tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post7668243552563723296..comments2023-11-05T17:34:53.515+08:00Comments on Realm of the Lone Grey Squirrel: Faces and PlacesLone Grey Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-72896766163565861112009-04-02T06:57:00.000+08:002009-04-02T06:57:00.000+08:00Memories and friendships of travel to different pl...Memories and friendships of travel to different places provide the kind of souvenirs you will always have, even after you have lost the refrigerator magnets, mugs and other knick-knacks emblazoned with the logos of another time and place. They are treasures.squirrelmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-61430043739987301892009-03-25T02:34:00.000+08:002009-03-25T02:34:00.000+08:00geewits,you are so right. Traveling alone is a gre...geewits,<BR/>you are so right. Traveling alone is a great way to meet people although for ladies a bit of caution and street-wiseness is important.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-91069054405543708642009-03-24T13:34:00.000+08:002009-03-24T13:34:00.000+08:00You are a very lucky man to have had such an adven...You are a very lucky man to have had such an adventure. And thanks for that link, it was fun to read that again.<BR/><BR/>I always tell people that one of the reasons I like to travel alone is because you are more likely to meet all sorts of people. I don't know why most people won't travel alone. Even my Dad who was a man and older than me (really?) would not travel alone.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-24035338720299046432009-03-24T09:56:00.000+08:002009-03-24T09:56:00.000+08:00Violet,In my case, it was more of traveling with a...Violet,<BR/>In my case, it was more of traveling with an "empty" mind! Haha!<BR/><BR/>XUP,<BR/>The full story is:- <BR/><BR/>Dover->(BELGIUM) Oostende->Brugge->Brussels->Han-sur-Lesse->Namur-> (Luxembourg) Luxembourg City->(GERMANY) Trier-> (DENMARK) Copenhagen-> Ribe-> Frederiksborg-> Helsingor-> (SWEDEN)-> (NORWAY) Oslo-> Bergen -> Hardangerfiord -> (SWEDEN) ->(DENMARK)-> (Germany) Munich -> (Yugoslavia) Plitvice Lakes-> (AUSTRIA)Salzburg-> Vienna-> (GERMANY)Herrenchiemsee-> St. Goar/Lorelei -> (BELGIUM)Brussels-> Oostende -> U.K. <BR/><BR/>The thinking then was that this might be a once in a lifetime chance and so for the hard-saved money spent, I was going to see as many countries as possible. Now I recommend spending more time on less destinations instead of running around like a hare on steroids! :)Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-32421284950116581362009-03-24T06:10:00.000+08:002009-03-24T06:10:00.000+08:00You did all this in a month?? Wow. You should do i...You did all this in a month?? Wow. You should do it all again as an adult - maybe with your family and staying in hotels this time and then write a book comparing the two adventures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-60105081843014894322009-03-24T02:59:00.000+08:002009-03-24T02:59:00.000+08:00Every one should travel with an open mind.Every one should travel with an open mind.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-87390737242084490772009-03-23T12:16:00.000+08:002009-03-23T12:16:00.000+08:00hearts,Ahhhhh! *sound of penny dropping* Strangely...hearts,<BR/>Ahhhhh! *sound of penny dropping* Strangely though, it was in Austria and not Germany that I met the old man who asked,"Hitler gud, yah?"Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-21471594356980254752009-03-23T11:52:00.000+08:002009-03-23T11:52:00.000+08:00No, not The Sound of Music. It was in the 60's and...No, not The Sound of Music. It was in the 60's and most Europeans still hated Germans then. Hence, the charade.<BR/><BR/>I seem to have a good ear for accents. I didn't care where they were from, but didn't respect their dishonesty, and their assumption that American girls were easy offended me so I blew the whistle on them.<BR/><BR/>I would love to travel freely again, and to be that young again, if I could.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-36423980835123322632009-03-23T10:42:00.000+08:002009-03-23T10:42:00.000+08:00cz,I can actually feel your excitement in your tra...cz,<BR/>I can actually feel your excitement in your travel posts.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-27661661916684822522009-03-23T10:41:00.000+08:002009-03-23T10:41:00.000+08:00kat,I remember from your earlier posts that you ha...kat,<BR/>I remember from your earlier posts that you have done some interesting travels. Did you not go to Alaska at one point?<BR/><BR/>cabcree,<BR/>I think for you and me, part of the travel lust was a search for home. Once we found it in our spouses, the need to travel diminishes.