June 2006
Homeward Bound
Posted by on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in - 1 comment
We are in the midst of packing and cleaning. Today we leave Margarita Island after spending just under eight weeks here. We've had a marvelous adventure. From holding pythons to lying on beautiful beaches, we've done it all. • In the next few weeks we'll be posting more reviews over on the …
Music Flashback
Posted by on Saturday, June 24, 2006 in - 2 comments
Here on Margarita Island we've noticed that there seems to be somewhat of a musical time warp. At first we thought it was a taxi driver here, or a store there, but over the past two months we've noticed a trend: The North American music being listened to down here is 10-20 years old. • Artists …
In case you haven't heard: Peter is home from his slow travels
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006
Two Years of Linux
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006 in - leave a comment
Two years ago I made the switch from Windows XP to Fedora Core 2. I haven't looked back since. • Since then I've been through three major updates of Fedora (3,4,5). It's gotten better with each round. All of the complaints I had at the start have been addressed, including removing the stupid …
Avian Flu Reaches Prince Edward Island, Canada
Posted by on Friday, June 16, 2006 in - 1 comment
Breaking news: Holy Crap! - A case of H5 Avian flu has been found in a bird here on lil' old Prince Edward Island. • See the CBC article here for more information. • I blame the Pelican.
World Cup fever hits the browser. Nike and Google just released the Joga Companion for Firefox. I've been using it for the past few days and it's very well done and VERY addictive.
Posted by on Thursday, June 15, 2006
Posted by on Thursday, June 15, 2006
Giardia - Beaver Fever
Posted by on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 in - leave a comment
Well it's doomed to happen: go live in a foreign tropical country for a few months and you'll get something. We've actually lucked out. Other than a few nasty days of Montezuma's Revenge we've done ok. • We're actually pretty sure our nasty days were caused by your friend, and mine, Giardia …
The Joy of Slow Travel
Posted by on Sunday, June 11, 2006 in - 7 comments
It was Peter’s trip to France that sparked the idea: go somewhere and actually live there. Don’t pass through a place, live in it. Live in a community for an extended period of time. Instead of touring an entire country in five days, stay a few weeks in the same town and saunter around. Take time …
Life on Margarita Island
Posted by on Friday, June 9, 2006 in - 2 comments
Twelve interesting things we've discovered about life on Margarita Island (and in Venezuela): • Beer is cheaper than water (20 cents a can). • Gas is cheaper than beer (4 cents a litre). • Cheddar Cheese is non-existent. We've looked high and low and the closest we've come is Kraft singles …