Further Frustration With the Kyrgyz Embassy

By on November 24, 2007 in Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

The FedEx package arrived today that contained my crispy-clean Kyrgyz visa. I grabbed the envelope like it was Christmas morning, only to find a huge black fly in my Chardonnay. I stated before that I was specifically told by the language school to not get a tourist visa… Read more, and after multiple attempts at contacting the Kyrgyz Embassy, I found

November 24, 2007 · Continue Reading · Comments { 0 }

Upgrade Extravaganza

By on November 20, 2007 in Tech & Gear

I spent most of the day upgrading my website. I was running an older version of wordpress for this blog because I wanted to use the fold page list plugin (it didn’t like the newer versions we tried before). Luckily, I found the collapsing page menu plugin from sporkfancier.com… Read more. It does basically the same thing, but lacks the ability

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Contacting the Kyrgyz Embassy

By on November 16, 2007 in Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

Now that I’m home, I’m making plans for future travels, which you can tell from the Upcoming Travel section on the right sidebar are quite interesting. I’m planning on spending 3-4 months in Kyrgyzstan taking Russian lessons, and, of course, that requires a visa. However, a simple task was definitely more difficult than it should have been, and here’s why:… Read more

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Vaccinations: Check!

By on November 15, 2007 in Planning '06-'07

No more human pin cushion for me – I finished my vaccinations today! Brian also got the last of his hepatitis this week. Yay, Guatemala, here we come!

Now we just need to look into malaria pills. I don’t think we’ll need them for our plans in Guatemala, but better safe than sorry (we could need them for remote areas).… Read more

November 15, 2007 · Continue Reading · Comments { 0 }

The Vultures

By on November 13, 2007 in Europe, Spain

In prehistoric times, the island of Menorca was populated by the Taliotic people. When the Romans came, they recruited these Taliotic people to fight for them as slingers. How exactly do you compensate or convince a society that doesn’t deal in any sort of monetary values to fight for you?…
…women. You offer to pay the men with more women.… Read more

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Friends for Life

By on November 11, 2007 in Europe, Spain

The Danish hand surgeon I sat next to on the flight over to Spain told me I’d have friends for life after a trip like this abroad. At the time, I didn’t know what the dig would be like, and who else would be crazy enough to end up at the remote island of Menorca for a month in October… Read more

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Brooke vs. Juana

By on November 8, 2007 in Europe, Spain

Well you may know from “The Sick Room” that I might be a little upset with a certain cook/housekeeper named Juana. I can’t say I had fond feelings for her before the whole “spread the sickness” incident, but after… after was the time when pleasantries were thrown out the window. It felt like war: Brooke vs. Juana… Read more.

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The Tramuntana Winds

By on November 5, 2007 in Europe, Spain

I am finally adjusted to life back home, but still have a few stories to tell of my adventures in Spain. Here is a little piece on why I was fearing not making if off the island – the Tramuntana winds.
From day one we were told about the Tramuntana winds that can pound the island – stopping all work… Read more

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Coming Home

By on October 30, 2007 in Europe, Spain

Can’t believe that my time is about up! I leave tomorrow for Barcelona, and then on the 1st for home. I have many stories to tell, but since I haven’t been feeling well (again) they will have to wait ’til I’m back in the states. I hope that the Tramuntana winds let my plane take off tomorrow! Just getting to… Read more

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The Sick Room

By on October 22, 2007 in Europe, Spain

I now classify our room as the sick room since each girl seems to go down for a day or two as of recently with some ailment. It all started about a week ago when Lia spent 2 days in bed after what we initially thought was a hangover. The funny part is that Lia, being Canadian, knows how to… Read more

October 22, 2007 · Continue Reading · Comments { 3 }