Final day - from Marathon, Texas to Dallas, Texas

Our finaly day was awesome. We got up early in the morning (5.15 AM) while it was still dark and drove along highway 67 (more to follow later). I was home around 3.00 PM and more than 500 miles behind. Overall we drove more than 1600 miles.

Third night in Terlingua Ranch

We drove around 200 miles during our second day, from Ft Davies down 67 to Marfa, then to Presidio that is by the Mexican border. From Presidio we drove along the beautiful Rio Grande along highway 170 to Lajitas, Terlingua and then finally to our overnight place Terlingua Ranch....

Second day with lunch in Pecos, Texas

We drove from Abilene to Pecos and had lunch in Pecos in a traditional Mexican take-away place and it was very authentic indeed. From Pecos our journey continued on highway 17 to Fort Wayne where we had reserved rooms in the beautiful hotel....(Will descibe later). We drove also an additional loop of 70 miles to see the observatories of McDonalds that is managed by the University of Texas at Austin. Today's trip was around 450 miles.

Big Bend motorcycle trip finally here

Five good friends and 1600 miles ahead of us. We left Dallas around 06.00 PM and the first leg took us to Abilene, Texas. We drove mostly in the dark, but the weather was good and our ride was smooth. We are staying by interstate 20 by Abilene in a local Best Western Inn and Suites. Tomorrow we will drive to Fort Davies, Texas. The drive today was around 200 miles.

Mexico City International airport works well

I have to say that the airporrt works well and they have a nice American Admirals Club that frequent travelers like myself enjoy. The trip from the downtown area was not bad 04.30 AM but I would reserve lots of time during regular hours. The traffic in Mexico City is horrifying.

Mexico City is very interesting

I have to say that I very much enjoyed to see and feel the life of Mexico City. Very vibrant and lots of building and development going on which means that the local economy is growing. I also had the chance to sit in a car multiple times and saw tens of different neighbourhoods and many of them were very nice indeed. I am sure this place is going to be a place for me to visit lots of times

Mexico City - new destination to explore

I am very excited to fly to Mexico City today.... A direct American Airlines flight from DFW International airport to Mexico City International airport where I will have transportation waiting on me...

Beautiful Helsinki early morning - Texas here I come

It is time to go home again. My flight takes me today from Helsinki to Frankfurt, Germany and then to Dallas. Very nice to get home..... 2 weeks of travel has been productive but home is home, no matter what.

Prague -International airport - not bad experience

This is my first time on this airport. Pretty nice and large. It seems to be a major hub to other European and US destinations.

Little did I know about airport location

I had no idea that Slovakians use Vienna international airport as one of their exits to differnent parts of the world. It is only 45 kilometers from Bratislava. You live and learn....

Two days of rain in Slovakia

The fall is definetely here in Slovakia. It has now rained for straight two days and I am on my way back to Helsinki via Prague. Tomorrow I will be flying back to Dallas via Germany.

Bratislava old downtown is full of history

I had a chance to walk around the beautiful old downtown Bratislava during my arrival afternoon and it really is full of history and old buildings. I stayed in the Danube hotel which is very central to downtown area.... walking distance to everything.

Bratislava, Slovakia here I come

I am on my way to Slovakia from Helsinki to Prague with a change of plane that takes me to Bratislava. I am very excited to see the country specifically as I have never seen it before.

Back from Kotka via Porvoo

I used the bus to get back to Helsinki. However, this time I stayed in Porvoo for a day. Porvoo is a beautiful city 50 kilometers east of Helsinki. I warmly recommend if you have time to visit Porvoo. It is worth it.

Kotka Kuutsalo in my mind

I had a chance to visit a beautiful island outside Kotka on Saturday. I was interested in a very old cottage that has been built in 1918. The nature was very nice but the cottage was run down. I have to say that the Finnish nature is something that it is very hard to find anywhere else.

Bus from Helsinki to Kotka, Finland-when did I miss the price increase

The best way to move around in Finland is with public transportation. However, since when did it cost 240 old Finnish markka to take a bus to kotka and back. This is more than 40 Euros. The bus trip is convenient but I do not want to pay for the bus itself and its investments.

Helsinki last week of August - last week of summer

I was lucky. The last week here in Helsinki was very nice but 31st og August the typical Finnish fall weather was here again.

Back to Europe - via Paris

It is still hot in Dallas, but according to Helsinki weather... I do not need to worry... It is raining.... This trip is 2 weeks with a little swing via Slovakia... Very exciting. My seat is in business Boeing 767.... Sweet

American Airlines did it again

I am a happy camper. My flight to Dallas was delayed and they booked me into an earlier flight.... To first class. These guys really know how to treat their clients.

On my way to hot Chicago

Beautiful morning in Dallas Texas this morning and I am on my way to Chicago for one night. First class again, thank you American Airlines! What makes this trip even more enjoyable is the fact that the first initial book manuscript is ready and I sent it for a review to the book publisher yesterday.