brother shamus

after reading 'banana:the fate of the fruit that changed the world' i definitely cut back on my banana consumption. but when you're out of work, you can't beat them at $.99./lb...or $1.09/lb now. plus it's hard to beat a blender full of 800+ calories.

and here is a pic of the remains of the most bananas i've ever eaten in one day. http://k41.pbase.com/u42/abnegation/large/39692276.P1010003.jpg

i just bought some of those the other day for the first time. although i had the understanding that all edible bananas are the product of selective breeding. here's a pic of of an ancestor of today's bananas.... http://www.apsnet.org/education/feature/banana/Images/Figure4.jpg

are tickets on sale yet?

thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to being within biking distance of a hfs again.

i was planning on moving to seattle this spring with a friend of mine, but one of my current roommates is moving out so i think i may end up moving there by myself in about a month or so. i'm just wondering if anyone could recommend some grocery stores/hfs/produce markets that have decently-priced organic produce...when i start to look for a place to live, i want to be relatively close to a good grocery store/hfs. thanks.

in case people haven't listened to it, the second interview is better... http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/2007/08/nature-love-int.html

1. personally, i would save more money. but that's just me...people have made moves with much less than what you are planning. 2. i can take a bus from where i live (albany, ny) to montreal for about $50 and i'm sure amtrak is more expensive. depending on where you are coming from, it might be cheaper to fly. compare airfare prices on a site such as kayak.com to greyhound.com and amtrak.com. 3. it's a different country so you will need to use their currency. you should be able to use your 4-digit atm card in most atm's all over the world so you shouldn't have a problem using it in canada. your bank will convert the canadian dollars you take from the atm and deduct the equivalent amount of u.s. dollars out of your account. 4. if you spend over 3 months you will need a visa.

i would watch as many lonely planet/globetrekker episodes as i could and just try to find places that interest you. i'm sure your local library has them. when i'm trying to decide where to go, i tend to look up pics on sites such as http://www.pbase.com and read the thorntree on http://www.lonelyplanet.com...as well as random travelogues. you can make some general plans, but don't plan everything out to a T because you won't be able to stick to it. if you have a year, i wouldn't sweat getting things such as bus/train tickets in advance. you'll talk to fellow travelers on the road and find out if you need to buy tickets a few days in advance for particular areas/routes/times of year. but in the interest of saving money, you might want to get a RTW ticket. how much money do you plan on budgeting for your trip? if i was going away for a year, i would just stay away from western/central europe considering how weak the dollar is.