Well after a break of a couple of months and two very enjoyable holidays it is time to continue on the Web 2 journey and complete all the exercises! Hopefully I will get the chance to display some of my photos.

Arrived in Alaska!

Well Trinny arrived in Alaska last night around midnight. Arrived very hungry as United Airlines don't serve food on flights departing after 8pm so dinner was 2 small packets of Pretzels - that was all that was available on a 4 and half hour flight! Made the most of the complimentary breakfast this morning!

Raining when we arrived, thankfully today was fine and sunny. Didn't get going until noon as went back to bed for a couple of hours sleep after breakfast! Went on an hour long city tour to get the feel of the place, Spent a few hours at the Museum and art gallery. Some really interesting exhibts about the history of Alaska. Also a great exhibition on the Yuungnaqpiallerput and their way of life - how they incorporate their culture and theo;ld ways of living into their lives today.

Have just been downtown for dinner - had a lovely red salmon chowder.

Free internet at the hotel so I am doing my emails to keep my self awake.

An aside - all the airports have places for people to plug in their laptops and work. This hotel has wireless and internet is free. I think this is what we should be providing also! Oh well off to watch some American TV.

Word Clouds

Now I know what a word cloud is (at least I think I do) Here is my link: http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/65973/Travel

To get this to work I had to download Java to my home PC - had thought I had already done that some time ago. Everything takes me longer than I think it should.

Week 3 - playing!

Being a female of "older" years I thought I would try the face lift site. here is the before and after shots - don't think the improvement is enough to make me sign up for surgery!

Danielle's help

Finally got my RSS link to work with help from Danielle. Now it is on to Week 3! I have logged in several times through the week but all my time is taken up reading everyones blog ans that has meant that I haven't had time to play as yet!
I must not get sidetracked this week as I need to make progress before I fly away on my travels!

The RSS link doesn't work so I must have done something wrong. Will email for help!

Am trying to get thtough a few lessons before I fly off on my next travels however it has taken me over an hour to stumble around RSS lesson. Still not sure it I have done what is required. One of the feeds contains the weather at my holiday destination so I can keep an eye on how it is going - maybe that will help me to reduce the amount of luggage I take (somehow I don't think so!)

Anyway my blogline is: http://www.bloglines.com/public/trinnythetraveller

I haven't changed the colour - I chose this template because I like the dusky pink colours! I found the poem on the internet and am now wondering whether how to reference something found on the internet - will have to ask Charlotte!

It is not the blogging that is difficult - it is the writer's block - the staring at the blank screen wondering what to write.

Marvelous Travel

I travel with my eyes

Watching those silently cry

Asking themselves the question why

Someone left them without saying goodbye

I travel with my thoughts

I travel with my pen

To write about children, women and men

I travel with my voice

I travel with my hope

That something new, would spring into my horoscope

Whether in Asia, America or Europe

There'll always be something interesting to scope

I travel to many different places

Mix with many different races

Identify tribesmen by their faces

And little girls with their laces

I travel with intensive faith

Lavishing love, rebutting hate

I travel with or without money

So please, listen to my testimony

The good, the bad and even the ugly

Every experience is worth life's journey

For 'll always be marveled

Whenever I travel

Joshua Fernandez