http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl A BootsnAll Travel Blog Wed, 24 May 2006 10:09:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's the newest bootsnall member, an Englishman living in Barcelona for the last four years.  http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/traveling-bootsnall-shirtbarcelona.html I've brought along a bootsnall shirt on my Europe trip.  The goal is to get a ramdom stranger to put on the shirt for a picture and also explain what a wonderful travel website bootsnall.com is to promote it and get the word out to all parts of the world.  ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/traveling-bootsnall-shirtlisbon.html There were various street performers on the Rambla Giving proof the e. from bootsnall could have a career as a street performer.  This guy amazed the crowd with his magic with the crystal ball.             This gal was dressed like a Gaudi design on a barrel that said Barcelona and had a beautiful ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/barcelona-and-six-flights-from-hell-part-two.html Buenos Dias from Barcelona, Well after the bus ride to Fatima, Dad decided he didn't want to do the planned overnight train ride from Lisbon to Barcelona.  A quick trip to the internet and poof, plane tickets and a hotel room.  The internet is great for making last minute arrangements, although the can ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/barcelona-and-six-flights-from-hell.html They next day we got up early to make the pilgrimage to Fatima which has been a dream of my mom's for some time now. Fatima is a sacred place to Catholics as the Virgin Mary appeared to three children there. We took the autobus there, one thing I learned is ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/fatima.html Bon Dia from Lisbon or Lisboa as they say here. Lisbon is a beautiful city. Having trouble trying to understand Portugese. It has a lots of shhhhh sounds in it. With my limited spanish, I've resorted to sign language. Our hotel room is huge, Mom & Dad liked that. Maybe 20 ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/lisbon.html Greetings All, Our trip started out pretty rough.  I was to meet my parents at LAX and then we would all go to check in at British Airways to board our flight to London to start the first leg of our six week journey through Europe.    After checking to make sure ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/planes-autobuses-and-black-taxi-rides-oh-my.html Greetings all. 2006 has started with a few mini trips around the U.S. In Feburary I attended the Bootsnall Travel Party in New York City.  I had a great time meeting new people and actually putting a name to the face of all the wonderful people I've met at bootnall.com Here's the link if you'd like ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/visit-to-the-redwood-forest.html Well Hello there! Since this is my first posting, I'll be brief (and I really don't know what I'm doing). My name is Betty Valdez, I live in beautiful Southern California. I currently work as an Admin. Assistant, but plan on escaping shortly. Plans? ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/socalgirl/hello-world-traveller.html