http://allyc.wordpress.com see what there is to see Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:01:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RyanAir and EasyJet come to mind when I think of European budget airlines, and if I were recommending American budget airlines to people, I would suggest Southwest (although not as budgety as RyanAir). But I've decided that this week I am going to look into other budget airlines to ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/budget-airlines/ Because I think about travel every day and I believe I will be traveling more and more in the near future, I have listed places that I would really, really like to go. Besides Japan, we will hopefully be going to at least two of the places on this ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/a-list-of-places/ When Reggie and I moved from Massachusetts to Maryland, it was a smashing success.  Reggie traveled in his little pet-carrier in the car passenger seat, growling every ten or so minutes at his situation.  We stopped a few times for gas and arrived at the new house at same time ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/traveling-with-reggie/ Those of you who have pets (and even some of you without) understand that finding someone to take care of your pet while you're away can be (a) challenging (b) difficult (c) a pain (d) expensive (e) a nightmare.  If you have a dog or cat, it may be as ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/traveling-without-reggie/ I survived skiing this past weekend.  I did not find the "lodge" with the fireplace, and I left my knitting/book in the car about a mile away, anyway. So I skiied. I did not run anyone over. I was only almost-run-over twice.  But it started raining ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/a-rainy-ski-trip/ If you know me, you know the indoors and cement-city-blocks are way more my thing than the traditional out-of-doors.  This weekend, however, I am for the third time ever, spending my days whooshing down a mountain in Pennsylvania.  I will most likely break a leg (on the green slopes) and ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/skiing-the-third/ We booked our hotels last night. I'd say all-in-all, we spent 5-6 hours researching hotels and locations before we could pick. We decided, though, that even before we had figured out what we wanted to see in Japan, we needed to book hotels. Because apparently hotels for ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/japan-hotels/ Sumo.  These guys eat a lot of rice.  They have public tournaments around the country multiple times each year.  Unfortunately there will be no tournaments while we are in the country (boooo!). Kabuki.  This has become kind of a tourist thing, given that the locals don't go out to Kabuki every ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/experience-tokyo/ The Shinkansen is the super fast, bullet train in Japan.  Superman couldn't catch this thing.  And what's more, there are a ton of them.  From Tokyo to Kyoto there's one leaving every 8-10 minutes.  In order to ride it, you have to buy a ticket (of course) which should be ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/japan-trains/ I've learned a lot in the past four days about Japan and its customs and traditions. These traditions are in place to make society a better place to live, and for the most part I agree with them, though I am certainly not used to them. I will ... http://allyc.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/learning-japan-tradition/