Grand Trek Part 6 of 8

We woke up early for our drive down to San Antonio.  People are so friendly in this Texan State.  It’s easy to imagine living here.  Aside from the historical Alamo, they have a place called Riverwalk that reminds you of Venice (in Italy).  It’s a cool way to take a stroll around the shops [...]

Grand Trek Part 5 of 8

 We got ready at 6am to meet the new group who would be taking the three-week Southern Sun trek from NY to LA.  Jono, Agus and I are the ‘old’ ones still here.  Joining us were three Germans; Dirk & Dirk. (Two best friends with the same name!) A German girl named Manuela, Anna & [...]

Grand Trek Park 4 of 8

We stayed at this nice ranch in South Dakota.  It felt like we were one big happy ‘United Colors of Benetton’ family.  There was a big trampoline outside. We could go horseback riding and an option to hike Badlands the next day.  But tonight was just bonding for all of us. Everyone gathered around in [...]

Grand Trek Part 3 of 8

 Now imagine those cowboy movies you’ve watched. This place is probably the best true to life example of a Wild West town located in the valley of the American Rockies where everything cowboy comes to life. On the map Jackson Hole is like a board game where the roads are flat with wooden houses and [...]

Grand Trek Part 2 of 8

It was seven-thirty in the morning 22nd of May 2002,  I was at the Hacienda Hotel’s lobby waiting anxiously to meet my tour mates.  At exactly seven-forty, the group started to appear, one by one people came out of their hiding places as the tour leader called our names and gave a brief introduction of [...]