The theme for my weekend getaway with Aga-Boom was “Late.”
Here’s how it all went down: Continue reading
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Glidin’ High | David Magazine
This month I’m writing about non-powered flight which reaches out to touch the edge of space!
Source: Glidin’ High | David Magazine
Categories: Articles, transportation, Writing
Tags: airbus, David magazine, gliders, minden nevada, perlan
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The Flight Home – July 9, 2018
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I’ll kill the suspense now and tell you we made the flight.
Of course, while we were in the middle of things, that outcome was never assured. And in fact, at points, it seemed like it was highly doubtful. Continue reading
Dinosaurs and Technology – July 8, 2018
Sunday was our last day in town and we had decided to try for the Natural History Museum. It fit our requirement of being free and had the added benefit of being one of my favorite places (plus, I’m working on a story set there, so, yay, research!). But first…breakfast and then a walk to the park.
Back at Valentines Park the day before, we had seen a small play area for kids but didn’t get a chance to stop by, so we figured we could do that this morning. Monki loved it. She only recently discovered the joy of slides and swings back at home, and was getting pretty good at climbing the stairs and waiting her turn, so this seemed tailor made for her. Continue reading
Park Life – July 7, 2018
So…Remember those clothes we took to the cleaner back on Wednesday when Monki got sick in the car? It wasn’t just a wash and fold, it was actually a dry-cleaner and they said they could get them back for us Friday night or Saturday morning. Since way back then we didn’t know what was going to be happening, I opted for the Saturday morning option. Now, here we were on Saturday morning, up and ready to go out for the day, except we had to wait until at least 9am so we could make sure to get our clothes. Continue reading
Into London Town – July 6, 2018
New day, new adventure. Once again, a jet-lagged baby was up early so we had breakfast and headed out to figure out how to get into the city. We found the Ilford station and a very nice and helpful station agent explained the advantage of Oyster Cards to us as a cost saving measure and with the help of Citymapper, an app Lin had recommended, we quickly and easily made our way to Westminster Underground station. The great thing about this app is it it not only tells you what time and platform your train/bus/subway is on, but also which exit to take in order to leave the station as efficiently as possible as well as GPS enable walking routes to get you to and from the stations themselves. Truly a great app for London (and I understand they have it for other cities as well). Continue reading
Categories: Adventure, Cities, Monki, Personal, transportation, Travel
Tags: Crypt at St. Martins, London 2018, London Aquarium, London Eye, red nose bandits, sharks, starfish, Trafalgar Square
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Brick by Brick – July 5, 2018
Legoland is located over near Windsor Castle, where the recent royal wedding had been held, and about 50 miles from us. Thankfully, due to jet lag, Monki was up early, which meant we were as well, and after a brief English breakfast at the hotel, we were off on the day’s adventure. Continue reading
Categories: Adventure, Cities, Monki, Personal, transportation, Travel
Tags: Legoland, London 2018
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Like 4th of July in England – July 4, 2018
This was the trip which almost didn’t happen.
We booked it a few weeks back, thinking it would be a nice getaway before Monki and I had our birthdays. The financial logic here was that before her second birthday, Monki flies for the infant rate of very little, as opposed to after her second birthday, in which case her fare rises dramatically. And that happens if her birthday falls within the travel period, so our hands were a bit tied as to timing. Continue reading
Categories: Adventure, Cities, Monki, Personal, transportation, Travel
Tags: Ilford, London 2018, right-hand drive
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Immigration and visas
Living as a foreigner in a foreign country has certain pluses and minuses and these are going to be different for everyone involved, but one thing remains the same for everyone – dealing with immigration to ensure your resident status.
In the seven years I’ve lived in Lithuania, I’ve had to deal with it every year and every year, it’s been a different experience. This year was the most harrowing of all, though. Continue reading
Categories: Personal, transportation, Travel
Tags: aga-boom, china, China 2018, embassy, illegal immigration, visa
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And So It Ends – 2017 Summer Holiday
Friday July 14
Friday morning we again made it to Disneyland and were all about meeting characters. Our first stop, just inside the gates, was Daisy Duck. Since it was early in the morning, Monki was asleep by the time we made it to the front of the line, but we’ll tell her she had a great time and all will be right in her world. Continue reading
Categories: Friends, Monki, Personal, transportation, Travel
Tags: Air Baltic, baloo, birthday, characters, Chez remy, Daisy duck, Disneyland Paris, donald duck, goofy, indiana Jones, Summer 17
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