Time warp at The Tav

Anyone who's ever been to "The Tav" will immediately recognize the carved brick wall and tables

I have been a student at 5 colleges in my life.  2 Community Colleges, 2 Universities and one Technical College.  One of the Universities I attended was Central Washington University.  I chose CWU because of their Bachelor's of Science in Aviation program and their relative close proximity to home.  I just got out of the Navy and was determined to become a professional pilot.  I ultimately left CWU and attended Emery Aviation College to complete my aviation degree but that's another story.


During my time @ CWU, I occasionally found myself down at "The Tav".  This was a popular hang out for the college students and was remembered mostly (by me anyway) for the large brick walls and wooden tables that are carved with hundreds of names. 


Recently my Dad, my brother (a CWU Alum) and I were driving back home from a motorcycle ride in eastern Washington and stopped in Ellensburg for a bite to eat.  We found ourselves at "The Tav" and my brother and I were a bit surprised to see it still around after all these years.  Many of the other establishments that we had frequented were no longer around, but "The Tav" remains.  


We had a good burger and a beer and headed home.  Not sure when the next time I'll be in Ellensburg will be but my guess is that The Tav will still be there.




Cheers!

Thailand

A cappuccino in Bangkok

A Pepsi in Phuket

During my time at Korean Air I traveled to Thailand a few times.  The two cities I visited were Bangkok and Phuket.  These were very different experiences.  While Bangkok was an interesting place to see, I find the crowded, dirty city not really that much to my liking.  The hotel we stayed at was one of the nicest hotels I've been in so the Bangkok experience was not all bad.


I enjoyed Phuket, however.  With it's beautiful beaches and laid back lifestyle, I took advantage of the relaxed environment it provided.


Fun Fact:  Both of the drink photos feature non-alcoholic beverages and the Pepsi in Phuket was one of the first 2 or 3 photos I took with this project in mind.

Surin Beach, Phuket

Choc-tee!

Welcome to East Germany

A very quaint little pub/restaurant called "Grober Gottlieb"

Located roughly 180km SW of Berlin is a town called Halle.  It is a very nice town where the University of Halle-Wittenberg is located.    There are many shops and restaurants within walking distance from our hotel, The Dormero.  One of the restaurants/pubs that I was introduced to is called Grober Gottlieb.  It's a nice, quiet place with good food and good German brews.  If you ever find yourself in Halle... I suggest you check it out.

Prost!

It's not just a job, it's an "AirVenture"

At "The Vintage Grill"

In the summer of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be able to fly out to Oshkosh, Wisconsin with a couple of friends and attend "The Worlds Greatest Aviation Celebration".  We flew a nice Cessna 210 (owned by a good friend of mine) from Seattle to Oshkosh in one day and set up tents under the wing of the airplane while parked in the “North 40”.  This was my first time at the Oshkosh air-show and I must say it was a great experience.

Mike, Roy and Myself beginning our journey

One of the best parts about attending the EAA sponsored event was that one of my long-time friends from high school (let's call him "Hal", since that's his name) works at EAA and was able to take a few minutes out of each of his very busy days to give us a bit of a “behind the scenes” look at Oshkosh.  He was a terrific tour guide and he provided information about many of the vintage airplanes that few people on the planet know.  When Hal wasn't available to show us around, his wife, Muffy was kind enough to take over the "tour guide" duties as best she could and it was nice to be able to visit with her while exploring everything that Oshkosh had to offer.

My good friend, Hal

As the week wound down, we decided to start heading back for home and so we loaded up the reliable, old Cessna and made our way westward.  Due to the winds and other weather encounters, we took 2 days to get home.  Our stopover point was Polson, Montana where we stayed with my cousin and his family.  It was a very nice visit.

This was an adventure that I’ll hopefully get to experience again in the near future.

Cheers!