2011 Ports of Call (most recent on top - only listed once)

  • Astoria, Queens
  • Red Hook, Brooklyn
  • Hoboken, NJ
  • Long Branch, NJ
  • Red Bank, NJ
  • New York, New York
  • Point Pleasant, NJ
  • STL, Missouri
  • OMA, Nebraska
  • Omaha, NE (NEBRASKA!!!)
  • Council Bluffs, IA
  • St Louis, MO
  • Fair Haven, NJ
  • EWR, New Jersey
  • AMS, Netherlands
  • Musannah, Oman
  • Nizwa, Oman
  • Al A’Thawara hot springs, Oman
  • Nakhl Fort, Oman
  • Jabal Shams, Oman
  • Seeb, Oman
  • Barca, Oman
  • SIN, Singapore
  • Seminyak, Bali
  • Legian, Bali
  • Tanah Lot, Bali
  • Kuta, Bali
  • Sanur, Bali
  • Ubud, Bali
  • Nusa Dua, Bali
  • Denpasar, Bali
  • CGK, Java Indonesia
  • Vigan, Philippines
  • Boracay, Philippines
  • Manila, Philippines
  • Doha, Qatar
  • Rus Al Jinz, Oman
  • Salalah, Oman
  • Muscat, Oman

Sunday, January 25, 2009

2008 Recap

It has been a pretty crazy travel year - not a bad year to start a travel blog actually :)

Here are some highlights:

Why I started the blog -

Two conversations had on the same day from Park City, UT:

LVB: "Guess where I am?!"
cousin: "Are you even in this country? You never know..."

-later that day-

LVB: "Guess where I am?!"
mom: "California?! Hawaii?! I don't know, where?"



The places I visited, most recent on top (there are more, but these are the ones I bothered to list) Also, I only listed anything once, even if I was there on several occasions.
  • Dominical, CR
  • Playa Hermosa, CR
  • Manuel Antonio, CR
  • Quepos, CR
  • San Jose, Costa Rica
  • New York, NY
  • Atlantic Highlands, NJ
  • Whistler, BC
  • Squamish, BC
  • Vancouver, BC
  • Qwest Field, WA
  • Beijing, CN
  • Bremerton, WA
  • Pend Oreille, ID
  • Spokane, WA
  • Boulder, CO
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • Longmont, CO
  • Denver, CO
  • Princeton, NJ
  • Toms River, NJ
  • Tumwater, WA
  • Sea Bright, NJ
  • Newark, DE
  • Fredericksburg, VA
  • Long Branch, NJ
  • Asbury Park, NJ
  • Fair Haven, NJ
  • Lanai City, HI (Lanai)
  • Lahaina, HI (Maui)
  • Mauna Kea, HI (Big Island)
  • Kona, HI (Big Island)
  • Honolulu, HI (Oahu)
  • Safeco Field, WA
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Durham, NC
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Heber City, UT
  • Park City, UT
  • Westport, WA
  • Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
  • San Fransisco, CA
  • Seattle, WA


The airports I went to. I may have gone to an airport more than once, but I am only listing it the first time I went. Most recent is on top.

  • XQP
  • SJO
  • YVR
  • PEK
  • NRT
  • DEN
  • LNY
  • OGG
  • HNL
  • RDU
  • EWR
  • SLC
  • SFO
  • PDX
  • SEA

Greetings from Dominical, CR

We decided to head to Domincal for another day of surfing


This was pretty typical of bridges -- only one lane, and no once necessarily directing which side to go when...



I don't think we crossed a bridge that wasn't one lane, actually...


At Dominical the trees were the parking lot, campground and marketplace


Those waves are a lot bigger than they look, trust me



Looking from our parking spot

Greetings from Playa Hermosa, CR

We went to Playa Hermosa for our first surf adventure! We were staying on the Pacific coast so we decided to check out some of the nearby breaks.

We pulled off to look at the water and enjoy the early morning light


This was our rental. Have boards, will travel.


The pelicans were playing along the waves


This actually reminded me a lot of watching the pelicans in Nags Head, NC.



It's nice to know animals like playing with waves too :)

Greetings from Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

We stayed at a house in Manuel Antonio for the week of Dec 28 - Jan 4


New moon over the ocean at dusk...looking from the upper porch



Hammock :)


Sunset from the upper porch


In the evenings we kept our boards on the patio


This pool was cold at first, but always very refreshing

Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ

Just like a Bruce Springsteen album...

I love Christmas in NJ - and I love the old carousel building in Asbury Park!