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Feb 12, 2008

St Augustine, Florida

A long coach ride yesterday brought us to the sleepy town of St Augustine, the oldest white settlement in the USA. Initially a Spanish settlement, the town had a long involvement with the local native tribe and with British pirates.The evening featured a passable dinner and a pretty pathetic 'ghost tour' (St Augustine is purportedly the thi…

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A record of Rob Valk's travels in the US, February 2008... ... or at least the bits that are safe to print ... ... which, knowing me, will be most bits ... ... except the bits that aren't ...

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Feb 12, 2008

St Augustine, Florida

A long coach ride yesterday brought us to the sleepy town of St Augustine, the oldest white settlement in the USA. Initially a Spanish settlement, the town had a long involvement with the loca…

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Feb 11, 2008

Orlando, Florida

Our second day in Orlando, time for a little maintenance involving a sleep-in and some washing. In the afternoon I caught the bus out to Disney World, or at least the Disney Wold transportati…

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Feb 10, 2008

Orlando, Florida

After a marathon coach ride yesterday we faced our first full day in Orlando, home of the ginormous theme park. Today most of us chose to take advatage of the Contiki transport offer to visie …

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Feb 6, 2008

New York, New York

My last full day in NY, and I was determined to make the most of it. In the morning Marcos and I ventured up to the Empire State Buiding's observation deck. We were slightly stymmied by poor v…

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Feb 6, 2008

New York, New York

Despite the bad knee, I'm still managing to see some great things in Manhattan. Went to the Brookln Bridge today: truly awe-inspiring. I've always been fascinated by the history of this bridge…

Mum Travel iFlorida and up the coast sounds as though it has been terrific despite the distances involved. Great to hear your continuing to enjoy the trip. See ya soon

Feb 18, 2008 on the message board

Papa Hmm .... Toga parties, beer-pong ... what's happened to my little boy ???? Go for it Dude!

Feb 15, 2008 on the message board

penn Dude! I hope that the lack of blogging is due to your lack of free time and not incarsaration or the like- any luck with season 4 of 1 Tree Hill? DUDE!

Feb 11, 2008 on the message board

meredith Valk Great to hear your news and and that you have had some great tourist and cultural experiences. All goes well here.

Feb 6, 2008 on the message board

Meredith Valk Great you have arrived safely and that you have found something worthwhile in both San Fran and NY. Keep enjoying yourself.

Feb 4, 2008 on the message board

Roger Creed Glad you made it safely. have been thinking of you. School is much better with the kids Have fun

Feb 2, 2008 on the message board

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San Francisco, California 31-Jan-2008
New York, New York 02-Feb-2008
New Orleans, Louisiana 06-Feb-2008
Pensacola, Florida 08-Feb-2008
Orlando, Florida 09-Feb-2008
Saint Augustine, Florida 12-Feb-2008
Savannah, Georgia 13-Feb-2008
Raleigh, North Carolina 14-Feb-2008
Washington, Washington D.C. 15-Feb-2008
New York, New York 18-Feb-2008