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Basically this trip we just hiked around the monuments...met up with some really bamf squirrels and at lunch on top of one of the pillar things at the lincoln memorial...very fun.

I started working at an animal rescue shelter for street animals (Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, CUPA) and mainly spend my days walking and petting the gazillion dogs they have there. Now, I like dogs and don't mind doing that all day but I came here to learn something too. But at CUPA  I'm not really allowed to participate very much in the veterinary things and stuff and most of the workers don't speak any English so asking them about this and that is difficult. It's also not a very ...

One of the many things to enjoy about Northern California's history is the number of caves and caverns that can be explored! Moaning Cavern is located in Vallecito and is approximately 1 1/2 hours driving distance from Sacramento. Moaning Cavern boasts an explored depth of 410 feet and is the largest cavern on the West Coast open for public exploration. Three tour options exist - 45 minute walking tour (note: 468 steps round trip), a rappel down and walk up tour, and the 3 hour adventure...

I figured I better create a blog for all my adventures in my new home! I love living in Northern California so far as all there is to see and do up here - I can't imagine living anywhere else again...ok, except Belize of course!!! :-)) **Under construction**

Me pase toda la maniana dando vueltas por Napier. La ciudad es muy tranquila, reconstruida despues de 1930 cuando un terremoto (o fue un volcan?) destruyo todo. La nueva Napier es al estilo Art Deco. Como yo no sabia ni que era el Art Deco hasta hoy, cuando camine por ahi, me recordo a varias peliculas, y a algunos de los juegos de pc, que suelen hacer una ambientacion postnuclear. La ciudad es muy tranquila. Tanto asi, que ya para las 11 de la maniana me fui, porque no habia lo que hacer.

i arrived in paris a day earlier than my group and somehow made my way from charles de gaule to my hostel-it was the moment i finally made it to the front door after about an hour on a train, not having any clue how to buy my train ticket, much less get to my hostel and which train stop to get off at, that i knew i could conquer anything that came my way. everyone was right when they told me people in france won't speak english, even if they know it. i feel like God sent me an angel thou...

One can't help but be astonished by the beauty and majesty of Austria's cities. The architecture is magnificent, full with the atmosphere of a much different epoch of queens, kings and of course Sissy - the famous empress of Austria. Though Vienna should be a highlight in Austria, there is so much more this country has to offer. The Alps cover a major portion of the land and they are magnificent. Whether you are touring, photographing, hiking, or bicycling your way through them - the scen...

"The Reunification Express" is a nickname for the trains that run up and down Vietnam. Overnight trains are a cheap and efficient way to get from Saigon to Hanoi and everywhere in between. I would recommend them for those reasons, but I have to say disliked my experiences on the trains immensely. I don't want to discourage anyone from using the train because it's an experience. But this was one experience that I wished I had a little bit more knowledge of going into it! So here are a few sugg...

In the late morning, roommate #2, one of the Canadians and I motivated ourselves to go to the War Remnants Museum. This museum is presented from more of a Vietnamese perspective. This was interesting because from what I remember of studying the Vietnam War in high school, we only heard various American perspectives. There is also a room which is set up to educate people on the impact land mines on people from around the world. I thought that building was the whole museum, but there wer...

july 17th, 2008- my visit to international soil after more than 10 years!! my sister and i headed to the union station to catch the flyaway for $4.00 one way to the LAX. the flyaway is very convenient. our flight w/ American Airlines left late morning or so. i've finally gotten to use my passport!! :) the 2 1/2 hour flight lead us to baja sur, to los cabo, mexico. aiporte something something los cabos it reads on the building. a tiny airport. we landed on time. we shuttled w/ transcabo for ab...

Sunday came way too fast and it was already time to say a fond farewell to Jenn and Tracy...but not before taking the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to the top of Mt. San Jacinto almost vertically 2 miles up and 45 degrees cooler!! This is the coolest thing EVER!! The Tram Cars rotate while going up the mountain so EVERYONE gets a great view!!  They were constructed in Thun, Switzerland and are the largest of their kind in the world!  Have a look at the cool video footage I got  a...

All I can say is this was one of the greatest music events I've ever attended so far.  From the parade to the Out of this World After Party Lovefest 2008 was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!  For those that don't know Lovefest is the biggest Electronica/House/Trance party EVER to hit San Francisco. It's fashioned after the very popular Love Parade that used to be held in Berlin.  Here are some pics that don't even come close to doing it justice...and I have to say I had to omit many more inter...

I went camping with my boyfriend in Lover's Leap on a whim, since we saw it on a map and it wasn't far, and there was a lake nearby. When we got there, we were excited to find it's a rock climbing hotspot, and ended up bouldering a bit. The website says it's free, but it's actually $10 per night, and they actually check...I got a slip ion my window. Great hiking, beautiful area, clear water, and draws friendly people.

First and foremost, the Duques de Bergara was very ideally located. The hotel is one block/street from Las Ramblas, one block/street from the Tourista bus stop, and walking distance from all of the shopping. My travel agent definitely booked the right hotel for us in Barcelona. The hotel room we had was fairly spacious. The bathroom was big enough for all 3 women to stand in front of the mirror and put our makeup on at the same time. =) The only major problem was that the hotel does...

Today, i got off work early, so i decided to hightail it to Mission Peak to get some pix of the sunset that i have been unable to catch...due to the shortening winter days.  As it is, my Nikon is still in NY, so i had to settle for the crappy camera on my Blackberry...which surprised even me...it took surprisingly good pictures...that is for a crappy phone camera. I have been wanting to catch the sunsets for some time now...the cloud structures across the horizon are amazing, and change...