Comments on: John Steinbeck and Us http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/ From Polar Bears to Penguins - Driving North to South across the Americas Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:59:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Neena http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4136 Neena Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:22 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-4136 Hello Maureen, Thanks! It was an incredible trip and we are working on posting some final comments on the blog and changing it to make it a bit more interesting to use other than seeing just the last post! Right now we are staying temporarily with friends. When we move to a more permanent place, we will decide whether we can use Crunch or not. I would like to...as I would like to re-start training with Bob. Maybe we will stop by Crunch one day, do you still work out in the mornings all days? Hello Maureen,
Thanks! It was an incredible trip and we are working on posting some final comments on the blog and changing it to make it a bit more interesting to use other than seeing just the last post!
Right now we are staying temporarily with friends. When we move to a more permanent place, we will decide whether we can use Crunch or not. I would like to…as I would like to re-start training with Bob.
Maybe we will stop by Crunch one day, do you still work out in the mornings all days?

]]> By: Maureen Sirhall (friend from Crunch) http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 Maureen Sirhall (friend from Crunch) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-4110 Welcome back! I have not posted comments throughout your journey but have read and enjoyed every posting. Thanks so much for the chance to share in your experiences. It was an incredible trip! Will you be coming back to Crunch at some point? Maureen Sirhall Welcome back! I have not posted comments throughout your journey but have read and enjoyed every posting. Thanks so much for the chance to share in your experiences. It was an incredible trip!

Will you be coming back to Crunch at some point?

Maureen Sirhall

]]> By: Neena http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3591 Neena Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3591 Hola Mariano, Gracias por las palabras gentiles. Ahora estamos preparando para las ultimas palabras en nuestros blog, antes de empezar uno nuevo. San Francisco has a difficult job to live upto Buenos Aires. For us, returning to San Francisco is a bit of an anticlimax, as we hadn't planned on doing so. I can only hope that our stay here will be temporary, before we can leave to experience new places again. Our good friend, Roberto, gave us the book you referred to and Shreesh has already read it. It is amazing how many people are actually on the road, spending a good portion of their lives in a nomadic existence. Take care and hope to see you again, Neena Hola Mariano,
Gracias por las palabras gentiles. Ahora estamos preparando para las ultimas palabras en nuestros blog, antes de empezar uno nuevo.
San Francisco has a difficult job to live upto Buenos Aires. For us, returning to San Francisco is a bit of an anticlimax, as we hadn’t planned on doing so. I can only hope that our stay here will be temporary, before we can leave to experience new places again.
Our good friend, Roberto, gave us the book you referred to and Shreesh has already read it. It is amazing how many people are actually on the road, spending a good portion of their lives in a nomadic existence.
Take care and hope to see you again,
Neena

]]> By: mariano http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 mariano Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:30:50 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3578 Shreesh y Neena: una vez más, los escribo con mucha alegría de saber que han podido retornar a San Francisco ... espero que ambos se encuentren bien y felices como los conocimos nosotros en Buenos Aires. Primeramente, gracias por el comentario que hicieron de nuestra tienda !! Para nosotros fue un placer conocer personas tan especiales como ustedes, y recuerden que tenemos una cena pendiente con mi esposa ... Les escribo porque ustedes han enriquecido mi vida, ustedes demuestran que las cosas que parecen difíciles no lo son en realidad, sino que lo difícil es dar el primer paso para emprender un viaje así ... cada persona con la vida corre una carrera contra la muerte, donde siempre gana la muerte. Sin embargo, el triunfo está en la carrera, no en el final. Estoy leyendo un libro que sería excelente para ustedes, se llama "Atrapa tu sueño" ... Espero poder encontrarlos a ustedes nuevamente para regalárselos. Pueden encontrar más información en www.argentinaalaska.com Les mandamos un gran abrazo desde Argentina Shreesh y Neena: una vez más, los escribo con mucha alegría de saber que han podido retornar a San Francisco … espero que ambos se encuentren bien y felices como los conocimos nosotros en Buenos Aires. Primeramente, gracias por el comentario que hicieron de nuestra tienda !! Para nosotros fue un placer conocer personas tan especiales como ustedes, y recuerden que tenemos una cena pendiente con mi esposa … Les escribo porque ustedes han enriquecido mi vida, ustedes demuestran que las cosas que parecen difíciles no lo son en realidad, sino que lo difícil es dar el primer paso para emprender un viaje así … cada persona con la vida corre una carrera contra la muerte, donde siempre gana la muerte. Sin embargo, el triunfo está en la carrera, no en el final.
Estoy leyendo un libro que sería excelente para ustedes, se llama “Atrapa tu sueño” … Espero poder encontrarlos a ustedes nuevamente para regalárselos. Pueden encontrar más información en http://www.argentinaalaska.com
Les mandamos un gran abrazo desde Argentina

