Travels

“From what little i’ve experienced of euro travel, i want nothing to do with it. no matter how you cut it, that kind of trip is extreme tourism. people show up in a foreign place for a few days, stay with other foreigners, see the sights, carry on the universal practices of drinking to reaffirm their youth, and move on to the next country with a handful of adventure stories but no real life experience. this isn’t to hate on…

Dear Cyrus, Thank you for contacting us regarding your recent JetBlue flight. We are happy to hear that, as a stockholder, you were pleased with the comfortable seats, excellent staff, and on-time performance. We appreciate you letting us know that you feel CNN should replace either ESPN Classic or Fox News in our DIRECTV® channel line-up. We will forward your message to our Leadership Team for immediate internal review and consideration. We appreciate you as a JetBlue customer and look…

Dear JetBlue, Recently I had the pleasure of flying on your airline. As a stockholder, I was pleased to enjoy the comfortable seats, excellent staff, and on-time flights. One of the features that you tout on your airplanes is the presence of DirectTV and over 30 channels of television available from each seat at no additional charge. While this may be useful to people who can’t seem to exist without a television nearby, I usually find television at best perplexing…

This is the most comprehensive train travel site I’ve ever seen. Truly amazing.

Starting July 12, 2006, you can fly direct to the Azores. Wow.

I just read the latest by the Frugal Traveler, signed up for CouchSurfing, and finally descended on the site of Adam Katz, an Oaklander who is currently making his way from Zanzibar back to San Francisco. He’s currently living in Dahab, Egypt, on the Gulf of Aquaba. Damn, I need to get out there. Way out there. ALSO SEE: Thoughts on Wanderlust; December 12, 2005

Becky and I went to Vancouver the week after Memorial Day weekend. I won’t bore you with the details, but here are some of the highlights. – We departed Oakland on May 26, 2006. – We saw my old friend Katie Saxon and her master’s recital at the University of Oregon in Eugene. May 27, 2006 : – Then, en route to Sasquatch (in George, WA), we stopped in Portland. We tried to have lunch at the Montage Bistro, but…

We’re spending our last night camping outside Eureka, CA. We just had dinner at Hurricane Kate’s and are enjoying Arts Alive!, their summer outdoor festival. We’ll be home by tomorrow afternoon.

We’re staying in Vancouver Chinatown and saw a show at Yuk Yuk’s tonight. More later.

I’m on a road trip from now until June 5, headed to : – Eugene, OR – Sasquatch 2006 (George, WA) – Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC – Waldport, OR – Eureka, CA We stopped in Yreka, CA en route to Eugene today and discovered that the Yreka Bakery is sadly no longer. Also, Mt. Shasta is really sweet. Tomorrow: A quick trip to Portland en route to Sasquatch.