I really can't say enough good things about Seattle - it's easily made the shortlist of places that i'd live in. My opinions may be slightly biased by the fact that i've been staying at a great hostel and hanging around cool people in weather that the newspapers have descibed as "Sizzling".
Seattle has a reputation for being wet, gloomy and depressing. My arrival triggered the two hottest days of the year and I got sunburnt. Perhaps they should fly me up here more often... And despite the fact that Americans may be carrying a few extra pounds, they've proven to be as friendly as any people i've met.
The other travellers i've met so far this trip have been fantastic fun. I've spent most of my time hanging out with Lizzie, (red jacket) a music fanatic and part time drug dealer from central england who talks at almost weslike speeds and Daniela, (blue jacket) a french/italian/spanish tutor who grew up in africa and still manages more fluent english than me.
For the record I did crush them both at pictionary.
Activity-wise i've managed to fit in a picturesque ferry ride (including a close encounter with nuclear submarine), a (very wimpy) 30 mile bike adventure, the worst Underground tour ever, some shopping in the world's largest outdoor/camping store and - the highlight of my trip so far - a visit to the worlds coolest library. It's 10 stories tall, shaped like a bizarre glass mushroom and has sloped floors which allow you to walk across 5 stories in a continuous loop from dewey 0 to 1000. If that doesn't sounds cool to you then you're just not nerdy enough.
You can check out the rest of the pics from my trip so far via the link on the right hand side of the blog.
I'm heading out in a few hours on a 14 day hiking/bus tour of the American North-West and I don't anticipate a lot of internet access. I should have a bunch of good stories and photos ready when I make it to San Fransisco! I've also organised a US sim card so feel free to drop me an SMS at 206-965-0933 (i think the prefix is +1).
Seattle has a reputation for being wet, gloomy and depressing. My arrival triggered the two hottest days of the year and I got sunburnt. Perhaps they should fly me up here more often... And despite the fact that Americans may be carrying a few extra pounds, they've proven to be as friendly as any people i've met.
The other travellers i've met so far this trip have been fantastic fun. I've spent most of my time hanging out with Lizzie, (red jacket) a music fanatic and part time drug dealer from central england who talks at almost weslike speeds and Daniela, (blue jacket) a french/italian/spanish tutor who grew up in africa and still manages more fluent english than me.
For the record I did crush them both at pictionary.
Activity-wise i've managed to fit in a picturesque ferry ride (including a close encounter with nuclear submarine), a (very wimpy) 30 mile bike adventure, the worst Underground tour ever, some shopping in the world's largest outdoor/camping store and - the highlight of my trip so far - a visit to the worlds coolest library. It's 10 stories tall, shaped like a bizarre glass mushroom and has sloped floors which allow you to walk across 5 stories in a continuous loop from dewey 0 to 1000. If that doesn't sounds cool to you then you're just not nerdy enough.
You can check out the rest of the pics from my trip so far via the link on the right hand side of the blog.
I'm heading out in a few hours on a 14 day hiking/bus tour of the American North-West and I don't anticipate a lot of internet access. I should have a bunch of good stories and photos ready when I make it to San Fransisco! I've also organised a US sim card so feel free to drop me an SMS at 206-965-0933 (i think the prefix is +1).
2 comments:
Good blogging, taking you off the "worst blogger ever" list. Gluck with the hiking, look forward to reading the next update!
Yayyy Seattle!
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