Comments on: “To travel is to possess the world” http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/ Wed, 22 May 2013 01:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: olof1 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22232 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:39:09 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22232 ust wonderful :-) I think I’d love that movie :-) :-) :-)

]]> By: Kat http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22227 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:39:23 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22227 Hi Caryn,
I’d definitely count Washington, DC!

I got bitten by the travel bug when I was in the sixth grade. Marty Barrett used to go to England to visit his grandmother. I was totally jealous and vowed to out-travel Marty.

We had gone to Canada when I was 16, and that was it. No one traveled in my family unless they were in the service. I was the first to go when I went to Africa. Now I have cousins who have lived overseas, in Naples and Amsterdam.

]]> By: Caryn http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22226 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:24:07 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22226 Hi Kat,
I’m afraid the most foreign place I have visited was Montreal. Unless you want to count Washington DC. :)

]]> By: Kat http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22224 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:23:11 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22224 Ted,
Thanks for adding sea bass as that I know. The corvina would have had me running to Google. I remember those “truck stops” as the busses too would stop if it was a long trip. One was in the middle of nowhere but all the lights lit up the night.

That trout never leaves my memory. I swear it came from the mountain lake and immediately to the stove and then my plate.

Quito was my favorite city. We stayed in the old city near the monastery, but I remember the longest walk to the new city to find the only English bookstore. I don’t remember having fish though I did try Guinea pig. I was put off at first but decided I needed to try one of their national dishes.

]]> By: Ted http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22221 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:37:33 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22221 Kat, speaking of fish, some of the best fish I’ve had has been fried corvina (sea bass) in the highlands of Ecuador. I go there every winter since 1997 with a medical mission and order corvina at least a couple of times. The first time I had it was at a roadside “truck stop” just outside of Cuenca, for breakfast, rubbing shoulders at an outdoor table with drivers and locals. Rice and fried plátanos with it, and what an introduction to South America. By the way, I live on an island off the coast of Maine and I often don’t get fish as fresh as they get it in the Andes. I don’t understand. I’ll be looking for your next episodes.

]]> By: Kat http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22220 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:26:29 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22220 Z*Me,
I was a bit put off by the black salt so I just saved the chunk. I can’t imagine much of SA is all that appealing to Yanks. I see more in the Caribbean islands or Latin America. Brazil maybe.
Thanks, Z&Me.

]]> By: Zoey & Me http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22219 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:44:02 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22219 Black salt in squares was sent to me one Christmas from a friend who worked over there and thought it the perfect gift. I never ate into it. Not sure what to do with it. You’ll see more Americans now, especially those on Social Security. Some towns are a haven for us yanks. Really good post today Kat.

]]> By: Hedley http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22217 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:10:18 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22217 Enjoy ! Lots of excitement. We will be watching the bikes tomorrow and then on to Beach Volleyball on Monday
Watch for Eric Shanteau this evening Mrs MDH and I walked in to the Olympic Stadium with his wife and Father-in-law.
Amazing ceremony last night and without digital enhancements, God Bless the NHS.

]]> By: Kat http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22215 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:27:56 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22215 Bob,
When I was traveling in South America, I saw only two Americans the entire eight weeks. SA just wasn’t the spot for American sightseers, and I couldn’t have been happier. That has all changed. In Cusco they even now run a tourist train to Machu Picchu, and there are booked trips with busses filled with Americans. I’m glad I traveled when I did.

Given how tense the Middle East is now with the overthrows and revolutions, I think the IOC was wise in not adding fuel to all those burning fires. It would have been a wonderful gesture but I understand why it didn’t happen.

I liked the opening ceremony though the health part was a bit strange. The industrial revolution with the smoking stacks was amazing, a visceral experience with scent. Props and kudos to the Queen for her spot with Mr. Bond. That was wonderful. All in all, I thought they well presented themselves during that ceremony.

]]> By: Kat http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/to-travel-is-to-possess-the-world/#comment-22214 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:19:31 +0000 http://keepthecoffeecoming.wordpress.com/?p=15812#comment-22214 My Dear Hedley,
Nothing better than having a local boy to cheer for!! I’ll be here doing the same!!

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