Thanksgiving in Beijing
Goodmorning everyone! All is going very well here in Beijing. I visited the Great Wall (Unesco World Heritage) yesterday which was one of ‘those things’ on my list of man-made structures to see. I was in a group with one…
Adventures
Beijing Nov 23
Hi All! Gorgeous weather here in Beijing: blue skies and cold, but very nice! Saw the main sites in the city yesterday…. but please remind me to not visit a city anymore that is gearing up for the Olympics as…
Beijing Nov 22
Hi All, I made it safe and sound to Beijing – planning to tour the city today.
Leaving on Nov 20th
Hi All! Just a quick one to get this new travel log started. I’m leaving tomorrow, Sunday Nov 20 to Beijing, China – the first stop on my trip. I arrive there on Nov 21st. I do not know what…
Back in the Bay Area!
Between our off-road adventure and getting back to the Bay Area we have seen lots of beautiful, impressive and/or weird things. So indulge me in giving an overview in a few photo albums. On October 8th we made it to…
Sterlin goes Off-Road, UT
Today we visited Canyonlands National Park. Instead of taking the paved roads, we decided to take one of the 4WD only roads. This enabled us to get away from the crowds and access great views of the Colorado River. The…
A Touch of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah
After Mt Rushmore we continued to Devil’s Tower, WY – a close encounter of the best kind! We then left the cornfields of Wyoming for the Rockies in Colorado. ‘Rocky Mountains National Park’ was worth the drive-through. We stopped in…
Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse, SD
After several days of driving through cornfields (and believe me, all cornfields look alike), the Black Hills of South West Dakota were a very welcome sight. Somewhere between the cornfields of Iowa, we did manage to find a ballpark and…
Chicago, IL
First visit to Chicago for both of us and we liked it a lot! The architectural mix is intriguing and impressive – even a bit surreal every now and then. Made me think of some of the drawings of ‘Schuiten…
Relaxing in Madison, Wisconsin
After 10 days of solid driving (we left Anchorage, AK on Aug 15th and arrived in Madison, WI on Aug 25th) we made it to Madison. It was a long 10 days and the drive through the prairie-lands actually got…
Anchorage, AK to Dawson Creek, BC
We flew into Anchorage from San Francisco on 14 Aug around midnight. First stop: long term airport parking to pick up Sterlin. The next day we started our trek in the general direction of Chicago. We stopped in Tok, AK;…
3 Days and 3 Nights in and around San Francisco.
We just couldn’t stay away! As mentioned previously we had to be back in SFO for fingerprinting. No choice really… so as we had to ‘interrupt’ our trip we decided to make the most of it. On Wednesday August 11th…
The next 6 weeks
So here we are in Anchorage, AK, from where we fly to San Francisco today Aug 11. We just missed the place too much to be away for so long…. Just kidding (although…). No, we need to go back there…
Denali NP and Kenai Peninsula – AK
After our ‘Dalton Highway’ adventure (and I have finally been able to add a photo album there, so you may want to check that post again) we started heading south. Let me add that for both of us this was…
WiFi Mecca
Finally achieved the ultimate in camping. To access email remotely through a Wi-Fi connection. Ha. Camping will never be the same again (this post was made from a campground).