Monday, March 17, 2008

Bike tour research updates

So where am i going?! I'm thinking either Wrights Beach Jenner or Yosemite. I've never been to Yosemite and i have been to Wrights a log time ago as a kid. But Wrights is off the PCH which will probably be HELL on a bicycle. One lane, super windy, steep in areas, and random zombie fog that rolls in all year around. May be a recipe for disaster? And after seeing this video it's not that appealing to me anymore:

I think this is more up my alley:

If i was cycling around the other side of Yosemeti this is what it would look like! CRAZY!

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Multimedia message

Jaunting around the staples center at the wrong time of night, right after a hockey game

Monday, March 10, 2008

Monday, March 3, 2008

Traveling Gnome Archives : NYC





Once again, the gnome has impeccable timing!







Uncle Dan and my dad's amazing Paella.











Buddakan : Good place to go if you care about your food looking pretty, and you'll get your table tag teamed by 5 waiters.







Gold Leaf sucks on food, how pretentious









Peter Luger Steak House, now that's more like it! World famous for horribly rude staff, messy plates, and a hunk of meat unlike any other NY steak house.







OK i admit it : the only cheesecake better than mine

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Traveling Gnome Archives : Southern Mexico


Shopping in Playa del Carmen with my Aunt April








Sketching pictures of travelers that walk by







more sketching








16 year old beach babe










Stereotypical tourist hat: super handy and will save your skin! (at least I wasn't wearing kaki shorts with pleats)







The top of the world : Chichen Itza. My little white tush sitting where hundreds of decapitated heads rolled.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Traveling Gnome Archives : Osaka & Nanao, Japan


My room on the island outside of Nanao: Having problems dealing with the minimalist Japaneses life style, no place to store things.








Typical salty Japaneses breakfast I quickly became fond of.






Satoshi (my room mate) disco dancing on the street we lived on in down town Nanao






Ah the mind of a 15 year old girl

























Shinto prayer tree