Our twelve day vacation kicks off with Alex and I arriving in Grenoble, getting to know Marie's friends and snowboarding in Chamrousse. Carrie and Micah arrive next and we wine and dine with Marie, Adrien and Ana.
4 pages, 187 images.
The University of Florida's College of Fine Arts hosts its annual Arts Bash on Friday night.
2 pages, 86 images.
A trip to the bayou for the Florida vs. LSU contest kicks off with a new in New Orleans.
2 pages, 66 images.
A weekend in Miami meeting up with Emiliano and enjoying a day out with Dave on his dad's boat
37 images.
A trip for Flounder and Racheal's wedding begins with Gabe in Irvine, lunch with Meg, Linda and the kids out in Laguna Beach and our first night at the lodge in Julian.
3 pages, 111 images.
Atlanta for the Gators' run at a second basketball national championship.
2 pages, 61 images.
The snowboard plan of all plans: 22 people in 4 rooms for 4 days in Whistler. Queue the snowboard boogie soundtrack.
2 pages, 79 images.
Hosting a night of Wii fun and Carrie's Groundhog Day Extravaganza.
36 images.
A weekend boarding Tahoe's Squaw and Alpine Meadows with the usual suspects.
27 images.
Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, Sedona and Glendale to watch the Gators take on the Buckeyes. A month of patiently taking all the OSU smack talk is rewarded in a span of 5 days. And I was celebrating so much I didn't realize I hardly took pictures (sigh). "Honk if you sacked Troy Smith" bumper stickers available at a store near you.
30 images.
Two weeks back in the UK for work spiced up with a few nights out with the lads and a day in London.
56 images.
Occasions to celebrate: Chad & Alex' newborn; SEC weekends vs. Tennessee and Kentucky; friends in town.
30 images.
A day getaway to Lake Allatoona, Georgia, courtesy of work.
48 images.
A four-day trip to San Francisco for Carrie's ACS conference really means we visit Sarah, indulge in the chocolate festival and spend a few hours on Alcatraz.
60 images.
A 10-day trip to the west coast kicks off with a day hiking Switzer Falls and the Brown People do it Better Party.
7 pages, 307 images.
Two nights out on the town, one week apart: Amy's cousin and brother visit the town; My birthday celebration complete with party hats (courtesy of Amy) and the works.
36 images.
Three weeks in Reading onsite for work during the World Cup culminating with two days in Frankfurt for the France vs. Brasil match, a quick race at the Michael Schumacher Kartcenter and an evening in Aachen at Marc's.
57 images.
Cinco de Mayo in Gainesville; A day at the springs with Carrie's co-workers; A tour around Florida while Elsa visits.
26 images.
An intense month in Atlanta culminates with the NCTA tradeshow and two nights of celebrations.
60 images.
Visiting Salt Lake City having dinner with Rachel and Davin followed by three days boarding The Canyons.
35 images.
A few days in Paris doing the touristy thing with Dave and Cynthia, dinner with Delphine and Roman, a weekend boarding in Avoriaz and live music at Mundo Barroco.
56 images.
Back in the UK for work with lucky timing for Noel's going-away celebration in Windsor.
22 images.
Another weekend in California begins with an afternoon drive with Melanie up Holywood Hills, a night out around Holywood and Vine with Gabe, Vee, Flounder and Rachel and a visit to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.
2 pages, 57 images.
A weekend visiting Mike, Shayla, Nichole and Keyatta in San Francisco kicks off with an afternoon walk by the water and an evening in North Beach with Mike, Shayla and friends.
3 pages, 108 images.
Kevin and I head to Austin for one last visit before Carrie leaves town. We're treated to a couple of nights out doing the rounds, Tex-Mex galore and an evening performance by Carrie's roommate Kim at the Main Building.
30 images.
My first trip to the North West starts with two days of walking around downtown, and afternoon around Interlachen Park and the Japanese Gardens and a taste of the local nightlife.
2 pages, 111 images.
The Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion Opening Celebration and the fall downtown block party in Gainesville.
39 images.
Mike and Charles come into town for homecoming and help partake in the usual debauchery for Growl and a night with Dubtribe.
41 images.
A weekend with Carrie in Atlanta helping Al & Dawn with the opening of Perk, their second coffee shop and attending Alex' house-warming party.
35 images.
Melissa's going-away party at her grandfather's beautiful home.
18 images.
Four bachelors and 15 friends join forces to celebrate Vegas style.
45 images.
My birthday weekend scuba diving with Carrie, Dr. Joe and Dr. Bermudez.
58 images.
The butterfly exhibit at the Museum of Natural History with my cousins Tere, Lina and Caro.
37 images.
A week in Austin over July 4th weekend cooling down at Barton Springs, enjoying a bit of the bars downtown, a walk around campus and barbeque at Carrie, Jen and Kim's.
