Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta! For nine colorful days in October, the New Mexico skies are painted as hundreds of balloons lift off from Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park. Whimsical special shapes and Balloon Glows create a magical landscape for spectators to wander. October 3-11th, 2009 Purchase tickets, volunteer, sign-up for balloon rides, join the RV posse and…
As Snoopy would have written, “It was a dark and stormy night” in London. Actually, it had been a blustering cold rainy day, too. What to do? Easy…Jet. Yup, that’s what these two resourceful sisters did when the British weather simply would not cooperate. We booked the next el-cheapo EasyJet flight to Palma, Mallorca. A…
I am in the TOP 10 for an amazing job opportunity that was made for me!!!: BUT I NEED YOUR VOTE NOW – VOTE ONLY ONCE-BEFORE SEPT 7th I could be World Famous in New Zealand! Job role: MY role IF I WIN will be to travel the length of New Zealand, promoting Entirely Kiwi…
Today was a very, very bad day for me. I awoke from a fitful sleep feeling feverish and non-rested. After swallowing down some dry toast, I decided to set off from Estella just before 7am. I got separated from the group I started out with very early on when a wave of nausea overtook me…
Got a bit of a late start this morning. I was feeling a little sore from my first day of walking and thought, only 21km today? psht! No problem. The hike in general started out far easier than the day before, with less inclines. I passed through some really pictaresque pueblos of Navarra. I decided,…
The word of the day: adjustment. I spent the better part of my first day adjusting. Adjusting the straps on my backpack so it fit just right. Adjusting the laces to my hiking boots so they stopped coming untied. Adjusting to walking downhill with a 20 pound rucksack on my back. And mostly, adjusting to…