Category: Traveling

  • Bicyclists take note

    You’re either a car or a pedestrian, figure your shit out and pick a place to ride.  That goes for all of you out there who ride a bike.  I know there are some of you who follow the rules and ride where you’re supposed to, but unfortunately there is a minority of cyclists out…

  • Taxes and Hawaii…

    I get a refund this year, which is a good thing all things considered.  I’m currently in the process of closing out all my 401k and IRA crap to try and get myself out of the debt I’m in.  My thought process is simple if not misguided, I’m going to simply pay off all the…

  • Adventure time!

    I decided I wanted to see snow earlier in the week…  Well there’s plenty of it in the mountains at the moment.  The decision to head for the pass was a good one I think, but how it was executed this afternoon, not so much… First the pass is still closed, or was at 3:00…

  • And the luck holds

    So after my episode yesterday I didn’t think my luck could get worse, well I was wrong! Today instead of eating at the casino buffet yet again we decided to drive to a little Mexican place just outside of town, the food turned out to be excellent as far as Mexican food goes. What didn’t…

  • Hell hath a name and it is Wendover…

    Yes, I firmly believe I am in some level of hell here in Utah / Nevada, yes there’s slash in there because half the town is in Utah and the other Nevada, and yes there is a big difference between them. Utah side is ghetto and Nevada side is all shiny and casino like. Now…

  • Sitting in the airport bar

    So here I sit, in the airport bar chatting with the bartenders and the other patrons and I’ve discovered something, people aren’t so bad.  On a whole people are good, and when we travel we’re all in the same boat so to speak, all are equal in the airport bar, the guy in the suit…

  • Home is where the couch is?

    It’s true I went home for the long weekend and was fully aware of my cousin sleeping there… But the note on my door saying she was crashed out in my bed as I had not made it home by the time I had originally stated in an email made me feel less then welcome…

  • Film Festival

    I responded to a posting that was asking for help for a film festival, I thought what the hell I need something to do and I need to get the hell out of town for a few days. So I show up yesterday, completely buggered after a long night working and sleeping on a friends…

  • A new low…

    I realize I must be some sort of security threat, not only do I have to empty out my pockets, take my laptop out of it’s case, but now I have to go through not only the mandatory x-ray / metal detection crap, but now we get a friendly personal bag search and pat down. …

  • 4:00 AM and the train out of Sydney

    I had to get up at 4:00 AM to catch my train this morning… I’ve never been a fan of early mornings, but for some reason 4:00 AM was pretty easy to do. Although I’m not very happy with the train trip this time, at least I don’t have to try and sleep on the…