Imagine walking down an unlit cobblestone sidewalk to a not-entirely-known destination where you think you’ll find dinner. You took a wrong turn, try the other way. Wrong turn again, try the -other- way? Ok, you’ve found the restaurant to eat at, order what you want. None of the waitstaff speak english, maybe the person next to you does? He does, he can translate an order for you. Just pay and sit down. The restaurant is busy, people sit down next to you at your table but you can’t understand a word they’re saying to each other. Your food comes, you eat, the food is good, you leave. You walk back down an unlit cobbstone sidewalk to your apartment, in the rain.
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February 14th, 2007
Bob
I’ve been pretty careful to make sure that all of the things I’m plugging into my 1 little power adapter are 220V safe. Last night I tried plugging in a power strip. I figured this way I could use my 1 power adapter to get 6 sockets with american plugs @ 220V. Sounds like a great idea, no?
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February 14th, 2007
Bob
A mostly uneventful pair of flights has dropped me here in L’viv, Ukraine. I’ve now mastered the run from where United flights arrive and Ukraine International Airline flights depart. It took me no more than ~15 minutes to navigate through the poorly marked terminals. Getting to the departure gate quickly is important: by the time you get off of the flight from SFO in Frankfurt you have no more than 45 minutes until your scheduled departure to LWO (L’viv). The most amazing part of this transfer was that my 4 checked bags actually made it as well. Fantastic. The trip here couldn’t have been any smoother.
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February 13th, 2007
Bob
Welcome to our fancy new website dedicated to documenting the many wacky travels we’ll have over the coming years.
February 11th, 2007
Bob
