Key West, Florida, USA - 15th September 2007
By: ppagano
I went on the "35th Annual Key West Poker Run" with my new friend visiting from Russia - Snegovik.
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Posted Sep 18, 2007, 1:05 am
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Key West, Florida, USA - 15th September 2007
By: ppagano
Here we are resting together after that long trip. It's nice to travel with friends.
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Posted Sep 18, 2007, 1:06 am
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Sands Cut/Elliot Key-FL, USA - 6th October 2007
By: ppagano
10/06-10/07/07: I went out on the boat this weekend to attend the party "Columbus Day Regatta".
As we weren't on an actual sail boat we were on a boat that hooked up to four others and partied from one day to the next.
It was very windy and rained during the night, but during the day it was nice and very sunny.
My pal Snegovik kept me in good company.
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Posted Oct 9, 2007, 3:30 am
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Panera Bread by The Falls, USA - 9th October 2007
By: ppagano
Today I attended the Monthly Bookcrossing Meeting and have been passed on to Tarepanda for travels with my new pal snegovik. 
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Posted Oct 9, 2007, 4:42 am
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Butterfly World, Florida, USA - 12th October 2007
By: tarepanda
Today I went with a big group of friends to Butterfly World. It is very beautiful, with lots of butterflies (of course) and flowers and birds too. My favorite is a red flower called passion flower.
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Posted Oct 25, 2007, 4:53 pm
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Miami, Florida, USA - 8th November 2007
By: tarepanda
Today we volunteered at the library to prepare for its annual book sale, which will be held a few weeks later.
We had to sort the donations and put them into boxes nicely. I am too small to lift the books, but I helped make sure all the books go in with the spines reading the same direction and that they are put in the correct categories.

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Posted Nov 15, 2007, 7:45 pm
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Miami, Florida, USA - 11th November 2007
By: tarepanda
Today we went to the Miami International Book Fair. It's rather big, and there are lots of books! Big books, and small books for little kids like us too!!
We volunteered at a booth called PaperBackSwap. We had a competition who gave away the most flyers. I think I did pretty good.

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Posted Nov 15, 2007, 7:41 pm
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Hong Kong, China - 11th December 2007
By: tarepanda
Tonight we went to the BookCrossing meetup in Hong Kong.

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Posted Dec 14, 2007, 2:22 am
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Hong Kong, China - 14th December 2007
By: tarepanda
Tonight we went to a place called Mongkok. It is, according to the Guiness Record, the crowdest place on earth.
The shops here are open till 11pm or so and the streets don't get quiet till after midnight. We went to a street nicknamed Women's Street, for it sells a lot of things like accessories and clothes for a low price.
They even have fake name brand stuff, like Rolex watches and Gucci handbags.
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Posted Dec 20, 2007, 4:01 pm
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Macau, China - 17th December 2007
By: tarepanda
Today we are busy packing again. We are going to Macau, an hour's away from Hong Kong. Little Bear Mister Right looks a bit tired but I tell him I will take good care of him.
So here we are on the jetfoil. We passed by lots of little islands. I wonder if we are the first TVs to visit Macau?
This is the most famous landmark of Macau, ruins of the St Paul Cathedral (Ruínas de São Paulo). It was built in the 16th century but destroyed in a fire in 1835 but was burnt down. Only the front entrance and the foundation remained. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
See, this is the back!! It's almost like a movie set.
Macau was a Portuguese colony for over 400 years so it has an interesting mix of Chinese and Portuguese culture. Like the decoration in this little teashop here.
These are the canons at the fort, Fortaleza do Monte, that overlooks the Cathedral (or what's left of it). It was built also in the 16th century and another UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is St. Dominic's Church (Igreja de São Domingos) on Senado Square.
We get a little hungry, so it's time to taste some Macanese snacks. I am so excited. This is the Pastel de nata, a sweet egg tart with a very flaky crust. Yummy!!!
We went to a pastry shop where we watched them make egg rolls. In Asia, the egg rolls are really made with egg and flour and is a light, flute-like pastry.
They make them right there in the shop and then pack them in boxes to sell.
And here they are making peanut candies. They roll the peanut with sugar into long tubes, then cut them into bite size pieces and toss in more peanuts.
They also have many varieties of pork and beef jerkies.
These looks like brown furry balls but are meat shreds.
Hmm, I want to buy some of everything!!

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Posted Jan 3, 2008, 7:58 pm Last edited Jan 3, 2008, 7:59 pm by tarepanda
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