Finally. The tour company called. They can’t get us into Thailand for our tour as scheduled (later this week), and now we’re scheduled to take that trip in March.
The political protesters are moving out of the Bangkok airports, which will eventually reopen for business as usual. I hope. I understand that PAD, the group that [...]
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Rescheduled
Posted in Group travel, Thailand, Travel on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New landscapes, new eyes
Posted in Group travel, Thailand, Travel on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is cross-posted on my main blog, Suz at Large.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
– Marcel Proust
True enough, but sometimes seeing new landscapes in the company of new people gives us – or lets us borrow – new eyes.
I wasn’t a world traveler when I [...]
They are serious about the vaccination
Posted in Peru, Travel, Travel tips on July 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From the “Enjoy Peru” website, which one reaches from a link on the home page of the Embassy of Peru – Washington website, information for travelers includes this:
. . . Have a vaccine, at least, 10 days before arriving at the jungle. It is necessary to carry your vaccine certificate with you, as you will [...]
Note to self
Posted in Travel, UK on July 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After our traveling companion has a better picture of the fall litigation schedule – probably in about 10 days from now – book a trip, solo or with TC, to Britain.
Those bleeping wanna-be terrorists are at it again over there.
I’ve been wanting to go back there for a couple of years now. And it’s a [...]
Wyoming, Part 1
Posted in Outdoors, Travel, Western US on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m writing this in my hotel room in Jackson, late in the afternoon. We head for home tomorrow.
The short version:
I enjoyed my quick stay in Laramie and the drive across Wyoming to Cody.
Cody was surprisingly likable. Once you get past the name, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center is well worth a day of [...]
Airports
Posted in Photography, Travel, Up in the air on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, call me a pervert, but I really like airports. Even the crummy ones are interesting to me.
The lovely surprise on my recent trip was the Queenstown airport (ZQN). A new jewel in a gorgeous setting – okay, that’s a cliché but that’s the best I can do here.
I was never so happy to have [...]
Souvenirs
Posted in Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Travel on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The good, the bad, the ugly, the serendipitous and the regrettable, I have these in addition to the usual bits of clothing, jewelry, postcards and such.
From my ANZ-Fiji trip:
Two pair of socks brought from home and indelibly stained by red Outback dirt, at no additional charge
A reusable Woolworths grocery bag; $.99(AU)
Habit of eating more fresh [...]
21,956
Posted in Travel, Up in the air on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
That is the grand total air mileage I racked up during my trip in May, according to the itinerary from Grand Circle. Details below the fold if anyone really cares to know.
