tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:35:24 +0000vacationsPerulocal travelrestaurantsCALimacanadaA'sBouchonMachu Picchubaseballitenerarynapanot_really_travelsportstravelwinerysBlog for Jack and Debbie to share their travel experiences with family and friends. Go A's.http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jack)Blogger14125en-ustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-2732252852538510182Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:03:00 +00002010-07-23T21:06:11.113-07:00We are going to try a new blog platform for our travel (and other things) log on tumblr. You can follow us here: http://jack-debbie.tumblr.com/We'll start updating that blog shortlyhttp://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2010/07/moving-to-new-blog.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-950100134649362716Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:46:00 +00002009-07-27T21:48:31.699-07:00Folks - It's been a while since we posted and it seems like some of our formatting things have changed. I probably don't have the time to fix things while on the road, but the blog should still be readable. If there are any issues please let me know so I can address them. Thanks.http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2009/07/programming-note.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-2915939612248107492Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-07-27T21:45:48.021-07:00So far it's been a great day. There has been a lot of driving, and we are both a little tired, but the scenery has made up for it and we got to our destination early.Earlier I was blogging away at the coffee shop, as fun as that was we are now in our hotel in Fairmont Hot Springs - just outside of Banff (actually Kootenay National Park in British Columbia)After getting a caffeine fix, we walked http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-one-in-canadian-rockies.html2noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-4373662100969682650Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:20:00 +00002009-07-27T11:38:57.854-07:00canadarestaurantsvacationsMr. & Mrs. O'Brien arrived in Canadia with no issues and we grabbed a shuttle to the hotel where we took a dip in the pool and got an early night's sleep. The hotel pool had a two story fully enclosed corkscrew waterslide which we played on with the other 10 year olds.We got up fairly early to get our car and start exploring this strange land. I must say the drive has been beautiful but we http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2009/07/we-made-it-to-canadia.html1noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-7074763154254027980Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:04:00 +00002009-07-27T11:13:49.527-07:00canadavacationsThank you everybody for making the weekend so memorable. Here are a couple of photos snapped by friends, of course we had to show the cakes. Now that the party is over we are off to the Canadian Rockies.http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2009/07/wedding-weekend.html2noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-6377935634034284411Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:18:00 +00002008-04-24T21:45:51.032-07:00LimaPeruvacationsAnd there are lots of blanks to fill. During the trip we barely scratched the surface of our adventures, so the plan is to keep adding to the journal. Let's get started with our second day in Lima. Click here for the full web album for this stretch of the trip. We enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel and took a cab to Central Lima. Here is a partial shot of the Plaza de Armas:The http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/filling-in-blanks.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-5087147164507052971Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:48:00 +00002008-04-23T21:21:18.074-07:00Machu PicchuPeruvacationsAs you can see we made it to Machu Picchu. We were confidenmt we´d get there we just were not sure how wet we would be when we arrived. It started raining at 1:30am and when the wakeup call came at 4am we packed up and had breakfast in a steady downpour. As we waited for the gate to the trail head to open the rain tapered off and there were only occasional drizzles after that. The weather broke http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/we-made-it.html2noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-489517570086097048Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-04-09T20:48:12.197-07:00PeruvacationsAs you can see from the picture, we did make the first stop on our Lake Titikaka tour, although it was planes, taxis, and boats to make it happen. We are in Puno now and on our way to Cusco in the am. We are behind on filling you in on Lima, and a lot has happened in the last couple of days, so the plan for this post is to tell the story of our journey to meet up with our Titikaka tour group and http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/putting-adventure-in-adventure-travel.html6noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-4236166074682090648Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:13:00 +00002008-04-23T21:20:24.256-07:00LimaPeruvacations Hi everyone. After a fairly long flight we made it to Lima, Peru. Here is what greeted us when we landed. So far the weather has been great (better than usual supposedly) in the low 80s and sunny, with the air surprisingly clearer than we expected. Our taxi driver Eduardo took us to our very quaint hotel in Miraflores, an upscale outer district of Lima, on the coast. Click ´read more´for the http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/lima-time.html3noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-1548408536204314598Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:28:00 +00002008-04-23T21:20:50.173-07:00iteneraryPeruvacationsView Larger MapThis should be an interactive map; so if you click on it you can play around a little. We head out on Saturday night April 5 (actually Sunday AM at 1:35am) from Oakland. The plan is to go to Zachary's Pizza for dinner Sat night in order to bribe Nancy & Bob to take us to the airport. Here's the full itinerary:Sunday, April 6Depart OAK @ 1:35am. Arrive San Salvador, El Salvador http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/heres-itinerary.html4noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-4031543611461869068Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:58:00 +00002008-04-02T23:47:01.019-07:00PerutravelvacationsSaturday night we are on our way to Peru. That got here quickly. Now that we have taken the blog around the block a few times, we think we can drive in public without too much embarrassment. We're hoping for easy access to internet cafes so that we can keep you posted often on our progress.So check back often or subscribe to automatic updates over there on the right. You can just enter your emailhttp://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/looking-forward-to.html3noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-478142282456423954Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:03:00 +00002008-04-02T23:19:18.905-07:00A'sbaseballlocal travelnot_really_travelsportsActually Dice-K rolled a center field and Papelbon pitched in with the ace-deuce. The final line for the A's was 1 run / 3 hits / 1 error to go with the 12 K's. The error was ugly with Daric Barton dropping a foul pop halfway down the first base line and a couple of feet foul. Bazooka Joe avoided further damage by striking out Mike Lowell two pitches later. Typically, the A's lost when I was in http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/04/dice-k-rolls-boxcars.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-1339022821996027125Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:55:00 +00002008-03-31T11:50:02.448-07:00BouchonCAlocal travelnaparestaurantswinerysMost important note from this weekend: If you are looking for breakfast in Napa go to the Alexis Baking Company. Awesome. I had poached eggs on a homemade english muffin with home fried potatoes, Deb had a nonfat lemon coffee cake. All of their breads and baked goods are made fresh.Geographically, Bouchon is just a couple of hundred yards from French Laundry, but it is miles away as far as the http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/bouchon-below-expectations.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281569383655147236.post-7971198598633265992Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:52:00 +00002008-03-29T00:23:30.224-07:00CAlocal travelrestaurantsWhen SpongeBob talks, we listen. The upcoming trip to Peru has motivated us and we hope this will be a fun way to keep track or our adventures, both exciting and mundane.We are heading up to the Napa Valley this weekend and will use that as an excuse to test drive the blog. We are staying at the Silverado in Napa. It's going to be a relaxing weekend getaway with a day at the spa, massages, and http://jackanddebtravel.blogspot.com/2008/03/spongebob-says-blog.html0noreply@blogger.com (Jack O'Brien)