This is a story of a travel and of a girl; of long ago memories. So long ago that I cannot even remember the girl's real name, nor many of the places; only that it inspired love. What better trip is there than that? It started as a mini-trip to San Francisco with a college roommate. He and I were to travel on a budget of zero dollars, excluding a full tank of gas. We wanted to see Haight-Ashbury, the hippy scene of '67. After collecting glass … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Win a Van-Tastic road trip across Australia Share
Leading online travel insurance company, WorldNomads.com is offering travelers the chance to win an Australian road trip of a lifetime. WorldNomads.com Global Programs Manager, Amanda Byrne, says applications are now open for the 'Van-Tastic Adventure', where travelers can win a trip to Australia and spend 6 weeks driving across the country capturing their adventure on video to ultimately win $10,000 cash and flights from Virgin … [Read more...]
Turkey Welcomes You
"Turkish hospitality is impossible to ignore", proclaims the in-flight magazine as I fly to Bodrum. You can't miss it when you set foot in the airport: the welcome visa costs $20. By the exit, the passengers are greeted by a forest of A4 sheets with the names of the people to take to the hotel. It is nice to go to an unknown place, and find somebody waiting for you and calling you by name: in this case, Turkish hospitality will set you back $40. … [Read more...]
The Island of the Eccentrics
You have to be a little eccentric to live here' - said Corinna as she welcomed us to her house. To many in the village she is more than eccentric: she is a witch. Dressed in a long black gown, her hair hidden in a headscarf, she is in no hurry to fight the rumour. When the superstitious villagers saw twenty foreign women getting off the water taxi, armed with an array of lotions and potions to fight mosquitoes and prevent sunburn, they had reason … [Read more...]
Paseo Restaurant, Seattle – June 2009
Paseo Restaurant Seattle as of the time of this review, currently operates two small shoebox sized sandwich shops in the Seattle area. With a reputation such as theirs, its a wonder they haven't opened additional locations! We visited their primary restaurant, located at 4225 Fremont Ave N (Fremont neighborhood), about 3.5 miles north of downtown Seattle just off of the 99 freeway. Their specialty is Caribbean food and Cuban Sandwiches. Our … [Read more...]