The Blethering Place

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Comments

[Jake]

Hey, thanks for your recommendations in the Mayan Riviera. We went snorkeling at the Casa Cenote and enjoyed it.

[Steph]

Thats a cool picture of the frozen waterfall.

[har from Canada]

you come across as just another american
probably the kind you don't want to be
your whole, 'hey, there's things that are different when you leave the states"
epitomizes it.

[MentalWanderings.com]

har - thanks for the feedback and for reading the site. Actually, I have no problem sounding like "just another American" and emphasizing that there are different things in the world than what us Americans are used to. I started this site, afterall, as a travel journal when I took a year off to see some other parts of the world. It would have been a pretty boring trip if everything was the same and if I saw the people I met not as individuals but as "just another" Canadian, Mexican, Spaniard, or whatever.

[adam]

Your write up on Bagby Hot Springs has an error.
It should be Hwy 224, not 226.
Thank you.

[MentalWanderings.com]

Hi Adam - thanks for pointing out the mistake. I've updated the page and hopefully there's not too many people lost out in the woods because of it. Thanks again - Will

[Beth in Portland, OR]

Really enjoyed your travel photos. Excellent quality! They brought back good memories of my trips to many of those same locations.

[Beth in Portland, OR]

I am a NW fiber artist writing to ask for your permission to use your wonderful picture, "The Terrible Secret of Space". My use of it would be as an image I attempt to duplicate in fabrics, fabric paints and dyes.

[MentalWanderings.com]

Hi Beth - thanks for the compliments. Best Will

[Susan]

Hi, I really liked youur guide to Mexico.

[Cheryl]

Love the site! One correction is that it isn't the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, it's the Provincial Legislature. The Parliament Buildings are federal and located only in Ottawa. Keep up the great work!

[MentalWanderings.com]

Hi Cheryl - Thanks for reading the site and offering the comment. Actually, the buildings where the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia meets are called the Parliament Buildings. If I remember my tour info correctly, the buildings were authorized by an act of the provincial legislature in 1893 called the Parliament Buildings Construction Act. If you go to the website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, you’ll see that they use the term Parliament Buildings throughout – such as on this “Tour the Parliament Buildings” page at http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/info/2-2.htm#. If you scroll down on that page (or poke around on other pages) you’ll also see that the term Parliament Buildings is part of the actual address for the various offices located there. Thanks again for checking out the site.

[Sierra]

Just checking to see if there was an update on your blog regarding the big event that took place on your recent trip to Mexico. Congratulations to both you & Jen. I am so happy for the two of you...oh and your parent's, Will.

Glad to hear that we will have another reason to celebrate in Montana next summer...can you bring back Gretchen?

Oh and also wanted to thank you for that great CD you put together for your parent's anniversary...just found it in my car and listened to it for the first time last night...very fun!

[Sophie Prévot]

Hi Jen and Will, I fell today on your site, searching on Google for Wil and Alicia's adress; I was very happy to visit your pictures of Gerardmer, remembering the fun we had, and being amazed by the 2 girls that are so big, now! I hope all is well for you, and I was very happy to meet you.

Cheers
Sophie (and Vincent Prévot)

[Sonia Khan]

Came across your site when googling Chicken buses. Just back from Guatemala myself. Love your site. Sonia, London.

[Hilda Rosales]

Greetings 1 i enjoyed very much browsing through all the oictuers i had looked up a favorite drink of mine the Chocolate martini and just happen to bump into this wonderful blog and i was just having flash backs of mexico i have been in the U.S for 28 years i live in Providence Ri i also saw that you have pictures of new england when will you come to visit again?it's christmas time so have a good one i will be back from time to time to this blog oh and almost forgot have a safe and happy new year !i have a my space : MySpace URL:

http://www.myspace.com/BlissYulfo

[dennis meyer]

BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS N LOOKED LIKE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME. I'M GETTING READY TO TRAVEL TO GIMMELWALD FROM BERN, SWITZERLAND. SINCE YOU EXPERIENCED THE TRIP, WHERE CAN I STAY IN BERN REASONABLE PRICE N WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET TO GIMMELWALD. I'LL BE TRAVELING END OF MARCH TO APRIL. ANY INFOS WOULD BE GREAT, DENNIS

[Dominique Rizzo]

Hi, I am an old friend of Wilfrieds, I lost contact with him many years ago and then did a google on his name knowing what a great mind he had and a great man he was and still is. I am wondering if you could put me in contact with him, I read about his marriage, i am so happy for him and I would love to eb able to get in contact with him, if you knwo how to can you tell him its Niquey, he will know who I am.

Great site.......make ke want to travel the world and never come home.

[Bridget]

Hi: I came across your great web page and blog while researching Helena, Montana. What a great read! It was hard to stay focused on Helena, and enjoyed wandering off into Mexico. Congrats on your engagement! Down the way I'll send along some info from a recent (Jan 07) trip to Tulum.

I will be relocating to Helena this summer for work and heading up in May to look for a place to live. I would welcome any suggestions you may have regarding areas (streets) of town located adjacent to running/hiking/mountain biking trails.

Thanks again -

Bridget
Zuni, NM

[Tim Zeducko]

Hi - I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading your guides. Thanks!

[j]

Hey! just read, Quick and Dirty Guide to the Olympic Peninsula.... nice work! thanks!

[Mike]

Like Bridget above I will be relo'ing to Helena this summer. After visitng the city a few times I found your site to be right on and it gave me some palces to check out I didn't think about before.

Thanks Again,

Mike from South Florida

[MentalWanderings.com]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for reading and leaving a comment on my blog at mentalwanderings.com. Good luck on the move to Helena from Florida. I think Helena is a pretty great town and if you have any specific questions that I can try to answer, please let me know.

-Will

[Tosha Punches]

We also stayed at the Chalante San Antonio and ( Zamas) in Tulum on our honeymoon. (other places too, but these we have in common) We had traveled with throw-away cameras, big mistake, and missed so many pics. You have captured the place so wonderfully!! It was amazing to see again and in the way we saw it too, thank you!

[Adelph23]

Thanks for the info on New Mexico.

[TimothyD1978]

Nice podcast interview. I'm looking forward to visiting Tulum soon and will print off and bring your guides.

[Lindy gibbs]

Hello,

I came accross your photo of cinque terra by doing a quick google images search. Its great. Could I perhaps use it in a marketing piece for the travel agency I work for?
Thanks,
Lindy

[MentalWanderings.com]

Hi Lindy - Thank you for your inquiry. My photo policy (which can be found at the bottom of my about page) is as follows: I usually grant permission for my photos to be used in a non-commercial setting. However, you must attribute the photo to this website and provide a link to this website. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work without permission. I always love to see how my photos are being used and really appreciate it when you let me know that you plan to use them (my email is on the about page).

For commercial use of photos, please send email me via the address on my about page. Under most conditions your request will be granted although a fee may be involved depending on how the photo will be used and for how long.

Thanks,

Will