At about 9:25 pm a few nights ago, in Cuzco, I was just dozing off in my hotel room after a long day sightseeing – and climbing around the historic ruins – in the Sacred Valley. I came wide awake when I felt the bed moving, and saw the curtain pull rods swaying gently despite [...]
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Only a 3.8
Posted in Down on the ground, Peru on September 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Notes from the road
Posted in Comic relief, Down on the ground, Southern US on September 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Over at the Wonder Wander Log, a report of this bumper sticker spotted in the US South:
I didn’t claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables.
I’m lovin this blog anyway. Check it out.
Ten Dirtiest Hotels, USA
Posted in Down on the ground, Travel tips on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Those wags over at tripadvisor.com published this list of the ten dirtiest hotels in the USA back in January, on their blog, “We Are Not Making This Up”:
1. Tropicana Resort Hotel – Virginia Beach, VA
2. Hotel Carter – New York City
3. Days Inn Downtown / Port [...]
Diversions
Posted in Australia, Down on the ground, Group travel, Travel tips, Urban on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We were in Sydney on a lovely fall Sunday, which was also Mother’s Day. [Remember: Southern Hemisphere = seasons opposite from the US.] Our group got off to an early morning start on our walking tour of the Rocks, and we encountered few other people then. [...]
Perfectly inept
Posted in Australia, Down on the ground, Flora, Urban on June 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Had a mental rummage through the lexicon while out walking this morning, from which emerged this assortment: ineptitude, lack of aptitude, thick as two planks, invincible ignorance, eucalypt, monkey puzzle, hopeless.
You can talk to me all day about botany – species, habitats, all of it. And for all the details I retain, you [...]
