Category Archives: Travel

Travel stories from Rosa and Richard.

Air Travel Frustrations

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Richard

“YOU WILL OVERCOME DIFFICULT TIMES” – Panda Express fortune cookie I was to return home to Ottawa today. However, policies with the Air Canada check-in at Orlando mean that I am spending one more day here. I am heartbroken, as I … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Space Center Vistors Complex

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Richard

Today, I visited the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex. I spent about 10-hours there, seeing everything I could possibly see. I got up early and arrived just after the doors opened at 9:00AM. I checked the schedule and saw that … Continue reading →

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STS-132 Video coming

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Richard

Just before I went to bed last night, I remembered that I had shot a video of the entire Atlantis launch. Before I traveled down to Florida, I searched the video-sphere for very wide-angle shots of a shuttle launch. I … Continue reading →

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Visiting Cocoa Beach

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Richard

The day after the launch and I decided to stay in Cocoa Beach with Janice and Richard and relax. In the morning, they took me out in their pontoon boat. It was really nice to be out on the water. … Continue reading →

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STS-132 Atlantis Launch

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Richard

It’s all over and I’m in the 4-hour traffic jam leaving the causeway for Cocoa Beach. I’m overwhelmed and even a little melancholy – it all happened so fast did I miss anything? I woke up at 5:00am. I was … Continue reading →

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Preparing for STS-132

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Richard

On Friday, I will be attending the STS-132 Space Shuttle launch, the final scheduled flight of Shuttle Atlantis. Over Christmas, Rosa and I talked about following our desires. Too often, I miss opportunities to do what I want to do … Continue reading →

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Last Work Day of the Decade

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Richard

Today is the last work day of the decade for me. I’m still working in the office in Lab 9, as I have some work to complete before I leave on vacation. I end the decade only feet from the … Continue reading →

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Added Germany trip details

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Richard

I’ve finished writing the story of our trip to Germany. Our trip story: http://myredbmw.net/travel/germany-july-2006/ Our gallery (protected): http://gallery.myredbmw.net/v/Travel/Germany2006/ I’ve finished writing the story of our trip to Germany. Our trip story: http://myredbmw.net/travel/germany-july-2006/ Our gallery: http://gallery.myredbmw.net/v/Travel/Germany2006/ The Google Earth file from … Continue reading →

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Added Spain trip details

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Richard

I’ve finished writing the story of our trip to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. All of the photos in our travel gallery are now captioned (don’t know how I missed doing that before). Our trip story: http://myredbmw.net/travel/spain-2005/ Our gallery: http://gallery.myredbmw.net/v/Travel/Spain2005/ The … Continue reading →

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Added England Trip details

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Richard

I have completed the uploading of all of the London trip details. For each trip we have taken, I want to add some of the stories about what we saw, and what happened, plus our photos (protected gallery), and also … Continue reading →

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