70 images.
A weekend in Gainesville with visits by Heidi, Keyatta and Susan followed by a dive at the Blue Grotto near Williston.
38 images.
A few days on the French Riviera visiting Antibes and the towns nearby.
3 pages, 137 images.
Three weeks in Reading for work with a couple of days visiting nearby Gloucester and London.
57 images.
Two days (not too far) away from it all visiting Tarpon Springs and Clearwater.
42 images.
Usual debauchery at Speakeasy and Shannon's going-away party.
30 images.
Visiting Jeff, Teresa and Maya; Brunch at 706 with Rocky, Anne and Sara; International Midwifery Day celebration at the Birth Center with Shannon and Kelly with a cozy performance by The Papercranes.
32 images.
Celebrations during graduation weekend: Thursday night for drinks and dancing at The Top and The Atlantic, Friday at Shannon's barbeque and Gabe's going-away gathering and Saturday for pool at Court of Heroes, martinis at Voodoo and music at Market Street Pub.
48 images.
Miscellaneous previously unposted shots from trips to Atlanta.
20 images.
Ten days in France during Carrie's Spring Break starting in Paris and moving into the Bourgogne region for some wining and dining.
7 pages, 302 images.
An afternoon hanging out with Julie and her kids starting at BAM and ending at Satchel's for good food and fun.
33 images.
Back to Colorado for more snowboarding action.
44 images.
A second trip to Austin to join Carrie during a mostly-rainy weekend until Sunday when the sun breaks out for us to enjoy the day.
29 images.
A two-hour break for lunch and pictures while in North Carolina for work.
18 images.
Back to Cambridge for Laurel's birthday and to catch up with the peoples.
41 images.
An afternoon plan to change the oil in our cars is temporarily set back. Calvin and I wait it out by spending a few hours in nearby Devil's Millhopper and San Felasco Hammock.
17 images.
The Big Easy with Kevin, Sara and Casey and meeting up with Carrie and Elsa.
56 images.
Snowboarding in Colorado in a group of people from all over. Carrie learns to board and now feels the withdrawal symptoms I do.
57 images.
The Top with the locals, the Peach Bowl with the football crew and MJQ with the crew from Joe's.
26 images.
Visiting Carrie in Austin: Out for drinks on the town and visits to McKinney Falls, Mount Bonnell and the Capitol.
3 pages, 134 images.
Five nights out around the state: Stacey's first night out in Gainesville - a stark contrast from her usual hangouts in Chicago; Lara's weekend visit calls for a drinks at The Top followed by the usual debauchery with Shannon, Dave, Alex and Steph at Speakeasy; dancing at Velvet with Julia and Jess; Orlando for Kelly / Mel / Tim's halloween + birthday party; and some SoBe flavor with Anymir, Diana and Daniel at Bash in Miami.
57 images.
A brief stint in Las Vegas with the brothers and their significant others starting with a night at Drai's followed by a day walking the strip and checking out the casinos.
2 pages, 78 images.
Jeff & Teresa marry on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Gainesville.
2 pages, 79 images.
We get a 3-day visit from the outer bands of Frances and the fun ensues.
22 images.
In 1993, Bob, John, Trav and myself went on a week-long road trip with stops in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina and nicknamed it the Glory, Grandeur and Majesty of the South East (GGMSE). Eleven years later we ventured again, meeting up in Baltimore and heading to West Virginia for a long weekend of camping, hiking and white-water rafting.
4 pages, 138 images.
Val, Kelly and DC's Margarita Masquerade: the last of the great parties at SE 10th ter. (yet another void will now engulf Gainesville). This gallery should be used as the standard by which all parties are to be measured so pay attention.
57 images.
Raul and I head to Brazil to kick off our next project and spend three exhausting days taking care of business and enjoying the nightlife in São Paulo. We then hop on a plane for a weekend in Rio visiting Christopher, an old friend of Raul's from his days in Switzerland.
2 pages, 86 images.
A few days in Atlanta for my first visit since last October brings much fun and craziness with the brothers, their significant others, and the rest of my Atlanta peeps. The weekend concludes with a night out in Gainesville with part of the normal crew.
40 images.
After seven months, the project in Germany comes to an end. I pack all our gear, rent a slick Alfa and head to Frankfurt to meet up with my buddy Marc for a night out. After recovering from a slight hangover, I continue on to Paris and spend my last weekend doing lunch with Melissa at 404; dance the night away with a couple of fun girls from Honduras and Nicaragua at the Wax Bar; flirt like mad with Sylvie, a cute waitress at L'étincelle over a late-night breakfast on the way back to my hotel; and end things on a lovely night with Pollux and friends at Le Café.
42 images.
Met up with Drew in Munich and headed down to the north of Italy for some more snowboarding.
