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Road Trip? There’s An App For That
Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure In whatever comes our way Lyrics from “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf Got a hankering to hit the open road? Before you load up the car, load up … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Movies, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged AccuWeather, Airbnb, Around Me, Captain Kirk, GasBuddy, Groupon, Hotel Tonight, Hotels.com, IMDB, Inrix, kayak, NPR Station Finder, Priceline, Recreation, Restaurant, Review, Road Ninja, Shazam, Starbucks, Steppenwolf, The Weather Channel, Trip Advisor, TripAdvisor, Urbanspoon, WeatherBug, William Shatner, Yelp
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Frightened by Fur on Easter Island – Day 4
It’s 6 am and Edith is rattling our door. Scared out of a dead sleep, we are a bit alarmed and confused until we figure out that the owner of the Hotel Taura’a thinks we are part of the group … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Ko Te Riku, Ahu Naunau, Ahu Tahai, Ahu Vai Uri, Anakena, Anakena Beach, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Chile, Dog Whisperer, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Resort and Spa, Hotel Taura, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, LAN, Lima, Matavari Airport, Mercado de las Artes, Miami, Miami International Airport, Miro, Moai, Parroquia Santa Cruz de Hanga Roa, Peru, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, Restaurant Manuia, statues on Easter Island, Trip Advisor, United States, US Airways, what is Easter Island, Wi-Fi, WPLongform
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A Mountain of Moai on Easter Island – Day 3.5
*To fully appreciate the pictures, click on them to see them full size* The day is just getting away from us. Taking the unexpected cave tours with Bill threw off our timing for the rest of the day so when … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Tongariki, Anakena, Anakena Beach, dog & moai, Dog and moai, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Escudo, Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Japan, Japanese construction company, Kon-Tiki, Mahina Beer, Moai, Mutt & Moai, mutt and moai, Pacific Ocean, Pisco Sour, Quarry, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, Rape Rape, Restaurant, statues on Easter Island, Tataku Vava, Thor Heyedahl, Thor Heyerdahl, Tongariki, University of Chile, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Jet Lagged Exploring on Easter Island Day 1
After 25 hours of traveling, we arrive on Easter Island at 6:50 on a Sunday morning. We descend the stairs to the tarmac, walk to the terminal, and immediately make a rookie mistake. We sacrifice our place in the immigration … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Akivi, Ana Te Pahu, Birdman Competition, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, food, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, Kotaro Japanese Restaurant, LAN, Lava tube, Moai, Motu Iti, Motu Nui, Orongo, Papanui, Petroglyphs, Pukao, Puna Pao, Rano Kau, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, Red Scoria Stone, restaurants, statues on Easter Island, Stray dogs, Taura'a Hotel, ticket window, Topknot quarry, Travel, Trip Advisor, vacation, Vinapu, Volcano, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Jordan: The Country, The People, The Movie Set (Not the River)
Touching down at the Amman Airport at 10:30 pm, it’s no surprise that our Egypt Air flight from Cairo is two hours late. (Fond Memories of the Middle East – Egypt) Our guide and driver Atallah meets us at the airport … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Egypt, Hotels, Jordan, Middle East, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amman, Amman Airport, amphitheater, Aqaba, Arwad Hotel, Bedouin, Cairo, Church of St. Genesius, Crusader castle, Dead Sea, Egypt, Egypt Air, Grand View Hotel, hibiscus flower tea, Hippodrome, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Israel, Jerash, Jerusalem, Jordan, Karak, Karak Archaeological Museum, King Hotel Cairo, King's Highway, Lawrence of Arabia, Led Zeppelin, Mabada, Middle East, mosaic floor, Moses, Mount Nebo, Nabatean, Palestine, Petra, Promised Land, Radisson Hotel, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Siq, souk, south amphitheater, Syria, The Monastery, Treasury Building, UNESCO, Wadi Araba Border Crossing, Wadi Mujib, Wadi Musa, WPLongform, Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
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Potty Break – Know Your Commodes
Warning – this post might be offensive to some people. Bathrooms. Restrooms. Water Closets. WCs. Johns. Baños. Toilettes. Toilets. Loos. Lavatories. The Little Girls’ Room. The Can. By any name, in whatever language, these facilities have different personalities around the world … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Europe, Hotels, Middle East, North America, Restaurants, Scandanavia, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexandria Egypt, Baño, Baños, Baksheesh, Bathroom, Bathroom Diaries, Bathrooms, Bidet, Buenos Aires, Chinese Toilets, Domodossola, Eco flush, Etoile Hotel, flush, Flusher, HGTV, Hilton Helsinki Vantaa, Hole in the ground, House Hunter's International, Indian Toilet, Italy, Japanese toilet, John, Johns, Lavatories, Lavatory, Little Girls' Room, Loo, Magadan, Middle East, Pompey's Pillar, Rest Rooms, Restrooms, Saniwipes, Scandinavia, Soviet Far East, Squat Toilet, Toidie, Toilet, Toilet Paper, Toilette, TP, Washlets, Water Closet, WC, WPLongform
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Spanish, Por Favor, in Mexico
For years, Mike and I have been indiscriminately mangling languages all over the world. We are especially adept at making up Spanish words, referring to them as ‘distortiones de español’. Sometimes the words we “make up” turn out to be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Hotels, Mexico, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexandria, Atencion San Miguel, Bella Italia Ristorante, Cafe San Francisco, Cairo Egypt, Camino Real Hotel, Casa Luna, Casa Luna Pila Seca, Casa Luna Quebrada, Centro Bilingüe de San Miguel Spanish School, Club de Golf Malaquin, Denver, Doc Severinsen, Doors, Egypt, El Jardin de los Milagros, El Pipila, El Santuario Golf Course, Embassy Suites Mexico City - Reforma, Fabrica La Aurora, Funicular Panoramico, Gil Gutierrez, Gil y Cartas, Golf Club Malanquin, Guanajuato, Harry's New Orleans Cafe, Jardín de la Union, Jill Genser, Los Girasoles, Mercado de Artesanias, Mercado Hidalgo, Mexico, Mexico City, Mummy Museum, Museo de los Momais, Ornate doors, Parroquia San Miguel, Rancho Casa Luna, Rincón de Don Tomás, San Miguel de Allende, Sensual Chocolatiers, SMdA, Spanish Classes, Talevera, Teatro Juárez, Templo Mayor, Tonight Show, Tortilla Papers, US Air, US Airways, Villa Mirasol, Vivoli Cafe, World Heritage Site, WPLongform, Zócalo
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