Don't know much about history

On a serious note, one I usually avoid, I'd like to mention the fact that Israel has somewhat good health care and social services. I don't know much about the subject of social care in Israel, but when you see so many homeless people in America,  you realize how important that is.
And yes, I'm probably speaking mostly from an egoistic POV because seeing people sleeping on the sidewalk makes me feel bad in general, but for them as well.

And on a happier note, we've made it all the way to Toronto yesterday.
There are so many things going on in this city: festivals, flea markets, sci-fi conventions (fan expo), free concerts all day long...etc
The atmosphere here is brilliant, lots of good vibes.
For now we are only staying for a couple of days, but we are thinking about prolonging our stay.

It's morning time, 8am, and I've already went to the gym at the hotel and took a shower.
Ron (my mate) is still asleep. When he wakes up I want to go to a coffee shop I saw last night, called "the second cup", for a cup of hot chocolate and a muffin.

I'll upload some photos soon, and write about the past week later on.

America v1.01

So we've decided to skip Detroit, and go to Niagara falls via Buffalo.
I'm writing from Cleveland (Rocks!), Ohio.
Tomorrow I'm going to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH. It has 17 roller coasters and much more.
I'll update with details from the trip so far in a few days.


Miss you all.

I've gone to look for America

So, tomorrow is the night we take off back in time to the east coast.

I'm still in the process of packing and organizing my things, but I'm almost done.

I'm excited and my stomach is playing tricks on me.

Here is a partial list of things I'm going to do while I'm there:

• Whale watching on the east coast (Portland, Boston or cape cod).
• Boating or canoeing in the thousand islands.
• Visit Niagara Falls.
• Go to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH.
• Go to Comedy Clubs.
• Buy exceedingly large bags of potato chips.
• Look down through the glass floor of the CN tower in Toronto.
• Go on day hikes in national parks.
• Meet new people with the help of Couchsurfing.com
• Have my picture taken with Summer Glau in the Sci-fi fan expo in Toronto.
• Get soup from the Soup Natzie in NYC.
• See a Broadway show
• Go running in Central Park
• Visit the Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park.
• Pay 30 dollars rent on Bleecker street.

and the list can go on and on and on.....

to my few readers, you may comment and add things you'd like to do or think I should do.

America v1.00

View our route in a larger map


Taking off in less than a week.
August 19th - September 18th
~1800 miles round trip from and to Philadelphia, PA.
Driving 2/3 of the way.

That's all folks (or is it?)

I took the train from Manchester to London, and boarded a plane back home.
thinking : "what the hell am I going to do with my life now?"
but before we get to that (if we ever get there).
here are a few more things I have to share:
1. My 1 person tent was water-proof but not wind-proof.
but can you really expect something to be wind-proof when you keep the window open?
I almost froze to death at the first night because of it.
The second time around I closed the window so it was nice and warm inside.
I woke at 5 am to the sound of rain on my tent and not a single drop went in.
It was also easy to set-up and fold back in.

2. The guide book is for backpackers that only carry themselves and maybe a couple of power bars.

3. I like vegetarian English breakfasts.

4. Maybe I should go back to Glossop in the future. Those things are never the same though, so maybe I should leave it to chance.

And to my current plans: I'm leaving in 2 weeks for a month long USA & Canada trip with one of my best friends. And now that I think about it maybe I'll keep updating the blog with this new journey.

and here are a couple of pictures to end this part of the blog:

Next to my tent at the camp site

The long and winding road

Credits

The Old house B&B (Torside) - a comfortable, warm place to sleep. Run by good people that serve good food.

"The Globe" (Glossop) - best English pub experience. lovely people. 

Standford's (London) - travel shop heaven 

Vodafone - cheap SIM and internet connection. 

To all the people on the way that said Hi or Hello to me.