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The Long Ride Home

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

So, it’s Sunday, and I finally have the energy to relate the journey back to metro ATL.

I was good for my word and got an early start. Unfortunately, I had piddled about the night going through the photos from the day and such, so I got only about 6 hours of sleep. In the morning, that didn’t seem so bad. Later, I would regret that. [read on]

Asheville to Williamsburg

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Oh dear, that’s a long drive. Don’t let anyone kid you, it’s a really long drive.

The beginning was interesting. I-40 coming out of Asheville is a lot more winding and downhill than I’m used to. You know the road is mountainous when there are signs instructing trucks that they can use the shoulder to cool their brakes. They also had a 35mph limit on them. And the absolute best was the ramps for out of control trucks…. uhm… I saw enough of those to make me think that they must be for a reason… They amounted to a lot of small dirt hills leading to a large one… One would assume the small bumps were to slow the truck and the last big one was the final stop… brrr…. [read on]

Alpharetta to Asheville

Saturday, May 27th, 2006
Not a ton to report from the first leg of the journey. Got an early start this morning (for me), leaving Alpharetta around 8am. The stretch to Greenville got pretty monotonous. Shift right to pass, shift back left, shift right again... joy.... ... [Continue reading this entry]

From Chasing Sunrise to Chasing Sunset

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
It occurred to me on the flight back today that the trips to Europe tend to be made overnight, i.e. in search of the sunrise, but the flights back are all chasing the sunset, such that it feels like I ... [Continue reading this entry]

National Lampoons European Vacation or Return to Roma

Saturday, January 7th, 2006
Brandy and I got up this morning. The room still wasn't what either of us would call hot but far warmer than anything we'd experienced to date in Sorrento. We briefly saw the night clerk last night when we got ... [Continue reading this entry]

By The Skin of Our Teeth

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Where to start? I'll save some suspense and first describe where I am because this alone is a unique experience. The only night time internet spot in Sorrento as far as we can tell is a club. We laughed last night ... [Continue reading this entry]

Home & The Long Way Round

Thursday, May 26th, 2005
Today was my first full day back in the states. Incredibly tired. I guess a combination of being on the go every day for a week and jet lag. Going the other way was not nearly so tiring, I know. As ... [Continue reading this entry]

Houston TheEagle Has Landed

Thursday, May 19th, 2005
Well, it's really London, and it was more of a 767 than an Eagle... At any rate, I arrived here a bit after 11am. The drive to the airport was hell. Apparently an accident on I-285 which backed up 400 more ... [Continue reading this entry]