The latest Journal Entries from Matt & Leslie at Footstops.com en-us Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:55:14 -0700 Copyright 2008, Bryan Rite @ Footstops.com Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:55:14 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.footstops.com/mandl/ Hello all, Well, after being gone so long it seems hard to believe we are flying home tomorrow.  We have spent the last four days seeing as much of London as we can. Our train from Paris to London was a high-speed train travelling... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/5020/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/5020/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:55:14 -0700 Hi all! It is our last night in Paris.  Yesterday we headed out to Villa Savoy to see a modernist villa design by le Corbusier.  It took three trains and a bus to get out there, but at least we had a fairly relaxing morning.... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4987/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4987/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:05:06 -0700 Day 72 - Paris, France - Distance Travelled: 44,390km Bonjour mes amis! We have spent an incredible and exhausting few days in Paris so far.  We've been doing so much walking and stair climbing that we are thoroughly wiped. ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4964/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4964/ Sat, 31 May 2008 14:56:24 -0700 Hi everyone! Our flight from Madrid was delayed 9 hours (flashes of Mexico!) so we finally arrived in Prague around 4am.   We thought about just staying up and watching the sunrise on the Charles Bridge, but decided ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4936/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4936/ Wed, 28 May 2008 11:19:01 -0700 Hi all! Madrid has been an interesting stop.  Neither of us really knew what we'd see or do here, but we've managed to accomplish a lot!  Our first morning we rolled out of bed (slept in till 9:45!!!) and scrambled to mak... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4867/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4867/ Thu, 22 May 2008 09:28:53 -0700 Hey everyone, Well, our night train wasn't too shady... not the best sleep we've had the whole trip but we got there on time without any of our bags being stolen while we slept.  We arrived early and spent our morning trying t... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4866/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4866/ Thu, 22 May 2008 09:07:06 -0700 Hey everyone, Well, we didn´t have a lot of time in Barcelona but we managed to fit in almost everything we wanted to do and see.  We left Nice early on Saturday and had the whole day on the train.  We had a 3 hour ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4834/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4834/ Mon, 19 May 2008 08:48:26 -0700 Hi all! Our trip to Nice started off on an interesting note... after we made it through French customs 10 minutes before our train was due we found out we needed reservations.  Matt ran back through customs to a ticket desk while I sat ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4803/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4803/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:05 -0700 Hi again, We left Venice early as we had to make multiple transfers on our way over to Interlaken.  We are still getting our heads wrapped around the train schedules and found ourselves politely asked to get off of the first train we ho... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4775/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4775/ Tue, 13 May 2008 12:34:51 -0700 Hi everyone! We headed up to Venice and had a short stay of just two nights.  Our hotel was on the mestre (mainland) but it was a convenient bus ride to the island.  Venice looks exactly like you'd expect from pictures.  ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4774/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4774/ Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:46 -0700 Hey everybody, Well, our first trip on the train went smoothly.  We left Rome early and took the train to Pisa.  It was cool because we had one of the little cabins all to ourselves.  Our stop in Pisa wasn't a long one...... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4715/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4715/ Fri, 09 May 2008 00:23:25 -0700 Day 48 - Rome, Italy - distance travelled 37,970 kms Bonjourno! Our first stop in Italy has been a memorable one.  After feeling a bit homesick in Athens it was nice to get out on the road again and get our travelling legs back under us... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4700/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4700/ Wed, 07 May 2008 11:21:03 -0700 Hi everyone!  We spent a great, low-key four days in Athens.  We arrived around midday and found ourselves wandering the streets in search of the hostel we booked.  All signs were in Greek and Plaka (the area we were in) is not... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4678/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4678/ Mon, 05 May 2008 10:11:25 -0700 Hi All! Cairo was an interesting place.  We arrived on time and were picked up by the tour guide to help us through customs and everything smoothly.  It was pretty great to have him, although it was a little strange to al... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4629/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4629/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:53:00 -0700 Our flight from Melbourne to Cairo took us through Dubai and we luckily had a long enough lay-over to get out of the airport for a few hours and see a few of the sights.  We also stopped in Singapore but it was the middle of the night and we ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4630/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4630/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:51:42 -0700 Melbourne has been a great spot to visit as our last stop in Australia.  Mary let us crash at her new apartment while we are here and has helped us around town and taken us out to a few of the happening evening party s... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4570/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4570/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:01:56 -0700 We had a great time catching up with everyone in Adelaide but our visiting had to come to an end when we left early Monday morning for Melbourne along the Great Ocean Road.  The bus that picked us up certainly wasn’t ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4568/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4568/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:13:00 -0700 Hello all! The time in Adelaide has flown by.  Since my parents arrived Matt and I have been non-stop socializing with my friends and our family friends.  We've been out for lunches and dinners with different friends... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4507/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4507/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:31:27 -0700 Hello all! We've been in Adelaide for almost a week now and having a fantastic time.  The weather hasn't been as warm as the rest of our trip so far, but having some friendly faces around has been really nice.  Actually m... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4402/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4402/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:34:43 -0700 Day 18 - Alice Springs AUS - Distance travelled: 19,370km Our weekend at Uluru was a great time.  Spent half of the time driving and the other half hiking. We got picked up at our hostel around 6AM and made it to our fir... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4329/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4329/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:36:30 -0700 Day 15 - Cairns AUS Well... again we're sitting here killing some time before getting on our next plane so we thought we'd drop a quick line. We went out to the Great Barrier Reef yesterday and are now nursing our sunburns.&n... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4222/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4222/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:46:58 -0700 Day 12 - Cairns AUS - Distance travelled: 16,270km Hi again everyone!  We have been in muggy Cairns for one day now... it's been pretty nice.  Checked in to our hostel late last night.  The people have been fantastic and everything is ube... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4189/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4189/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:03:47 -0700 Day 11 - Surfers Paradise, AUS - distance travelled: 14,560 km Hi all! After a couple days here in paradise we are wishing we had more time!  The 'apartment' hotel we were in was awesome.  270 degree view of the ocean front.  Coul... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4176/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4176/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:52:14 -0700 Day 6 - Leaving Sydney Our first experience (well my first) has been great but we'll soon be leaving for Surfer's Paradise via Greyhound.  We originally liked the idea of the overnight bus ride cause it saved us some cash on a plane ticket... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4123/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4123/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:30:38 -0700 Day 4 - Sydney, AUS - distance travelled: 13,860 km Hey Everyone, We made it to Sydney with all of our luggage!  Both the plane ride from Calgary to San Fran and San Fran to Sydney were very good.  We lucked out on United and got ex... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4096/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4096/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:41:40 -0700 Day 1 - Calgary,AB - distance travelled: 300 km Hey everyone!  It's Friday afternoon and we're just about to head out for the Calgary airport to catch our flight.  We'll have a quick turn around in San Francisco and be catching our fligh... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4067/ http://www.footstops.com/mandl/blog/4067/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:41:46 -0700