arrived in denver

Yesterday we arrived in Denver, CO to stay with sis for a couple days. We noticed that we both feel kinda weird since we aren't really on a vacation, we dont have to rush our schedule to get everything we wanna get done in a limited "vacation time". We also don't have to get back to work, so there's no deadlines or TPS reports do stress about when we get home. :-) We will be doing some odd jobs once we get to KS, but we look forward to it. ~K

Un-mericanizing

In order not to stand out like a typical Merican tourist, we have taken notes from many travelers from other countries and some wisdom from our own experience. Simply put, the rest of the world really doesn't care about your favorite team, if your colors run or not, or about your favorite armed forces, and especially not about your DG, Coach, Nike, Ed Hardy, etc, crap

Here's a short list we've started, and sure to be expanded

1. no blinding white tennis shoes, white socks.
2. no american flag shirts or patriotic items whatsoever.
3. no conspicuos brand name logos, just plain old everyday clothes.
4. no jewelry or accessories that screams "please rob me"
5. no baseball caps

~K

t-36.00hrs

Well, our flight leaves Phoenix in about 36 hrs. Heres a pic of my packing work, 3 t's, 6pr socks, 1 jeans, 3 long sleeve shirts, 3 undies,gloves, plus 1 set of clothes ill have on. In the bag is small first aid kit, power cords, id's and hygiene stuff. Anything else we need we'll get along the way by trade or purchase.