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I grew up in small towns in Northern California (closer to Oregon than anything else.) For the last 40 years I've lived in the Spokane, Washington, area. I am just about 20 miles from Idaho.
I retired in 2003 after working for 15 years as Spokane's City/County Recycling Coordinator. It was a great job, especially in the earlier years, because it was a new position for the city and we were creating all our programs from scratch. Designing them was the fun part.
I'm a reader--I'm always surrounded by books. I enjoy music, especially jazz and world music. I often buy a CD or two in the countries I visit, especially from local groups I heard while there.
Travel is somewhere between a passion and an obsession...I always wanted to travel, but never could do much about it until the last 10 years or so. Now I am making up for lost time, and I love it. If the travel fund has enough in it, I'm ready to go. I have a mental list of places I have to see, but I'm also an opportunist. If a friend says "I need a roommate for... " I will probably say, "Why not?" even though it is a place I never thought about.
I don't do just one kind of vacation--it all has something to offer. I've done cruises, trains, bus tours, city stays, and volunteer vacations; and I've arrived places by camel, elephant, rickshaw, hot air balloon and dugout canoe. (I draw the line at anything resembling extreme sports--no motorcycles, ziplines, parachutes, etc.)
Petted a rhino (No, he was not in a cage)
Rode an elephant
Rode a camel
Hand-fed a giraffe
Paddled a dugout canoe
Rode on the roof of a train in Ecuador
Eaten guinea pig, paca, warthog, toasted grasshopper, mopani worm (ick!), ants, cricket, and smoked water snake (not bad!)
Swam with penguins
Floated over Cappadocia in a balloon (I’m afraid of heights!)
Flew in a glider
Walked on the Antarctic continent
Camped in the Sahara
Boated on Lake Baikal
I am somewhat “chicken” (along with old and decrepit) and some of these activities have really pushed my limits, but I don’t want to go through life regretting the things I didn’t do.
All 7 continents (Kiribati counts for Oceana); 47 countries
Panama Canal and Suez Canal
Trains: Copper Canyon (Mexico), Trans-Siberian (Mongolian Rte),and Trans-Canada
It will take a lot of time to get all the pages done. Eventually, I will have quite a few of them.
Lunch with Basaic, Spokane, 10-2-2010
Lunch with HomandEd, Miami, Oct. 2011
Lunch with Suet; dinner with Suet and her husband, Edinburgh, May 2012
Dinner with Song, Orlando, May 2013
(Hoping this section will grow!)
Personal Pages (2)
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Written Aug 10, 2009
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Cruising the North Atlantic
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Written Jan 1, 2012
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World Heritage Sites I Have Seen
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JessieLang
“"Not all who wander are lost" (but I probably am)”
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Spokane
Intro, 41 reviews, 47 photos
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Lima
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Antarctica
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Quito
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Havana
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Cusco
Intro, 16 reviews, 39 photos
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Departamento de Loreto
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Morocco
Intro, 11 reviews, 40 photos, 3 travelogues
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Comments (109)
Hi Jessie I like your profile page, particularly what I've done. Will have to check up to see if you have any page on my homeland downunder - Australia
Thanks, Mike. You won't find any Australia pages--I haven't been there yet, but it is on the list if the old body holds up for a few more years.
Thank you Jessie for the birthday greetings! Better late than never. It is a great day for me, I just got back on line! Finally!
Jessie, I had a wonderful time meeting you in person on your visit to Orlando. So glad we could get together for dinner at Bahama Breeze. It is one of my favorite restaurants and so relaxing. I enjoyed out chats about world travel and how you are such an adventurous woman. You let no grass grow under your feet!!! Thanks for a nice evening. Will post our picture together later. Kathy
Kathy--I really enjoyed meeting you too. It was fun to get acquainted with you. Thanks again for dinner.
Thanks for your answer to 'travelling to Bilbao'. I appreciate your advice.
Hi Jessie! Hope you are doing well. To see what I have done lately see my post in the Misc Forum. I think the pic is kinda neat.
She's a cutie!
I agree but I may be prejudiced.
Thanks for your answer to 'Three weeks in Northern Spain'.
Thanks for your answer to 'Three weeks in Northern Spain'. Thanks for your advice.
Thanks for your answer to 'Which one to Choose?'.
Hi Jess. How are you going? Going on any interesting trips?
You're welcome. Have an awesome trip!
Hi Jessie - how are things with you? What exciting travel plans do you have coming up?
Oh, I love the Alaska cruise! Tanzania sounds interesting too! We're doing a big family reunion cruise from NYC to Bermuda on a brand new ship in June as well. Then Disney between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We'll see what else pops up!
Oh, I love the Alaska cruise! Tanzania sounds interesting too! We're doing a big family reunion cruise from NYC to Bermuda on a brand new ship in June as well. Then Disney between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We'll see what else pops up!