"Everyone knows the more you wear pearls, little by little they become real....And isn't it the same with memories?" - The Madwoman of Chaillot

Monday, April 6, 2009

Traveler's IQ

I'll get back to the Santa Barbara trip.... for today here is a cheap post.

I think this is one of the more fun browser games - and I've actually learned something - after pointing out to myself how LITTLE I knew....





This Traveler IQ challenge compares your geographical knowledge against the World's First Travelogue's other 3,884,411 travelers who have taken this challenge as of Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 02:43AM GMT. (TravelPod is part of the TripAdvisor Media Network) 

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Oh, California - getting there

Harmony, our mommy-to-be, wanted to come along on the trip evidently, she just spent her time on top of the suitcase for the day we were packing...


We did our usual get to the airport early and relax in the world club thing...











It was Bill's first trip without a laptop - and he was having a little withdrawal - but the brand new iPhone did a good job of helping with that.

We managed to get upgraded to 1st class too - not that the meal was gourmet but it beat not having one....and the wine and larger seats were nice too.


Our trip to California was on a bit of a whim. I've been thinking about us getting a new Great Pyrenees dog and there was the National Great Pyr show in Santa Barbara and it IS not that far from our daughter Katie and well, it IS Santa Barbara and a discounted room on the beach.... so frequent flyer miles and vacation days spent and there we were...