Take a Ride

Motion sickness wasn't my friend on this fast jet boat. Doing 360s just made my head throb. Was a cool river valley. NZ is paradise. A dream fulfilled to ski in summer.

Plenty of great places along this road. Flagstaff is cool, Grand Canyon nearby, so is Sedona, Petrified Forest and that's just AZ.

Look for the wild donkeys!

Get you kicks on Route 66!! Eat some bad food and see some funky towns too!

If you can do not go during the summer peak season. Siberia can get very hot and there are lots of inserts (especially around Lake Baikal). Go in late September for the fall colors, warm days and cool nights. If you want to see the stunning snow and ice scenes, go late December to January.

Accommodations are spartan by Western standards, make sure to get a first or second class ticket. You might want to do this trip with friends since the sleeper cars hold 2-4 people. Make sure to confirm sleeping births reservations for each section of the trip (and for the correct days), otherwise you might be out of luck...

It takes six or more days to travel the length of the Trans-Siberian railway. You should also consider making the trip in sections to allow you to see the sights (especialy Lake Baikal).

Know that the Road to Hana is an all-day adventure. The entire day took us over 12 hours. We did stop for a hike at the Seven Sacred Pools, which took a couple of hours, but the day would have still been 10+ hours without the hike.

When driving the Road to Hana consider going around the island by car. The island has 17 different climates and you can see a bunch of them just by continuing past Hana. One minute you're in a lush, tropical paradise and the next you're in the middle of a desert.

kids went wet zorbing, a little stinky

This was a great time. We did it up at Chico Hot Srpings in Montana. We were able to drive our own sled. Ask ahead to amke sure you can do the same.

The following are the prices from Zero G as of May 2012: $4,950 + 5% tax: Register yourself and/or others for a ZERO-G Experience. $195: You can also register yourself and/or others for a Non-Flyer Guest Package. A Non-Flyer Guest Package is designed for friends and family members who want to join in on the pre and post flight activities but would rather keep both feet on the ground. The Non-Flyer Guest Package includes ZERO-G merchandise and attendance at the pre and post flight orientation and Re-gravitation Celebration. Please note that guests will not be admitted into the Training Facility if a reservation is not confirmed.

Great way to see the island. I was able to do this when you could start at the top. You want to see a sunrise you are going to have to get picked up VERY early from the bike companies.

This was an awesome experience. We did the sunrise one and were not able to really see the sunrise since there were many clouds out that morning. I think you would be okay doing the one that started a little later in the morning.