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| Why is prison listed on my travel page? My trip
through the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia's
correctional system was
one of the most enjoyable trips I've ever taken. I highly
recommend it to
anyone, but be sure not to go on Friday (fish for dinner.) I
don't have any
pictures but one day I'll add my prison diary.
More Traditional Vacations I've put ALL of the photoessay postcards
from my trips
with Demaris (both long and short) together on a sub-page of my
publications
page. Check it out here.
Note these pages do not have any of the site security features.
I have taken 3 trips around the country, "hoboing" as
Heinlein would refer to it. Once I had a 45 day
Greyhound
Ameripass, just after getting off of active duty in the Army.
The other
time I drove my Dodge Omni anywhere & everywhere just after
leaving
Egghead Software.
The third trip was not hoboing it was a moving trip as
Demaris (my then girlfriend, now wife) and I moved to Oregon to
attend graduate
school. We did take it nice and slow (about 24 days total.) Parts
of it were a
science project as we were equipped with a digital camera, a
laptop and a
national internet service provider. This allowed us to send daily
postcards of
our trip to the 30 someodd people who were interested. The
postcards sort of
became a travel diary of the trip. If you'd like I've added a
basic link page
to the 24 postcards. Note: these pages are VERY BIG (around 3-5
Meg each) and
there are no security features. Also, the quality of the pages is
not up to a
proffesional standard. I've left them the way I sent them, my
only excuse for
the poor design is that this was done while I was on vacation and
I was trying
to spend as little time as possible doing HTML/image work.
I found I liked cities. I'd spend from a day to a week
wherever I was, going to where the weather was nice and theyouth hostels had space. Also, I
found I could
have a social life through my interest in
Hashing(a
running group with a drinking problem) and
The Rocky Horror Picture
Show (see my
various interests
page
for information on these.)
On these trips I managed to run with about 35 hashing
groups
and perform with almost every major Rocky cast. I spent the rest
of my time
meeting people, taking odd jobs if at all possible and trying to
get the feel
of each city.
My list of my favorite North American cities:
Vancover: The prettiest city I've ever seen. Mountains, beaches, rivers, islands, good air, nice people. Seattle: Great climate. Incredible scenery, and a very relaxed yet motivated populace. Orlando: An awful place to live but it has Walt Disney World the greatest place on earth. That and all the stuff that's sprung up around Disney makes for a city with more to see and do than anywhere. Stay on the beach at Cocoa Beach when visiting. It's cheaper, the rooms are nicer, the beach is quiet and pretty and it's only an hour to Orlando. Las Vegas: Most of the world doesn't like Vegas. However, Vegas is one of my favorite places and I don't even casino gamble! What I do like is lots of pretty lights, exciting entertainment everywhere you look, amazing people watching, good buffets, and a 24 hour city. Vegas is like Disney for adults. Atlanta: The streets of the city are paved with gold. It's amazing how after travelling and then coming back to Atlanta, just how high the general standard of living is. San Francisco: I lived in Montery, when I was in the Army. San Francisco has an incredible array of flavors and cultures. That and the weather in Palo Alto is perfect. The Montery Bay area is gorgeous as well. Asheville: The most civilized small town in America. They have incredible restaurants, the freshest mountain air I've ever breathed, and temperatures are temperate in the summer (unlike the rest of North America outside of the West Coast.) Austin: Austin is a great town - a real surprise if you've visited the rest of Texas. Austin has a much more temperate climate (still gets hot but not brutal.) It has a great nightlife and the populace is well educated and friendly. No matter where you go there you are.
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