SherriNow I sit at Cocomama, an upscale hostel/hotel in Amsterdam, converted from a brothel 10 years ago.
Dan and I said our goodbyes early in the morning; he was off to the States (he’s probably going to land in San Francisco in the next couple of hours);
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SherriI woke up and was itching to get my body moving. So I started with a long bike ride outside of the city. The open roads and exercise felt incredible and the scenery, well, not so much. I headed northwest from Amsterdam and basically got a good view of garbage barges,
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I was interested in doing a Jewish day in Amsterdam. I had done one in France and, being Jewish, it just made sense. I biked to Nieuwmarkt, which is very central to the city and where the Jewish history and current culture is centered. First I had a late breakfast at an Indonesian deli,
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SherriIt’s my last night in Cocomama. The Gastronomic plus Amsterdam Tour has come to a close. Bittersweet feelings dwell in my heart. The hundreds of hours of planning have come to fruition, birthing what currently feels like a lifetime of experiences, and yet, traveling, like eating, is temporal.
I woke up today with the intention of checking off a few of the smaller things I wanted to hit that are not as central to the city,
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SherriAs always, it feels divine to be in my own bed. Especially after 26 hours of traveling, which makes me rather cranky. Woke up, got a cab, got to the airport, the food choices were so atrocious there, that even McDonald’s was looking like a viable option. I did manage to find a rubbery omelet and some olives,
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SherriThe Basque Hotel, not to be missed. You simply haven’t lived, until you have been at the Basque Hotel. And I lay here late at night, so happy to be in a comfortable bed. Where is the Basque Hotel you ask? France or Spain, in the Pyrenees? No actually, it’s in the town of Jordan Valley (JV),
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SherriI am at the Basque Hotel tonight and it is already feeling like home.
We woke up and asked the Shell attendant about the internet cafe in JV, and he directed us to JV Cafe. We went over to the café thinking we would order something light to eat to justify our use of the internet and catch up on email.
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SherriWe are in Caldwell, Idaho – about 30 miles outside of Boise. I am sitting here wondering if I can find enough superlatives and adjectives to do our day and the scenery we steeped ourselves in, justice. But I will give it my best shot.
If we moved to JV,
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SherriI am back in Eugene now.
I woke up in Caldwell, with that feeling one gets knowing their travels are in the twilight phase. But also eager to make the most of the day, although I felt it wouldn’t top yesterday and discovering the Grand Canyon.
Back in Oregon,
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SherriTonight I sit in Kahalui, Maui,a cup of kava-kava, drinking it the traditional way, straight from the coconut. That’s how they serve it up in here.
Four months ago, a friend gave me some standby tickets for Alaska Air, and so, I had the idea that a quick visit to Hawaii would be fun.
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