The other day we rode the train from Valencia to San Sebastian. It was kind of cool to get the experience, but there were a few things that didn’t go quite as planned:

So, as we continue our preparations for the knaddison global tour of Spanish speaking countries this morning I was walking through the bus terminal in downtown denver trying to find my bus when I found an Aisan man who looked lost. I asked if he needed help and he said yes. It turns out that he was going to Boulder and in fact going to somewhere very close to where I work. So, I offered to walk him most of the way there. He’s from Guangzhou (the third largest city in China, apparently) and was very happy with my limited Chinese phrases (nee hau, shi shi).

Some good friends of ours have just begun a trip of about 6 months through Central America. Their goal is go learn Spanish really well, do some volunteer work to help improve the environment, and/or socio-political system, and to have a little fun as well.

Central American Travel Blog

They have set up a nice travel blog to cover their trip and even have a first post from guatemala. Great news!

Rain Skirts - Like Rain Pants - but way better

They are also working on and planning the basis for a really innovative company selling Rain Skirts which is a functional and fashionable alternative to a trench coat or rain pants. It’s a great idea and nearing full fruition which is very exciting as well.

So, congrats the Reid and Libby for their boldness and dedication to their dreams. It’s really cool to see these things coming together for them and to support them in the process.

When I’m abroad it’s usually for a pretty short amount of time so I just forgo phone calls altogether and use occasional emails to keep in touch with family. However, this last trip to Central America I did use the Skype in an internet cafe and it worked pretty well but the call quality wasn’t great. It could have been a result of the kind of connection that the shop had, but the bottom line is the call wasn’t good.

For the best results, I think a plain old phone card is the best low cost international phone calls. Pingo is a company I was just turned on to and they seem to have pretty good deals for International prepaid calling cards. I was just looking at the Argentina calling card rates and they seem pretty good.

This post is very much in English with British accent…

It’s been a long time since I was in London. Nikki and I got an $8 flight over on Basiq airlines form the Hague. We had a great time seeing buckingham palace, eating at Masala Zone, going to Piccadilly Circus, Gloucester Square, Tower of London, etc. Great times. (photos in the knallery).

Well, now there’s this site that shows London tourist attractions. It’s good stuff, the map is helpful for finding attractions near your hotel/friend’s apartment and the reviews on the site help you know whether you’ll be interested.