The latest Journal Entries from Colin Green & Alayna Siddall at Footstops.com en-us Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:39:42 -0700 Copyright 2009, Bryan Rite @ Footstops.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:39:42 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/ Alayna: Colin and I arrived in Las Vegas after a trip to the Hoover Dam and a pleasant ni... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4343/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4343/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:54:47 -0700 Alayna:  Colin and I arrived in Las Vegas after a trip to the Hoover Dam and a pleasant night of camping at the resulting man-made Lake Mead. The Colorado River has... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4342/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4342/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:38:02 -0700 Colin:  We have now been back in the USA for almost a week and yet we continue discover idiosyncrasies of the American culture which detract from this current traveling experience when re... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4156/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4156/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:59:50 -0700 Alayna:  * We write this at 6am in Denny’s in Flagstaff, AZ. We both lay awake in the tent since 4am this morning because it was so cold…the condensation on the inside o... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4109/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4109/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:23:25 -0700 Colin: We are in Mazatlan right now at a camp-site we stayed in the day after taking the ferry over from La Paz back in December. The weather is cooler now than it was when we were first here and the wind is up (unfortunat... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4039/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/4039/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:53:06 -0700 Alayna: As Colin and I eventually begun to descend from our Mexico City ‘high’ we hopped back into the truck bound for a world famous monarch butterfly sanctuary. The tiny mountain village of Zitacuar... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3970/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3970/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:03:48 -0700 * We uploaded photos from Puebla in a seperate blog at the same time as we uploaded this Mexico City blog, so be sure to view those as well. They are in the blog previous to this entry :) � Co... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3906/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3906/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:49:30 -0800 Some photos from our visit to Puebla :) � No blog entry because we have too much to say about Mexico City. ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3901/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3901/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:00:31 -0800 Colin: The drive west has thus far been much like the rest of our trip. A typical days... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3783/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3783/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:49:02 -0800 Colin: I am sitting down to write another entry into our ever expanding travel blog whilst Alayna shaves her legs in our “sink” beside me. This ritual which we perform, the travel blo... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3720/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3720/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:34:17 -0800 Colin:  The drive from Oaxaca to Palenque takes you through steep mountains, remote mountain peak towns, low lying river valleys, and lush rolling pastures.  ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3661/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3661/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:47:36 -0800 After a 6 hour drive that snaked relentlessly through the Sierra Madre del Sur we finally arrived in Oaxaca City. This state capital has a strong reputation for its impressive collection of authentic Mexican handicrafts, which results from ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3629/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3629/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:21:38 -0800 Colin: 6 hours of driving, or 396 km, south of Acapulco takes you to the surfing town of Puerto Escondito. Thanks to the topes (speed bumps, we probably we... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3603/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3603/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:18:41 -0800 Alayna: My account of the last 2 or so weeks is a bit scattered in my head, and is likely appear that way in this blog. I do apologize :) On Januar... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3533/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3533/ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:54:37 -0800 Clolin: Alayna and I woke up the morning of January 10th, 2008 at Barra De Nexpa, otherwise known as Rio Nexpa, just a few feet from the crashing surf. I p... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3354/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3354/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:57:27 -0800 Pascuales Mex: This upload only consists of some photos we wished to post for Barra De Navidad but were forgotten.... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3298/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3298/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:38:11 -0800 Alayna:   It is Christmas morning. I am sitting here in our little apartment, in Barra De Navidad, which we have rented for two weeks as there are no campsites in... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3242/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3242/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:57:45 -0800 Colin:  Written immediately after our ferry ride from the Baja:  We have just gotten into a hotel room in Topolombompo on the m... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3090/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/3090/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:18:53 -0800 Colin: I am starting to compile some interesting stories from my experiences on this adventure, I am sure that as we continue further south they will continue to present... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2917/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2917/ Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:18:54 -0800 Colin:   We are now in a setting which is far beyond our budget……….however, we are fortunate that it belongs to a friend of ours.  I have sett... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2864/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2864/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:48:53 -0800 Colin: After a long wait for my kiteboarding equipment to arrive via priority courier Alayna and I were finally ready to take the plunge and head south into the Baja.... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2812/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2812/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:23:46 -0800 Alayna: Colin and I have spent the last week discovering “America’s finest city”, also known as San Diego. This city really does have so so much to offer, however,... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2785/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2785/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:27:56 -0800 Alayna:  My day started this morning at 5:30 am. It is hard to believe that rush hour begins at such an hour in Los Angeles, but I assure you it does.  Ou... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2686/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2686/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:35:46 -0800 Where to start? Today Alayna and I woke up (7:15) at a Motel 6 in San Simeon, we have found that the Motel 6’s are the most affordable ($55). The skies this morning were clear and the temperature was ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2676/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2676/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:59:02 -0800 Should have been posted last night however we did not have internet in our hotel.  We are too tired to do a complete description of what went on today.  In point form, this is what the days events cons... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2675/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2675/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:35:49 -0800 Alayna:  We arrived in San Francisco last night in the pelting rain, darkness, and fog.  We woke up this morning to perfectly clear skies and a temperatur... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2663/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2663/ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:46:49 -0800 Colin:  We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge tonight…….twice.  The hotels / motels on the south side of the bridge are much more expensive than on the north ($169 vers... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2640/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2640/ Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:57:42 -0800 Colin:  Well……we started the day off at our hostel, 8:30 AM wakeup with free bagels and some research into accommodations somewhere around the California Oregon boarder (we have gotten a $49 mot... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2625/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2625/ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:19:16 -0800 Alayna: Colin and I had our first run-in with the law today! While we crossed the boarder into the US with no qualms, we seem to have caught the ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2613/ http://www.footstops.com/cgreen/blog/2613/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:50:55 -0800 Well……we have been scrambling lately. Leaving home for six months is no small task. Insurance, mail, payments, finding tenants for our place, packing, emptying our unit, getting the truck prepared, getting ... 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