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United States
Recovery from the Hospital
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text]San Mateo, CA My mom was released from the hospital at the end of February. This hospital stay…
United States
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…
Malaysia
Melaka and a Goat with Elephantiasis
Melaka, Malaysia We are in the lovely, very old-fasioned Chinatown of this, Malaysia's oldest city. The town was founded in the 14th century and was…
Malaysia
Port Dickson, Malaysia
Port Dickson, Malaysia We are staying for 2 nights in this seaside resort for Kuala Lumpur residents. Since most of the hotels are empty during the week (the…
Malaysia
Kareem in KL
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Having survived the night we shall call, "One Night in Bali" (Cheryl will have to explain), we are now happily situated in Kuala Lumpur.…
Indonesia
One Night in Bali
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hmm, it wasn't really Bali that I disliked but our hotel room. Our flight got in at 10:30pm, we tucked ourselves into our silk liners…
Australia
Bowling for Columbine in Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia The last 4 days here have been very relaxing, quite like a vacation from travelling. And there was no particular reason why they should…
Australia
Box Wine Dreams
Coff's Harbour, Australia. We are getting ready to leave Coff's Harbour to head about 2 hours North to the small town of Ballina. We tried to find a place to…
Australia
New Year's in the Blue Mountains
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia Happy New Year! New Year reached us about 37 minutes ago. We celebrated with a bottle of French bubbly (Oyster Bay's and…
Australia
Feeling at Home in Sydney
Sydney, Australia. Well, I am very happy to report that both Casey and I like Sydney a lot better than the rest of Australia. It's cleaner, has more…
Australia
Christmas in Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia. Merry Christmas! It's too warm for Christmas, even by California standards. We have the a/c cranked up in our apartment and have slipped…
Australia
Adelaide, Australia - Christmas in the Summer
Adelaide, Australia. Today is Christmas Eve and it sure doesn't feel like it. Aside from a mild rush at the stores and a few decorations, it just does not seem…
Australia
Adelaide; Food in Australia; Do New Zealanders Hate Salt?
Adelaide, Australia. Arrived in town this morning on the overnight train. The train ride was pleasant enough and we both got at least a few hours of sleep.…
New Zealand
Glacier Experience on Fox Glacier
Melbourne, Australia. We are at an internet/cafe and they are playing that Travis song (the one about the rain) and it reminds me of a James song (sort of the…
Australia
A Plague of Flies in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia. Sorry if this entry is a bit strange...I haven't had my morning coffee yet and I feel a little bit spacy. It's our second day in this…
New Zealand
Rafting in Queenstown
Queenstown, NZ Queestown is rightly called "the adrenaline capital of the world". There is just about every type of activity here involving, air, water, and…
New Zealand
Te Anau and the New Zealand Southern Alps
Te Anau, New Zealand. Ahh...cool, crisp mountain air, a beautiful lake, and a small tourist town too small to be annoying; this is Te Anau. We drove yesterday…
New Zealand
Dunedin and Beach Boulders
Dunedin, New Zealand This is one of the most Southerly cities in the world, although you wouldn't necessarily know it as it is about 63 F outside (19 or so C).…
New Zealand
Crossing to the South Island and On to Christchurch
Christchurch, New Zealand. We made it across the Cook Strait this morning all in one piece (or, two separate pieces). We got up at the crack of dawn (6am) in…
New Zealand
Napier - Art Deco City and NZ Stereotypes
Napier, New Zealand We are now in Napier, "the Art Deco city". The city was completely destroyed by a 7.8 earthquake in the 1920s and entirely rebuilt in the…
New Zealand
Rotorua - Sulphur Smells and Worm Caves
Rotorua, New Zealand It's true what the Guidebook said: "You will know that you have arrived in Rotorua when you smell the sulfur in the air." It seems odd…
New Zealand
Rotorua - Will the Eels Chew Our Fingers?
Rotorua, New Zealand. Halfway there?!? I know that I was quite ready for the helicopters to sweep in and take me away to a warm bed and a nice, muscle-kneeding…
New Zealand
Leaving Auckland for the North Island Countryside
Hamilton, New Zealand We are now armed with a car, much to the fear of New Zealand's pedestrians and drivers. Actually, the car is working out very well. New…
New Zealand
Auckland and Waiheke Island Wine Tour
Auckland, New Zealand. Yes, Auckland is making me very happy. I was trying to figure out why I like it so much and I came up with a somewhat shameful reason:…
Fiji
Crime Comes to Fiji!
Auckland, New Zealand Crime Comes to Fiji! We made it to New Zealand. But first, we should finish up with Fiji. After yet another exhausting Fiji bus ride, we…
Fiji
Ovalau, Levuka, and Nausori
Nadi, Fiji. We are back from Ovalau. Levuka (the old capital of Fiji and the main town in Ovalau) is a small town that reminds me of a U.S. fishing village;…
Fiji
Yasawa Trip, Kava, and Back to "Momma"
Suva, Fiji Hello! I added the archive of this site to the main page. So you can now see the postings in month-by-month order. This will make more sense later…
Fiji
Suva, Raintree, Cockroaches
Suva, Fiji. Well, it has been a long time, hasn't it? We both feel as if we have been neglecting our duties! However, we were on a small island for four days…
Fiji
Arrival in Nadi, Fiji
Nadi, Fiji We arrived in Fiji this morning, the 25th of October. Although we left on Thursday the 24th. So for most of you reading this, we are in Fiji today…
Cook Islands
Rat Turds and Castaways
Rarotonga, Cook Islands Okay, so we are no longer at the Kii Kii Motel. We came back to our room yesterday after hanging out in Avarua all afternoon and…
Cook Islands
Aitutaki Trip Report
(Still) Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Well, we have gone to Aitutaki and come back. I must say that I did enjoy it, although after a few days it got a bit boring.…
Cook Islands
One Week in Aitutaki
Dearest correspondants, we have been to paradise, and we can say--it is really quiet there. We left Rarotonga on Air Rarotonga (The Airline of the Cook…
Cook Islands
Bali News - Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Avarua) Fuck! I just read the news and there was a massive explosion in Bali, Indonesia. Over 150 dead so far. Brings back bad…
Cook Islands
Sunburn and Stray Dogs
Rarotonga, Cook Islands. I will add since I have a few more already-paid minutes to use online. Casey has sunburn on his shoulders (even though he put…
Cook Islands
Dance Competition and No More Spiders
Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The rain has stopped, but it's still cloudy. Fortunately, it's much warmer and the skies aren't so very dark. The forecast predicts…
Cook Islands
Rain in Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands Rain again, although not as bad as yesterday. It was POURING practically the whole day. We headed on out at night with the intentions…
Cook Islands
Mynah Birds and a Goat Waiting for a Bus - Cook Islands
Not much to add on my end: There was pig running in the streets. He looked a little confused. Also someone tied up a goat on a bus stop so it looked the goat…
Cook Islands
A Quick Switch Out of Our Nasty Hotel -- Cook Islands Lodges
Rarotonga, Cook Islands We have found other accomodations...the woman at the Friendly Mart (which is a five minute walk from the Cook Islands Lodges)…
Cook Islands
Arrival in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Cheryl asked me to point out that we are in the Cook Islands. In Rarotonga, the largest island in the group. In the capital Avarua. In a cybercafe a few feet…
Cook Islands
First Full Day in Cook Islands
Rarotonga, Cook Islands Ah ha. The island is beautiful...you know I'm not one for the hot weather but even the humidity is do-able in this environment. Our…
United States
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…
United States
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…
United States
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…