Tales of a Technogypsie

MS Dana Sirena* directferries.co.uk * http://www.directferries.co.uk/dfds_seaways_dana_sirena.htm * http://www.directferries.co.uk/harwich_esbjerg_ferry.htm * The Dana Sirena, named just like a ship out of folklore, appropriate since my first journey on her was embarking on a voyage from Jorvik to Norway for my first Viking festival. This brilliant RoPax ferry carries over 620 passengers and 435 cars. It is also [...]

Viking Splash Tours * Meet St. Stephen’s Green * Dublin, Ireland * 2 * (01) 7076000 * http://www.vikingsplash.ie/ * 10 am – 6 pm on Mondays and tuesdays, 9 am until midnight on wednesday to thursdays, 11 am until 11 pm on fridays, and 10 am til 9 pm saturdays and sundays. A kitchy yet [...]

Kangaroo Meat During my trip to Australia, I had the unique experience of trying Kangaroo. It was interesting that Kangaroo is not commonly eaten by the white/European population as much as it is by the Australian Aborigines. I actually introduced the dish to my host at the time. The meat of the kangaroo has numerous [...]

Green Cape Light House * Bittangee Bay/Ben Boyd National Forest New South Wales, Australia Just to the side of Bittangee Bay/Ben Boyd National Forest, about 7 km hike away, is the stunning “Green Cape” Lighthouse. Set within the tip of Green Cape, overseeing Disaster Bay in the southern most part of New South Wales in [...]

Werribee Park – Mansion and Rose Gardens * Official web site * K Road (Gate 2) * Werribee * Victoria, Australia * 3030 * Telephone: 13 1963 * Email: bookingswerribee@parks.vic.gov.au * Disatisfied with our beach trip, we wandered over to Werribee Park – and while caught an hour or so of wandering around in the [...]

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Travels Down Under:Naked Flowers: Beaches and Rose Gardens Sunday, April 17, 2011 * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Early to rise, the first agenda that our trio had on their minds was fresh laundry. So a pit stop at the local laundromat was first order of business. Waiting for their loads to complete [...]

Isabella Plains * Canberra/Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory, Australia * Within the district of Tuggeranong in Canberra lies the suburb known as “Isabella Plains” which was named after Thomas Brisbane’s daughter “Isabella Maria Brisbane” who lived from 1821-1849. As Thomas Brisbane became the first white explorer of the area in 1823 who later became colonial Governor [...]

It all began with travel plans for a trip to Australia. In discovering that my bank, Wells Fargo, charges “foreign transaction fees” in the use of their card abroad, I did some internet searching and discovered that “Capital One” was recommended for a travel credit card because they don’t charge “foreign transaction fees” for purchases [...]

Brisbane City YHA Youth Hostel * http://www.yha.com.au/ * http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/qld/brisbane-surrounds/brisbane-yha-backpackers-hostel/ * 392 Upper Roma Street * Brisbane 4000 * Phone: (+617) 3236 1004 * Fax: (+617) 3236 1947 * Manager: Tim Hardidge * brisbanecity@yha.com.au * One of Australia’s most popular “hostel” hotspots is the “Brisbane City YHA” in the heart of the bustling metropolis of Brisbane. [...]

Brisbane Airtrain ServiceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia The Airtrain is a innovative technological rail service that runs passengers and business from Brisbane’s city center to both the International and Domestic sections of the Brisbane International Airport as well as commuters and tourists to various parts of Brisbane.

Leaving the Lab & Military Science: Last Days and Packing April 1 – 3, 2011 * The Rocky Mountains, The Nacerima Empire * Friday, 1st April 2011 * The Springs Where the Red Silt is Brought From the Mountains Sir Thomas Leaf went back across the boundary of the Royal Army as he met the [...]

Roadside Pad Thai Many travellers just don’t really get the picture of how simplistic cooking can be, especially when on the road. Its pretty easy to equipt your car, vardo, van, or better yet … RV with kitchen stuff. Basically all you need is pots n’ pans, a camping cooking stove, utensils, and ingredients. Patience [...]

Truro Rail Station Truro, Cornwall, England In the heart of Truro is the Truro Rail Station that is Truro’s bloodstream to the rest of Cornwall. It is situated at the junction of the Cornish Main Line and the Maritime Line to Falmouth and is operated by First Great Western. The Station first opened with the [...]