53 images.
My last weekend in Frankfurt entails a night of Korean Karaoke, a visit from Marc and Heather hitting the bars and lounges one last time, and a day visiting Luxembourg where they live.
58 images.
We sent mom and dad on a three-week vacation to Paris and I drove from Frankfurt to spend a weekend with them. Saturday we toured the country side on our way to Mont St. Michel. Sunday we visited La Villette and Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont.
64 images.
A weekend in Gainesville hanging out with Sus and Dave and then hosting the semester appetizer party.
47 images.
A night out with Laurel's gang in Cambridge is followed up with three days of snowboarding in Killington. I originally had three other people giving snowboarding a shot but in the one only I prevailed. Wusses.
53 images.
Sara escapes Utrecht for the weekend and comes to Frankfurt. Together we celebrate Valentine singleness by enjoying some sushi at Tawaraya, sipping on some mojitos at Havanna, dancing amidst a fashion-show crowd at King Kamehameha, visiting Schloß Heidelberg and making a pit stop in Aachen. No, not your average Valentine's weekend.
52 images.
Weekend road trip to The Netherlands: Utrecht stop to hang out with Sara and enjoy some dancing and sightseeing; Einhoven stop to catch up on things with Juliette, an old friend from my elementary school days in Venezuela. We had just recently gotten in touch so there was plenty of catching up to do over lunch and dinner.
37 images.
A night in Köln with Nicole, Charity and Marc followed by a drive to Aachen and some snowboarding in The Netherlands with Marc, Oliver, Fabian and the kids. Yes, you read right: snowboarding in The Netherlands.
43 images.
A weekend in Paris: Friday night Laurent and I hop between the Pop In and Le Tuskrel where we meet Angela, an interesting character from Tampa; Saturday a relaxing visit to Le Musée d'Orsay; Sunday an afternoon in St. Germain-en-Laye with Marie and her friends Zoubeir and Laeticia.
32 images.
Work rents a chalet and we get a few days off. Marie and I head to Switzerland to meet the others for some fun in the snow.
24 images.
A week off in Florida for the holidays. Christmas in Orlando with the family and the rest of the time in Gainesville for Val and Kelly's new year's party and other random debauchery with Shannon's friends.
41 images.
Going out in not-so-happening Orlando and moving on to Gainesville. John makes a stop as I get ready to leave for Germany.
23 images.
Six days in the big apple with Sus spending half the time with John and Mark and the rest with Jack and Steph.
63 images.
The head honchos gave us a day off so I caught the ICE to Cologne where Nicole took care of me like nobody else could.
13 images.
Two hours of sleep from the halloween festivities but it's Florida-Georgia weekend and everyone's requesting my presence in Jacksonville for victory on Saturday the 13th.
24 images.
Returned from Frankfurt the day before Halloween and I hit the town with some friends. Halloween night the party starts at Sus' and ends at Val and Kelly's party, complete with scavenger hunt on the graveyard. Freaking awesome.
31 images.
Flew from Frankfurt to Atlanta to Gainesville, picked up my bags and then got back on the same plane (!) back to Atlanta and finally to Tulsa to hang out with Lara and Andrew and watch Florida take on Arkansas in Fayetteville.
34 images.
After a year-long sting in Maine, Laurel moves a bit south to Boston. I make a weekend trip to visit her and hang out with Xian and the rest of the gang.
59 images.
In early September, work started shipping me to Germany where I began what will become a longer than expected stay in Langen, a small town just south of Frankfurt.
3 pages, 90 images.
A Sunday exploring more of Lausanne, moving on to other towns around lake Geneva and visiting the Château de Chillon near Montreux.
60 images.
Two weeks working in Lausanne result in some sightseeing around lake Geneva and a day trip to Mont Blanc with Johnathan, Jason and Chris.
61 images.
Heidi and I head down to Miami to hang out with Marc and then we make an impromptu stop at her grandma's.
13 images.
Sara and I head to Paris for two weeks and meet up with Anne, Rodrigo, and Marc. To top it off we also meet a bunch of friendly Parisians. It doesn't get any better than this.
5 pages, 222 images.
Susan's cupcake party - baking, decorating, eating. Plus, pasting of cupcakes followed by the decorating of Ed's head. You read right.
29 images.
Memorial weekend in New Orleans: Frenchmen street, the bars on Decatur, the Garden District.
2 pages, 67 images.
Thor, Drake, Anne, Sara, Heidi and myself embark on a spontaneous trip to St. Augustine.
20 images.
Spring Break visiting Eric, Toni and Christian in Boston on our way to Canada for some skiing. Yes, you still call it "Spring Break" when you live in a college town.
3 pages, 106 images.
My going-away / farewell party two days before leaving for the US.
27 images.