Recovery from the Hospital

San Mateo, CA My mom was released from the hospital at the end of February. This hospital stay was a lot harder for her than the previous one; it was quite an ugly shock to be back “in the joint” once she had been freed. Although the...

Emergency Trip Back to the US

San Mateo, California, USA I’m very sorry that we have been MIA for a few weeks BUT you will be relieved to know that we have been (merely) holed up in my native hood. My mom was admitted to the hospital on the 19th of January with a staph infection. I...

A Cross-Country Drive to NJ

Casey’s entry: Yes, Ramada Limited was very limited. If you ever happen to be passing through Newton, Iowa, and are beginning to be a little bit tired, keep right on driving. Yuck. Jet Blue is pretty cool. They really DO have little TV’s on the back of...

A Wedding, a Truck, and a Cross-Country Drive

Well, it is about a month later, and time for a pre-trip update. –Wedding: the wedding went off beautifully, almost without a hitch (ha!). All except for the fools at Gary’s Tux Shop. All 10 tuxedos we rented had at least one thing wrong with them (wrong...

Our Trip Begins – Planning and Logistics

OK. So here is the first post to the travelogue. On these pages we will keep up to date a log indicating where we are, what we’ve seen, and what kind mood we’re in. Right now it’s about a month and a half before we leave. Here is where we are with...