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Monday, January 23, 2006

Vacation (all I ever wanted)

hi friends, here is a short list of vacation funfacts.
1) Because we don't speak spanish, we have felt too much like typical american tourists. Somehow this has led to us speaking french all the time. In fact at dinner last night we ate with a couple from Italy and Germany. We said we were from Quebec and spoke French for the whole meal. It was such an easy lie.
2) Although many prices here are given in American dollars, there are very few americans on the island. The ones that are here suck. We travelled with a middle-aged couple from Nebraska. I hate them. They say things like "Nothing I've seen makes me want to leave the resort" and "I'm glad they have fences up to keep out, well, you know." I forgot to ask their names.
3) Last night we played gin rummy and drank about 100 beers. I felt very content, smoking cigarettes with tropical breezes coming through the window and my MP3 player hooked up to little speakers. It was a perfect moment. Then Nicole threw up in the bidet. That's okay. She's pretty awesome.
4) There is a nude beach within walking distance of our hotel. We plan to inspect it before we go, although we're afraid of running into someone we know. I bet small talk is especially awkward when a person's junk is hanging out. A sidenote is that Nicole went topless at the hotel beach, following the lead of some nearby Swedes. I almost swallowed my tongue because I am a geeky American, unaccustomed to such continental flair.
5) We bought matching functional blowguns with pirahna teeth on them. I have no idea how "authentic" they are but I bet if we dip the darts in poison, we could "authentically" take out some Nebraskans. Hypothetically.
6) Nicole is the patron saint of all stray dogs. Now there is always a small pack of them who follow us to the outdoor cafe and the beach. She named her favorite Anubis.
7) Tomorrow we are going snorkelling at an old sunken ship, then diving into the Mud of Eternal Youth. I wonder if the second thing is a joke that locals play on tourists to get them dirty.

Well that's it for now. Dinner awaits. Adios amigos.

8 Comments:

At 4:16 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi! Reached here thru 100 top bloggers.
Don know what to say so just a simple hello...

GBU
Arti

 
At 6:25 AM, Blogger Z said...

Just to let you know that I have moved you to the members list on Creme de la Creme. Sorry for the delay but I have been away. Enjoy, T xxx

 
At 7:16 AM, Blogger Prahagirl said...

I love vacations where you can live a complete lie and no one knows it! It's really easy when it is someone else who tells the lie....

In line at the Imperial Theatre in NYC:
lady-in-front-of-me: "Oh, excuse me, but I just had to tell you how much I loved your last movie."

Me: "Huh?"

LIFOM: "Yes, I thought you were just fabulous! I've never cried so hard before."

Me: "Um, I think you are looking for someone else. I'm just college student from Wisconsin."

LIFOM: "Oh! Right. Yes, of course you are!" then she whispers, "Can I still get your autograph?"

 
At 1:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Nebraskans remind me of the Texans I ran into when I was in Paris. Wish I had had some tranq darts then too... Snorkeling sounds awesome, I'm so jealous! Take pictures (buy the over-priced underwater disposable camera)! :)

 
At 5:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

have you bought me a present yet? don't forget to do this.

i'm glad you are having fun. shoe size 7.5, shirts and pants small, looks good in jewel tones, enjoys music cds, also jewlery, coffee, small glass things. would you mention all that to griff and jess if you run into them on the nude beach or something?

there is no vacation from the internet. that would be more like a psychological study wouldn't it, such deprivation?

 
At 11:32 AM, Blogger aprildawn said...

topless, eh? seems like a mighty painful sunburn in the works. but, c'est la vie.

 
At 11:30 AM, Blogger J said...

Wait! Who did they think Praha girl was??!

Jesse, you should get a job as a travel blogger and you can follow obnoxious American tourists and regale us with stories about all the stupid things they say.

 
At 5:59 PM, Blogger jesse said...

arti- I am so happy to be one of the top 100 bloggers in the world. If this is not true, please do not tell me; I am fragile.

turbster- I have no idea what you are talking about, but based on your name I trust you want only the best for me.

praha- I think the Italo-German couple may have caught on because they started speaking to us in English the next morning. Although, they supposedly didn't know English, so maybe we're all just spies.

marissa- The water was too murky so we didn't go snorkeling. Besides, if you buy an underwater camera, a shark is sure to eat you.

beth- Thanks for the helpful advice! Unfortunately I read this message too late so I just bought you a wooden penis with an ancient Venezuelan curse.

aprildawn- that sounds like the type of thing I would say. Then I would re-adjust my glasses.

josh- praha told me she isn't sure but she thinks it's sandra bullocks. I have never met prahagirl but maybe it's time.

If I was going to be a travel writer, I'd prefer to never see an American again.

 

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