Monthly Archives: January 2010
Back In Civilization
[Ok, ok, so it's taken me half a month to get back on the wagon. The first post is the hardest, right? This one was written December 28, the day we arrived in Athens.] Sigh! We are so relieved to … Continue reading
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One Adventure Closes…Another Begins
I’m happy to report that our flight to Chicago went without a hitch yesterday. And I only knawed one arm to the elbow due to boredom — fortunately I’d downloaded “The Girl Who Played with Fire” (sequel to “The Girl … Continue reading
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A Day at the Pyramids
‘Hammed told us he’d come by with the driver and guide at 8:30 a.m. to fetch us. At 8:45 he strolled in to introduce us to our lovely guide S_____ (we forgot her name as soon as we heard it, … Continue reading
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Small World
In my chronicle of the safari, I didn’t make much mention of the people we met. One group in particular stood out to both us and our safari guides. On our first night in the Serengeti, there were at least … Continue reading
Reading List Update
I ended up either planning well at the outset or pacing myself well, as I have only one book on my list yet to read, with just three days (and one looooong plane ride) left on the trip. It took … Continue reading
Filed under Status Updates, Trip Planning
Mr. Farmer’s Almanac – Australia & South Africa
Just getting around to posting a few thoughts from the middle of the trip… Ch. 3, vol. 1 12.23.9 Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania Time: 9:50 am Weather: Sweltering We’re creeping up on Christmas these days. It’s hard to imagine that it’s … Continue reading
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Cairo: Day 1
After staying up half the night, we weren’t too hip on jumping out of bed to sightsee at the crack of dawn. We managed to pull ourselves together and get out the door around 10:30, heading first to find Bank … Continue reading
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Cairo Arrival
As we were sitting in our cushy hotel room in Addis Ababa, I wasn’t entirely sorry that we’d lost one of our Cairo days in transit. For the past few weeks we’ve been talking to other travelers who had recently … Continue reading
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Status: January 15
Location: Kitzbuehel, Austria Time: 10:20 p.m. What’s up: Uh oh, Mr. Farmer is now coming down with my symptoms, which I suppose is not surprising given our constant close proximity. We did manage to get ourselves out on the slopes … Continue reading
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Zanzibar
As I’m writing this post, I’m on a train from Venice to Bologna, and it’s foggy, rainy and cold. It’s hard to believe that a mere 3 weeks ago we were sweating ourselves away in Zanzibar. Pretty much everyone who … Continue reading
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