tourist bus but to experience […]

Heading East

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Hello all. Our past few weeks have included time in California where we camped in Malibu while Andy went to rehearsals and recording sessions for Woody Sez a sumptuous passover seder at Paul and Jacki’s in La Jolla and magical boating and hiking in Joshua Tree CA the Grand Canyon Lake Powell AZ Zion […]

50 cent beers and my mancrush

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

After meeting up with a hairy Iranian and a small brunette girl who I’ve been told slightly resembles my goodlooking self in the overly tourist saturated Costa Rican town of Tamarindo we continued our journey to the Costa Rican capital of San Jose. After checking into a place that […]

Hamburg meine Perle.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Hey allI know it has been far too long. Life continues to get busier by the day. Let’s see… what has happened.Finance continues to be extremely stressful because of this term paper how my partner and I will each right 20 pages on forward freight agreements I don’t know. We have until June 10th why […]

Life is Good

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I have to be quick…internet is ridiculously expensive at the train station over 1 for 10 minutes. Ernesto and I came to the train station to purchase a ticket to St. Petersburg for tonight I wanted to buy one yesterday when I arrived but Ernesto said it is easier to buy online…anyway that didn’t end […]

Reipasta Tyon paivaa

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Vappua on taas vappu on taas haalarit taynna kossuu vai miten se menikaan Hyvaa juhlapaivaa joka tapauksessa Ja muistakaa juoda tarpeeksi vappusimaa ettei heliumpallot vie teita mukanaan niin kuin kavi yhdelle ukkelille. Etsintoja jatkettiin muutaman paivan mutta sinne jonnekin merelle se havisi. Paivantasaaja on ylitetty Mukava paikka sinansa se paivantasaaja vaaka nayttaa vahemman ku

Yucatan Haciendas at GTTS

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Yucatan, Mexico to Dubai is a long distance to travel but for Mary Lou DeBossom, a previous winner of a ‘Tourism for Tomorrow’ award, it was an opportunity to talk about community rejunvenation with their hacienda hospitality projects.

Billion-air profits for Emirates

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Whilst many airlines are having a turbulent flight because of high oil prices Emirates are finding the skies much smoother. Phil Blizzard was at the conference as their financial results were announced by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, Chairman, Emirates Group. The airline broke the one billion dollar profit milestone for the year […]

Day 6 Barcelona We Are Here

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

It was a cold and cloudy day itrsquos surprisingly much colder here than it is at home. No need for AC in Barcelona we actually slept under three thick blankets last night We didnrsquot bring enough warm clothes but there are plenty of stores in the area for us to buy something warm to […]

Cinque Terrifica

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Happy day allWhen I have to start out by apologizing that there will be no photos today. We are working from a 10 year old computer and there is no UBS ports. The most unfortunate thing is that the photos we got today are the most stunning yet Unbelievable sea and cliff […]