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[lostxcloud]

USAustralia - Day 1: I'm Back!

Today is the 19th August.

Hello, Today has been 21 hours long and yet still the sun shines on me.

So I got up this morning at 3:30am and got a lift with my mum to the airport. I flew from there to London Heathrow, where I checked in, bought some breakfast and waited for my second plane. That second plane took 11+ hours to fly the 8600km over the Atlantic to San Francisco. We stayed over land a lot of the journey, flying over Ireland, Iceland, Greenland and Canada.

Once I arrived (roughly 3pm SF time) a friendly woman helped me organise a train ticket (they use clipper cards here, which everyone purchases, then gets topped up with funds which allows you to take the subway, metro and BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) systems.

I made it to the hotel, checked in and felt quite relieved, as my data and network was being intermittent, only to find that the hotel WiFi can barely handle opening an email.

I spent until 6pm booking trips for later dates and fighting off the urge to sleep.

I had booked my major trips (they're a surprise) by 7 and decided to just sleep. I could use extra sleep anyway.

I slept until 7am the next morning.

Today's photo of the day is:

This shot about 30mins out from San Francisco.

Today's activity of the day is:

Flying over San Francisco and seeing it completely surrounded by fog from the air and then landing and seeing the fog from the ground.

[latestnewstable]

N Korea says US-Australia submarine deal ‘extremely undesirable’

N Korea says US-Australia submarine deal ‘extremely undesirable’

North Korea has criticised the US decision to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, describing the deal as “extremely undesirable and dangerous” and warning of unspecified countermeasures if it undermines the North’s security. Official media on Monday published comments attributed to an unidentified senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official who called the agreement between the…

[youressentialsblog]

US-Australia basketball game canceled because of protocols – The Denver Post

US-Australia basketball game canceled because of protocols – The Denver Post

LAS VEGAS — The United States’ men’s basketball exhibition game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas has been canceled because of health and safety protocols. USA Basketball cited “an abundance of caution” in making the decision Thursday night. The U.S. women’s game against Australia will be played as scheduled Friday in Las Vegas. The decision to cancel the game came hours…

[cushydiet-blog]

Trump says U.S.-Australia relations are strong - https://wp.me/p8XyML-jPj - #Relations, #Strong, #Trump, #USAustralia

[atomic-wizard]

The “A” in “USA” is pretty ambiguous

United States of America?  North or South?  Or is it United States of Asia?  Africa?  Australia??  ANTARCTICA???

Really the only one ruled out is Europe.

[wikiweb-blog]

U.S.-Australia Rift Is Possible After Trump Ends Call With Prime Minister

The Trump administration official said the call was shorter than planned, and ended abruptly after Mr. Turnbull told the president it was necessary for the refuges to be accepted.

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[worldnewsinpictures]

India: Youre offending us. Australia: Okay. Here. Excellent .it was a matter of time the was given to the regime.... Got an opinion about this? See what others are saying.... See MORE -> https://worldnewsinpictures.com/australia-india #India #IndiaYoure #IndiaYoureOkay #Excellent #ExcellentGot #ExcellentGotSee #offending #usAustralia

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[mohammadlafi]

RT @najwarasbey: Australia right now- #trump blasts off on #australia #trumpvsAustralia #usaustralia https://t.co/ghtra7Gcns

Australia right now-#trump blasts off on #australia #trumpvsAustralia #usaustralia http://pic.twitter.com/ghtra7Gcns

— Najwa Saab (@najwarasbey) February 3, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Lafi87 February 04, 2017 at 03:09PM

[lostxcloud]

USAustralia Day 28: Rosemont-tinted glasses

Today is the 16th September.

Hi! Today I was burdened with luggage.

So I got up early (ish) and then spent a lot of my packing time checking in with home again. I packed everything, and got locked out of my room when I went to brush my teeth (thank you cleaning lady for letting me back in!) And checked out on time at 11am. I then ordered an uber and went to an IHOP in Rosemont for breakfast. The guy forgot to add a lemonade to my bill, and I hung around there for like an extra 45 minutes (just to kill time, after all I had my big luggage with me) and he never added it to my bill or spoke to me. So I payed what he billed me for and walked over to lake Opeka, through a funfair that was completely abandoned, and rested by the lake, reading, for about 45 minutes.