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-91928639673891053442009-03-23T10:39:00.000+08:002009-03-23T10:39:00.000+08:00Joyce,I agree. Train trips are great. A wonderfu...Joyce,<BR/>I agree. Train trips are great. A wonderful combination of scenery and companionship. I also agree about train stations being a great place to watch people. I think train stations are charged with emotional energy; whether it is the joy of reunion or the pathos of loneliness.<BR/>Ever thought of taking the Orient Express?<BR/><BR/>Mark,<BR/>I think traveling through the USA is sufficient to chalk up a whole series of interesting characters on the road. You must have volumes of stories.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-34740077005761776912009-03-23T10:34:00.000+08:002009-03-23T10:34:00.000+08:00hearts,Fascinating. How did you see through their...hearts,<BR/>Fascinating. How did you see through their act? And why would being Austrian make them more successful with the ladies? Is it the association with the Sound of Music or something else? Curious squirrels would like to know.<BR/><BR/>Molly,<BR/>Your nephew is going to the land of the Tango! How exciting. And for yourself, its not too late to plan such a trip but as we grow older, I think we also grow wiser in that quantity (of countries visited) is not better than quality (spending more and better quality time in just a few locations).Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-39065609418116349392009-03-23T07:33:00.000+08:002009-03-23T07:33:00.000+08:00That sounds like a fabulous trip.I haven't yet los...That sounds like a fabulous trip.<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet lost my thrill of travelling to new places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-16054128547696673422009-03-22T22:39:00.000+08:002009-03-22T22:39:00.000+08:00I used to enjoy traveling a lot more than I do tod...I used to enjoy traveling a lot more than I do today myself. This week I had to go to here and then there and I was missing my man. It's much if he can go with me! Anywho...enjoy reading your adventures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-10256872406028288952009-03-22T20:41:00.000+08:002009-03-22T20:41:00.000+08:00Welcome home!Travel Travel Travel, something the s...Welcome home!<BR/><BR/>Travel Travel Travel, something the stayathomekat should have done more of! The world and all its peoples and history and cultures... so fascinating.<BR/><BR/>I hope on this most recent trip you made some fond memories as well.StayAtHomeKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928360317084517038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-67062450376305260552009-03-22T18:35:00.000+08:002009-03-22T18:35:00.000+08:00I had a wanderlust as a young man as well but the ...I had a wanderlust as a young man as well but the difference was only in the places we traveled. I've never been away from North America but the people met all have a story to go along with the ride.<BR/><BR/>I was a road dog, you a road squirrel.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-60779300935250719902009-03-22T12:54:00.000+08:002009-03-22T12:54:00.000+08:00Sounds like a great trip. It is so wonderful to m...Sounds like a great trip. It is so wonderful to meet people from all walks of life. I have met some great people while traveling on the train. I would love to get on a train and go somewhere. I love that you can walk around or just sit and look out the windows.<BR/>Train stations are great for people watching.Joyce's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945357684827833354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-33685305092276022522009-03-22T11:42:00.000+08:002009-03-22T11:42:00.000+08:00That sounds like a great ramble through Europe. My...That sounds like a great ramble through Europe. My nephew, who lives in Ireland, has just embarked on just such a trip. He started out in Buenos Aires last week..... I would give my eye teeth to be young again and have a chance to do something like that!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35697944.post-18454748226587902152009-03-22T10:59:00.000+08:002009-03-22T10:59:00.000+08:00Welcome home! It sounds like a wonderful trip wit...Welcome home! It sounds like a wonderful trip with many memories to treasure.<BR/><BR/>Long ago, I met two young men in Venice who pretended to be Austrian while trying to pick up my friend and me. I insisted that they were really German until finally, one of them admitted it but said that they had no luck with girls until they began passing for Austrian.<BR/><BR/>The people we meet traveling often stay with us forever, even as the scenery and other details blur.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.com