6 Feb 2010

Suite and the City

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A night on the town gets a really nice touch when your stay is as memorable one as this one! Planning to spend an evening in the city, dinner with Adam (Kirk’s brother), followed by a trip to the California Academy of Sciences the next day, Kirk and I picked the San Francisco Marquis Marriott to be the hotel of our choice. Associate rate comes in handy at a hotel like this. And when you “know someone”, your $79 room … Read More

Heavenly!
31 Jan 2010

Schifoan!

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Am Freitag auf’d Nacht, montier i die Schi … auf mei Auto, und dann begib i mi … nach Heavenly, am Lake Tahoe … lalalalala!  (For all you non-Austrians: this is a great Austrian song about going skiing over the weekend (in Austria, not Lake Tahoe of course), and my motto (and melody stuck in my head) whenever I’m heading out east towards the Sierra! Right, it is THAT season again! The one where some people freak out, check their car’s all wheel … Read More
10 Jan 2010

Giving your skis the boot …

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If the shoe doesn’t fit, it doesn’t fit. And no matter how good of a deal it was, or how nicely the colors of the boots match the ones of the skis – it’s not going to be fun on the run. What run? What boot? Well, let’s just say we were completely outfitted & ready for our very first skiing weekend together – at Heavenly at Lake Tahoe – when Kirk realized that the ski boot that had fit perfectly at the shop did … Read More
3 Jan 2010

Memories … Ein Rückblick.

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Unglaublich, aber wahr! Wir sind schon seit 3 Wochen wieder zu Hause im winterlichen (= regnerischen) Kalifornien und vom Alltag fast komplett verschluckt! Aber so ein großartiger Urlaub kann nicht ohne Resüme als abgeschlossen gelten! Daher kommt jetzt & hier mein Schlußkommentar … Und weil die meisten Leser in den USA sitzen: auf Englisch. As Kirk and I were planning the details of our Australia trip (which really were not as many details as you’d think if you know me and have travelled … Read More
11 Dec 2009

Last Day …

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Can it really be that today, Day 16 of our trip, is already our last day? The one when we are leaving Sydney, and Australia? I guess it is so. After city sightseeing, mountain hiking, Outback driving, coast exploring, animal feeding, reef snorkeling and shark diving, rain forest sky-railing and finally gift shopping, we have seen & done it all. At least all that we had planned for. So today, we have 3 more things on the list: eat breakfast, … Read More
11 Dec 2009

Shopping!

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Finally, on Day 15, we got to do one of the most important things: souvenir shopping! 😉 With high expectations on our trip, Christmas just outside our door step and usual gift shop addictions, we had to go out and spend some $$. After a really slow start in the day (we almost missed our free breakfast in the executive lounge!), we decided to check out Sydney’s Chinatown, just a few blocks from the hotel. Starting with lunch (just, a … Read More
10 Dec 2009

A Walk in the Woods

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I’m stealing the title for today’s post (Day 14) from a book of one of my most favorite authors: Bill Bryson. And a walk in the woods we went on yesterday! Leaving Cairns in the morning, we headed just about 15 minutes to the north, to catch the SkyRail Rainforest Cableway to a lofty ride over the rain forest tree tops. With 2 stations in the middle of the rain forest, visitors get to enjoy the walkways laid out through … Read More
9 Dec 2009

Sharks! Stingrays! Sea Turtles! Cucumbers!

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Even on a boat, you need to be healthy. So we made sure to get our share of veggies. Cucumbers to be exact. Sea Cucumbers. What? They’re not a veggie? Hmmm … well, anyways, we had plenty of them. At the Flynn Reef, our “home”for the past 2 days! Welcome to our Day 12 & 13 experience: The Great Barrier Reef! After being on a transfer boat from Cairns Marina to Moore Reef (operator: Marine World) from approx. 1 1/2 … Read More
9 Dec 2009

Back from The Great Barrier Reef

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We’re beat.  Two days of sun and salt water.  I can’t get the salty taste out of my mouth and I’ve showered and brushed my teeth twice.  Anyway, we had a really great time.  I did an “introductory dive” since I’m not certified.  Basically all I had to do was breathe and kick, and the dive instructir did everything else while holding on to me.  It felt like a slow ride at Disneyland and it was cool. Andrea, the “certified … Read More

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