Back on the Road

After a week in the Daytona area catching up with family, and a weekend in Tampa catching up with more family and friends, I am now back on the road.  This week, Denver, then Oklahoma to visit Donald (old site-mate) before beginning a road-trip with Shannon (the one that visited Malawi).

I know, now that I'm back stateside, I'm far less interesting, so expect far fewer updates.  That being said, I will continue to maintain this blog through the end of the year, culminating in an epic finale.

Repatriated

Landing in the United States of America

Taxing into the airport, immigration, and my official return as an American citizen

Burj Khalifa

Food in Dubai

Restaurants Found in Dubai and not just in touristy parts of town

Hardy's

PF Chang 

Pink Berry

Papa John's

Subway

KFC

Burger King

McDonald's

Olive Garden

Chili's

Cheesecake Factory 

IHOP

TGI Fridays

Starbucks 

Panda

Panda Express

Tim Horton's

Dunkin' Doughnuts

Häagan-Daz

Baskin Robins

Cinna-bun

Nandos

Wing Stop

Wendy's

Debonair's

Red Lobster

Texas Roadhouse

UNO 

Gloria Jeans

Johnny Rocket's

Seattle's Best

Outback

Macaroni Grill

But, no Taco Bell!!!

P.S. I needed Google to find an actual Middle Eastern restaurant. 

Check out the name of this one

Goodbye Africa

Cam and I spent our last night in Africa, after 810 days straight without leaving, in Johannesburg (ok, Cam is still traveling through Morocco, but that hardly counts). Both of us had the same top priority: don't get shot or robbed.  Well, I'm happy to say that we succeeded.

Our "Last Supper", a late lunch when we got into Jo'berg, was at Carnivore. We are all sorts of meats, including zebra, springbok, impala, and kudu. It was amazing, and after two hours of waiters just bring big skewers of meat to our table and cutting us off pieces, we were stuffed. So, naturally, we had cheesecake.

That night was rather uneventful. We had a few beers, watched Mission Impossible 3 and most of Crank (until the bar where the TV was closed), then went to bed. Unfortunately, my mind was racing, so it took me 3 hours to get to sleep. 

The next morning, I was tired, but Cam talked me into following through with our plans (I didn't want to drive, but was definitely wrong) to visit the Apartheid Museum, where they currently have a special exhibit on Nelson Mandela. We spent 5 hours, and could've spent longer. Very educational with so much information. 

Then it was to the airport, some last minute curios shopping, a drink, and saying farewell to Africa...for now.