The BS 1363Used in the United Kingdom and Ireland As an American travelling into Europe it never fails to overwhelm me that the entire world has different electrical systems, outlets, plugs, and methods in utilizing electrical current. Of course that’s common sense that everything should be different, but you would think in this day and [...]

Bristol Youth Hostel:http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel018011.en.htm * Bristol YHA * International YHA * Hayman House, 14 Narrow Quay * Bristol * BS1 4QA * England & Wales * Tel. +44-117-9221659 * Fax. +44-117-9273789 * bristol@yha.org.uk Always a big fan of the International YHA and my visit to the Bristol hostel was no different – an excellent experience. This [...]

RyanAir True to its name, RyanAir is a low cost Irish airline that is centered out of Dublin Airport, Ireland with bases in Dublin and London Stansted. They operate over 230 Boeing 737-800 aircraft with over 1,100 routes across Europe and Morocco from over 42 bases. They are infamous for their rapid expansion since their [...]

Continental Airlines One of the earlier airlines to be in existence, Continental has gone through many changes over its history, none more radical than its merge/takeover by United. It is an American airline based in Houston, Texas and is the fourth-largest airline in the US rated from revenue passenger miles. They cover most destinations in [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] The boarding of the air dragon set for the magical Isles of Eire went well – no disruptions with the dragon’s innards and we landed safely. Inflight entertainment consisted [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] United – Grand Opening of Washington Dulles Direct Flight The alarm went off at 5:30 am – and somehow the 5 minute snooze turned into a 35 minute one [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] The last day of wrapping up my life in Colorado temporally for the adventure to the Isles. Into the lab early to finish up maps, artifact cataloging, and preparing [...]

Boarding the plane for Big Island Hawaii Go! AirlinesHonolulu, Oahu, Hawaii to Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii * http://www.mesa-air.com/ * http://www.iflygo.com/ Wednesday, August 6th, 2009 I travelled from Honolulu to Hilo with this company I’ve never heard of. A friend hooked me up with a buddy pass to try this airline out and to go see [...]

[ Back to Chapter 26: Breitenbush to Portland ]   [ Chapter 27: On a Jetplane to Honolulu ]   [ Chapter 28: Honolulu to Big Island ] Oahu From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: Wednesday, The 5th of Sextilis (Julius Caesar’s “August”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era [...]

[ Back to Chapter 21: Breitenbush ]   [ Chapter 22: Road to Faerieworlds ]   [ Chapter 23: Faun & Faerieworlds ] Faerieworlds Greeters From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: Tuesday, The 31st of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era “Breakfast & mate early [...]

[ Back to Chapter 17: Flower Fairies ]   [ Chapter 18: Oregon Trail ]   [ Chapter 19: Death to the Vardo ] The turkeys in my neighbourhood with their baby hatchlings From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: Tuesday, The 28th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 [...]

Kate’s Place* 615 W Clinton St * Ridgeway, CO 81432 * (970) 626-9800 We drove around in circles while passing through Ridgeway trying to find the right place for a road stop / pit stop / late brunch for these weary travellers. After hitting several places that were too expensive, too crowded, or not open, [...]

, Segment A Brea walking down the loading tube Saturday, 28 March 2009Dusseldorf, German The air dragon Lufthansa was a perfect adventure across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at 7:15 am, after food, booze, movies, and drinks – all free, unlike the plane trips found domestically in the states where you have to purchase everything extra, [...]

, Segment B Interstate I70 to DIA; buried in snow Friday, 27 March 2009Denver, Colorado Both Sir Thomas Leaf and Princess Brea awoke around 5 am. Lady Viktoria was not home and given the global phone that Verizon sent was not yet charged, they had no way to reach her. So fearing the snow was [...]

IYHA downtown Portland Hostel IYHA Downtown Portland Youth Hostel425 NW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 * Tel. 1-503-2412783 * Fax. 1-503-5255910 * info@nwportlandhostel.com http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-HI—Portland,-Northwest-060112.en.htmPortland’s most centrally located hostel within walking distance to city centre, Amtrak/Greyhound, Washington Park (Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo), Powell’s City of Books, museums, downtown, the Pearl, Chinatown and more. In [...]