]]> By: Neena http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3559 Neena Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:34:43 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3559 Karin and Coen, This is what makes traveling fascinating. Those little discoveries of serendipity. Your bank experience sounds exactly like the kind of experience we would like. Buenos Aires has so much to offer! I am jealous that you are back. Enjoy the city and your travels. I do hope our paths cross again. Karin and Coen,
This is what makes traveling fascinating. Those little discoveries of serendipity. Your bank experience sounds exactly like the kind of experience we would like. Buenos Aires has so much to offer! I am jealous that you are back.
Enjoy the city and your travels. I do hope our paths cross again.

]]> By: karin and coen http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3558 karin and coen Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:28:32 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3558 "But the big change this trip has wrought in us is to scratch beneath the surface, to ask questions and dig deeper." Liked this remark. So true. Came back to BsAs for the highlight we hadn't seen before [closed due to renovation]. They are still under the process of renovation! What a bummer. But then: Beautiful sculptures on a bronze door. What do they mean? We ask inside. "Oh, our bank has a museum. Check it out". We do and meet a man who in length and with enthusiasm tells us about the banking history of BsAs, using two maquettes [one of BsAs in 1830 and one of nowadays]. With his info we spend another day exploring the banking district of BsAs. No highlight according to the rules of a travel agency or guide book but to us one of the highlight in our discovery of this amazing city. And that just because I wanted to know the symbolism of some images on a door! “But the big change this trip has wrought in us is to scratch beneath the surface, to ask questions and dig deeper.”
Liked this remark. So true.
Came back to BsAs for the highlight we hadn’t seen before [closed due to renovation]. They are still under the process of renovation! What a bummer.
But then: Beautiful sculptures on a bronze door. What do they mean? We ask inside. “Oh, our bank has a museum. Check it out”. We do and meet a man who in length and with enthusiasm tells us about the banking history of BsAs, using two maquettes [one of BsAs in 1830 and one of nowadays]. With his info we spend another day exploring the banking district of BsAs.
No highlight according to the rules of a travel agency or guide book but to us one of the highlight in our discovery of this amazing city. And that just because I wanted to know the symbolism of some images on a door!

]]> By: Neena http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Neena Thu, 28 May 2009 00:16:22 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3336 Thanks Vinay. We are glad that we did it, specially since we found we really enjoyed the discipline of making regular posts. Neena Thanks Vinay. We are glad that we did it, specially since we found we really enjoyed the discipline of making regular posts.
Neena

]]> By: unawoken http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-na/united-states-of-america/john-steinbeck-and-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3328 unawoken Wed, 27 May 2009 18:45:05 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/?p=659#comment-3328 Good post! Thanks for sharing your journey. For those of us still hooked to the seats of our cubes and short vacation days, it was fantastic to live through your experiences Good post! Thanks for sharing your journey. For those of us still hooked to the seats of our cubes and short vacation days, it was fantastic to live through your experiences

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