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My bags are packed, flights are checked, and we’re ready to go back to Africa. Can’t wait to ring in the new year in Cape Town.

Hope all goes well and check for photo updates on my Picassa site.

I found a quick pictorial slide presentation I put together last time I was there in 2003 with my good buddy Martin Spit. (Unfortunately this was put together with a lovely Microsoft product which only allows you to view this in ie)

Finally, since this post is going in the travel section, i wanted to give a good shout out to a great hotel in Bucaramanga, Colombia. - the HOTEL DANN CARLTON BUCARAMANGA. The folks there were super friendly, very attentive and gave everyone a five star service. Much better than most experiences i have had anywhere else. (There is also an awesome gym across the street… but maybe thats for another post).

Monkey celebrating and sending everyone a holiday cheer:

and although we are a bit late with this one, happy Chanukah

of course if you have time to follow Monkey’s life… go for it here!

After writing about two marathons, a 50 mile run, I just cant resist to announce another record, the marathon trip back home. For the record, this is the longest trip home I have taken so far, and as the cliché goes, I have taken some long trips home (Caveat necessary here - does not include Around the Trip World with Mara). Here is the breakdown of the planes, trains and automobiles:

Hour::Destination::Mode of Transportation
0:00::Boat::Davao, Phillipines
1:00::Bus::Airport
4:00::Cepbu Pacific::Manila
6:00::Jeepny (yes, I took it all by myself!)::Airport Hotel and back
12:00::Phillipines Airlines::Bejing
23:00::United::Washington DC
35:00::United::Washinton DC - Chicago
37:00::Cab home!

Glad to be home. It’s a good thing I didn’t get too settled in PH