I then walked around to the north side of the lake on order to order an uber (there was some fallfest going on (which also seemed dead), which meant the street was all no stopping and the curbs were barricaded off. Once there I ordered my uber and went to the airport. I got a chai and some water and the just chilled.

It's currently 17:40, my flight boards at 18:00. I have a sneaky suspicion that my day is kinda over. I found Rosemont to be lovely, although very anti-pedestrian.

Expect this blog to quiet for a little bit now. My journey this time is done, although I'm sure it'll burst back to life next time I go travelling.

Today's snap of the day is:

This shot of lake Opeka, from beneath the willow tree where I stopped to read

Today's activity of the day is:

IHOP

[thenewviewerdaily]

What the U.S.-Australia refugee deal that Trump trashed is all about

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/266308628/0/usatoday-newstopstories~What-the-USAustralia-refugee-deal-that-Trump-trashed-is-all-about/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[philliplhunter]

Love it when the New Yorkers come to town; even if it's only 72 hours. #USAustralia (at Civilian Bar & Kitchen)

[snarkyhetalian]

I’m so in love with this one fanfic I’ve been working on, I literally sit next to my computer with it open whenever I have too much homework that prevents me from working on it, just because I want to be around it. 

I will be so sad if in a few years I come back to it and think it’s terrible.  It’s a precious cinnamon too good for this world, too pure.

[wikiweb-blog]

US-Australia refugee deal: What you need to know

Trump is under pressure to reject or change the deal as he attempts to temporarily halt refugee arrivals and ban immigration from several Muslim-majority countries. Turnbull, for his…

FULL ARTICLE

[lostxcloud]

USAustralia Day 27: Getting myself kicked out of a museum and other things you'll struggle to believe

Today is the 15th September.

Hi! Today I cleaned up my act.

The day started slow, despite my 9am alarm I bumbled around for hours. Eating leftover pizza for breakfast, getting showered, putting on a shirt, and chatting with those back home. I left the hotel and passed by a Chinese place with a 2:30-5pm happy hour. I planned to go back to it for lunch/dinner. That was at 2pm.

I made it into the field museum at 2:30, paying a reduced fare as a student. Oddly enough I got in, using my expired undergraduate id, which I have to replace with my postgraduate id. Once in I spent ages exploring. They had a Pacific nation zone with a very nice ukulele duet playing near the exit. They also had a horticultural zone, a jade room, a working lab for museum staff, and native zones. I eventually ended up entering the Egypt zone and was kind of unimpressed with their collection. I suppose after seeing the Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney this one felt kind of bad, although they did have a more impressive display of taxidermy animals (including ecological challenges and migration routes the animals face) which was more impressive than the next largest one I've seen on the trip (which was Hobart), although strangely one of the only animals I stopped at and which really stood out to me was the Tasmanian devil, which I have seen both in taxidermy form (in Hobart) and in person (in Sydney Taronga zoo).

Now onto the part where I get kicked out. I entered the native American and Latin American section. Outside was a large statue of a corn deity. Once inside I skimmed passed most early sections until I reached the forming of cities and settlements. It was fascinating seeing it all, and then the loudspeakers chimed. "The museum is closing in 15 minutes, please leave!" So I hurried my way out of the exhibit and left into the muggy 5pm heat.

I had one other major attraction I wanted to visit in Chicago. I headed north along the lakefront until I reached a park. I followed alongside of it aiming on reaching 'The Bean' or as the artist prefers it be called: the cloud gate. Everyone calls it the bean, because it is a large mirrory bean. I assumed that it stood in a normal park that I could just walk up to and snap a few pics. Nope. On every entrance was a tent checking bags, pockets and scanning down everyone. The park was free to enter, and no event was occurring. Felt like overkill to me, but then I guess I don't have to worry about gun crime in the UK. I saw the bean, got my photos and left.

I walked back several blocks until I came to the Chinese place with the happy hour and decided to just go for it, despite happy hour finishing several hours ago. It was passable, but not amazing.

I then returned to the hotel to watch junk TV and sleep. I fly home tomorrow.

Today's snap of the day is:

This shot of the bean (with my reflection caught up in it.

Today's activity of the day is:

Getting completely lost in the museum by the number of fascinating exhibits.