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Welcome to my Trekcapri Website
"Traveling lets me
see the world through my eyes!"
Thank you for stopping by!
Kathy
My On-line name is Trekcapri but my real name
is Kathy and I created this website as a way to journal my travel experiences (including photos/videos) and other hobbies.
Visit my Trekcapri Blog which I originally started so I can blog while traveling.
Since then, I have expanded it's use to also include serving as a creative outlet to write about my hobbies, interests
and other random thoughts (and trust me there can be a lot of them stirring up in my mind)!
Note:
Below, you will also find an archive of my past blogging prior to March 1, 2008. Since I no longer blog
here, I moved my FAVORITE BLOGS to my Trekcapri Blog site.
BLOG ARCHIVES
MARCH 1, 2008 & OLDER
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Knowing what's important . . .
Okay, I've decided that I really need to finish my Venice Report and photos! I'm beginning to forget
a lot of details and that can't be good. I have a lot of projects up ahead of me and I know that I'm behind
on this year's trip planning to Spain! Yikes!
But wait . . . my trip report is important to me! Venice is important to me! And my memories and photos
are important to me! And so I've decided to discipline myself to get it done, even if it cuts into my SlowTravel
time!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Soulful Teena . . . take two!
By popular demand, I've decided to re-write a blog
entry that I did on April 29, 2006. The entry was about my experience seeing famous R & B Recording artist,
Teena Marie, perform at a 5K Run benefit here in Los Angeles. I'm
hoping that this entry will help to feature this wonderful artist once again as she is an awesome singer/songwriter. Based
on the reaction of the audience during her performance, it was clear that even after all these years, Teena
still maintains her broad appeal and fan base.
This amazing
performance was highlighted by a duet Teena sang with her 14-year old daughter, Alia Rose. They sang "Resilient"
from her Sapphire Album and it was so awesome to watch mother and daughter perform together.
Here’s what I wrote (along with my photos) . . . .
Famous R&B performing artist Teena Marie serenaded
a crowd of runners at a recent 5K Race last Sunday. Her latest album due out
May 9, 2006 will feature her newest hit single “Ooh Wee.”
Teena is famous for her
soulful vocals and she proved it on Sunday morning. With
the accompaniment of her pianist she belted out a smooth and soulful song whose title unfortunately escaped me as I was busy rushing the
stage to be in the front row. Although absent from the limelight for some
time, Teena’s soulful vocals managed to move some to tears.
After her performance I approached her and managed to thank her in person. She was very kind to even pose for a picture with yours truly. What an experience. She is truly a superstar in my eyes.
http://www.teenamarie.com/
Millie Grazie' Teena!
So thanks to those of you who alerted me to the missing
photos on my original post. I must have mistakingly deleted them when restructuring my website.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
NOW back to traveling . . .
So what's up for 2008? I've been contemplating Spain and just recently decided to add Lisbon, Portugal, just
because!
At the recent LA Travel Show I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time talking about my trip with the guys from the Spain
Tourism Office Booth. He took out a map and drew me a possible itinerary so I could cover the things I wanted to
see (ie., the White Villages, Sevilla, Granada, etc.). He said to fly into Madrid then take the high speed train to
Sevilla. Even gave me tips on where to see the flamenco shows. So this year I'll be venturing off to two
new countries. COOL!
Yes, it is killing me not to visit Italy this year, but I still have this undeniable desire to see and
experience other countries too! Honestly, Italy will be there in 2009!
 And who knows, maybe I'll really enjoy Spain and Portugal. I may even enjoy South America, Eastern
Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa,etc. The point is, I'll never know unless I give it a try. And
if I don't happen to fall in love with it as I do Italy, then so what. The experience of getting to know different
cultures around the world will only enrich my life.
Here's a photo of a speaker from the South Africa Tourism Office. She really did a great job in her
presentation and NOW I'm thinking about South Africa for 2010! She said that South Africa will be hosting
the next World Cup in 2010 and is starting to prepare for the worldwide attention. Picture it! An African
safari adventure and then off to see a World Cup Soccer match. NOW that's different! Dang, I'm easy!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
This is what I'm talking about . . .
