This is a bit of a rant, but so be it. If there's one thing that really bugs me, and I am a pretty laid-back guy, it is the old bait-and-switch. Tell me up front and I'm fine; sneak in different conditions after I've bought, and I'm not fine. This happened when we checked into …
Author: Steven
I am a money grubbing capitalist pig, but actually not very good it. I am 20 lbs overweight, but go the gym reasonably often. I have absolutely no concept of how hard the things I want to do are…until I have agreed to do them. I've got a couple of adult kids who live far away and a career that has me sitting at a desk all day.
Things is like: baseball, a really good gin & tonic, my convertible, and warm weather.
Things I am not so keen on: heights, overpriced food and having nothing to do.
If It Is Saturday, This Must Be Las Vegas
On Saturday, we started our St. George trip by flying into Las Vegas. We took an afternoon flight and arrived in Las Vegas late in the afternoon. The flight was bumpy and Sue had technical issues with her computer and her phone, but other than that, the flight was uneventful. By the time we deplaned, …
The “Joy” of Booking Travel
We are all set to go to St. George. We spent this week searching airfares, hotels in Las Vegas, AirBnB's in St. George, and rental cars. It always ends up being more complicated than it should be and there are way too many permutations that can't be searched at once. Our plan is to fly …
Time to Look at St. George
"The time has come," the Walrus said,"To talk of many things:Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--Of cabbages--and kings--And why the sea is boiling hot--And whether pigs have wings." - Lewis Carroll Not real relevant to anything, but I like the poem, so I thought I would just put it at the start of this post just for …
Where’s the zero?
We apologize, we haven't been writing for the last few weeks. I would like to claim that there are good reasons, but really there haven't been. It was my birthday a few weeks ago, then Sue's was this week, we had a bunch of stuff to do around the house and work, as always is …
Road Trip!
The summer is soon upon us and we are thinking about getting in the car and driving. The Saab is still in good shape (for a 13 year old car) and so we are getting into planning mode. As Sue told you in her last post, I have started a new job where, horrors of …
El Avion
El Avion Reading the news today, I saw that Oliver North was stepping down as the President of the National Rifle Association. This reminded me of something that made the Hotel Costa Verde unique and fun. You may recall that when we were staying there, we spent one night in the cockpit cottage. They also …
Opening Day!
The spring has arrived. I know this, not because it has stopped snowing in Chicago, but because baseball season has arrived. As Josh & I continue our tour of stadiums, we are attending opening weekend at Chase Field in Phoenix. Number 18 on our tour. We decided to attend the first two games of the …
So Long, Costa Rica
We arrived at the hotel late in the afternoon and decided to hit the pool bar for a quick drink. Unfortunately, the hotel had closed the pool bar for a private party :-(. Oh well, we wandered down to the lobby restaurant, had a drink and planned dinner. There was an Italian restaurant called Lo …
Water World Part 4—with bridges
On Thursday we drove from Quepos to Arenal. Sue has a friend, Karl, who lives outside of a town called Tejona. It is around the other side Lake Arenal from Arenal National Park. The four-hour drive was uneventful. As I mentioned before, the roads in Costa Rica are quite good, just small and winding. …
Doing It On The Road 