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Portland to Arizona

April 12th, 2008

Portland rocked.  Defiantly my kind of city.  Reminds me of Austin a bit, only better.  The city not only has a young crowd but it’s a go green city with plenty of outdoor activity to suit me.  And the best part, I can see the mountains.  The company I interviewed with reminds me a lot of the people at my last job; young, energetic, and intelligent.  The trip ended with a day spent with an old family friend showing me around.  Taking me to the weekly Saturday market, for a small hike in the woods, and my first taste at Vegan food.  I did get an offer but I am still waiting to hear from the job I interviewed for in Colorado.

And this week, it’s off to Arizona for a few days for some interviews with an Aerospace company.  I’ll be staying in a Spa Resort, major change from the backpacker hostels.  Hopefully I get some time to go hiking in the mountains of Tucson. 

At least all of the interviews are giving me the opportunity to keep traveling .

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Another Adventure

April 2nd, 2008

I really do intend to keep on blogging about my travels and what I learned as well as uploading photos to the actual site.  Things have just been a bit hectic since I arrived home as my number one priority has been finding a new job and getting out of here!  Fortunately I am headed to a new location tomorrow, Portland, Oregon!  I’ll have the weekend to explore after some final round interviews.  If anyone has tips on things to see and do in Portland, please send my way.

And congrats to Veronica for a happy engagement!

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Europe Photos

March 25th, 2008

So I uploaded nearly 1700 photos to Kodak and here they are!  Have not had time to edit them, title them, categorize them, and only had time to delete a few hundred.  Maybe over the next few months I can do all of this.  Enjoy.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=aledmzmx.41flrvbp&Uy=-w7jkku&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0

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Reason not to buy Eurail pass

March 24th, 2008

Time to vent about the Europe train system and why a non-European traveler should not buy the pass…I debated for months before hand when it came to buying a Eurail pass.  When the price kept rising I finally gave in and bought one.  I went with a 5 country select pass to use for 15 days within 2 months.  All for a grand total of roughly 700 Euros or $1031 US dollars.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Not Gettin’ High

March 21st, 2008

I’ll admit, Amsterdam was not for me.  The city was beautiful, I loved the colorful old homes, there is so much history, and the museums were fantastic.  But I could never get used to the pot and prostitution.  Most of the tourists I met were there simply to get high non-stop, many never even left the hostel I was staying at.  Call me crazy but that seems like a waste of time and a waste of money.  But whatever floats your boat.  And all of you who have ever had a fantasy to pay for sex, better get to Amsterdam fast because while on a Red Light District tour I found out they are actually closing the Red Light District!  They have already started kicking these girls out of their windows and putting in beauty shops.  Supposedly they are trying to move all of the girls to one street; so technically the Red Light District is not really shutting down for good but I think for a period of time you may not have any girls in the windows!  Anyway, watching these dirty men bargain at the door and then actually seeing guys come out of the room made my skin crawl.  Repulsive.But honestly, the city was really a delight to wander.  I particularly liked the Anne Frank and Van Gogh museum.  Plus, I went on the free Amsterdam tour hosted by New Europe.  I met some great travelers from Australia, Seattle, and Canada that I was able to share a few evenings with.   My opinion, visit Amsterdam at least once in your life just to see how crazy it is.  

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Diet: Chocolate, Beer, and French Fries

March 20th, 2008

Defiantly my favorite things about Belgium.  The chocolate honestly tastes better than any I have had and the beer is so much more flavorful, tasty, and high in alcohol.

I spent a day in Brussels but it was nothing special.  Maybe because the weather was crap and all I really saw was the boy that pees.  I never got the actual story behind the peeing boy.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Nutella Crepes to the diet

March 20th, 2008

Sorry friends, it’s going to take me a bit longer to upload pictures.  I have nearly 1700 to sort through so the computer has been acting very slow.

 So like I said, Paris was spectacular!  I guess I expected the Parisians to be rude like you have always heard about and the city to be way to high maintenance, but the people were actually friendly and the city has so much to offer.  Defiantly a place I would consider living for a short time. My first afternoon I hit up the famous Louvre.  Of course the museum  is overwhelmingly huge and if you are really into art you could spend an entire day there.  But I did some research beforehand and went to the sections with pieces I knew I wanted to see.  I focused on Da Vinci paintings, Aphrodite-Goddess of Love, Winged Victory of Samothrace-woman with wings poised on a prow of a ship once stood on a hilltop to commemorate a great naval victory, the famous Mona Lisa which is surprisingly a small painting that sits behind glass in a huge room, works by Michelangelo, and I even hit up the Egyptian section.  Needless to say, this is a must see while in Paris.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Being Home

March 18th, 2008

I’m home and it feels strange.  While I missed friends and family I was never homesick.  Never felt a need to get home. 

This week, besides hunting for a job, I will be updating my blog big time….photos included.  Be patient.

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Spectacular Paris

March 12th, 2008

Paris was truly wonderful.  I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would.

I couchsurfed with a nice guy named Norbert.  I know, silly name but he was such a kind gentleman.  The first night he cooked me quiche and the third night he made me cheese fondue.  I made him branch out…instead of just bread and cheese I cooked up some meat and chopped up some veggies.  They do not do this in Europe with fondue!!!  Only bread and cheese.  I do not think the Americans would go for this.  Such a humble person who enjoyed having me. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top Travel Quotes

March 9th, 2008

Brave New Traveler is one of the many online travel sites I read as often as I can. This week they have posted the top 50 travel quotes. Read for your enjoyment if you like.
My favorites: 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24, 30, 48, 50

Paris is kicking ass. I could live here if there were mountains. I will blog when I enter Belgium. The French keyboard is the hardset I have encountered. Read the rest of this entry »

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