Now this is a "SUPERBOWL" performance . . . Watch it while you can!
Edited to Add: As suspected, the Youtube of Prince's 2007 Awesome Superbowl Performance was pulled.
Another one went up again, but it'll probably be pulled within hours too. If you missed it, it was really good.
Luckily, I have that performance on tape somewhere.
Prince is an absolute genius!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
No Opportunity Wasted . . . .
Any Amazing Race fans out there? PHIL KEOGHAN was doing a workshop at the LA Times Travel
Show in Long Beach and he was an awesome inspirational speaker! He authored a book called "No Opportunity
Wasted" or NOW! The basic premise . . . live your life each day as if there's no tomorrow. Ask yourself
. . if I only had until tomorrow at 3:00 pm to live, what is the one thing that I would want to do? Tough question
because I have so many things that I'd want to do. And it is in this realization that drives his "No Opportunity
Wasted" life motto!
More on Phil . . . he created NOW based upon an experience he had when he was 19. He was on a job
scuba diving when he had a scare of being lost in a shipwreck. He thought he was not going to make it and thought of
all the things he has yet to do in life. From that point on he vowed to make a list of all the things he wanted
to do in his life and just do them. It could be something really simple or it could be something outrageously adventurous.
The point is to just do them.
He urged us to incorporate this philosophy in our lives as well as when we are traveling. He said
that it was really important to think about doing something new and challenging. To think
outside of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves to do something different. He gave examples of some
of the adventurous things he has done. For example, he hiked up this active volcano and then had a 5 Star chef from
Libre, Italy to cook a fine dinner. When they toasted their meal, the volcano erupted behind them. The video of
this adventure was so cool! He also said that we should try to do the things that we fear
the most in life! Why, because once we accomplish doing them, everything else in life will seem so easy.
This is very true!
Listening to him I begin to realize that there's a little bit of NOW in me too! Was
that why I decided to run a marathon, why I've done several cycling challenges, why I hiked up the Yosemite Half Dome, why
this past winter I decided to finally try snowboarding, why I decided to travel on my own to Europe not once but twice! And
why I want to hike Machu Picchu, hike to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal, why I want to go to Africa and India .
. . and the list goes on!
He said that each trip we take, each adventure we undertake is not only a journey (to get there) but it's a
journey within ourselves. I sort of get that.
I want to live my life with no regrets and I want to have fun and just enjoy the experiences. I
want to do things that are new, different and challenging. I'm kind of beginning to feel like there's more to my
travel experiences than just slowing down. I have a feeling that 2008 will be an interesting travel year for me . .
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NOW is the time! So stay tuned folks!
Espana 
Peru-Machu Picchu & Nepal 
South Africa
Turkey!
Friday, February 1, 2008
It's Tradition . . . .
It's superbowl weekend and I can only guess that Costco will be packed today with people stocking up for their big Superbowl
Bash. I get to do the traditional Redondo Beach Superbowl run then get geared up for the huge pre-hype superbowl extravaganza.
I think New England will win but I always seem to pull for the underdog (Go Giants!). In the end I'm just looking forward
to a good game. I must say that I'm not too thrilled with this year's half time show performer. They should've
asked Prince to perform again but I guess after that guitar controversy . . . ? It's hard to think that Tom Petty
will be as good, but oh well! And I don't know about you, but I am a big fan of those quirky yet hilarious superbowl
commercials. I think that they sometimes tend to outshine the game itself.
Superbowl isn't just about the game, it really is an American tradition that is fun and entertaining no matter what your
interests are. So whatever you're doing this weekend, have fun!!
This month's photo is of course from Venice. It is one of my favorite blogger's (AnnieNC) favorites and
one of mine. But I'm a real sucker for cute pets! I really found the dogs in Venice so mild mannered.
I sat next to a few of them in restaurants, bars, cafes and even internet sites. It was great chilling with
some of them as well as with their owners too, of course! (he, he)
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