TravelBio

Using every last inch of space! On Tuesday I finally started my trip, which began with a long day of flying. I departed Columbus at 1:50 in the afternoon, stopped in Charlotte and Fort Lauderdale, and eventually arrived in Nassau around 9:30 at night. Other than sitting on the runway in Charlotte for about an hour, the flights went well. I went through customs quickly and received both of my checked in bags with no problems – so far, so good. My hotel room in Nassau  I then took a taxi to my hotel (the Atlantis), which was pretty much on the opposite side of the island. The ride wasn’t cheap – it cost me $30! (I asked at customs and they told me that was how much it would cost – the shuttle service provided by the hotel cost $35). After I checked in, I took a walk around the hotel complex and then went to sleep. Today (Wednesday), I sat on the beach for awhile and read a book that I had brought. Later I will go for a run on the beach and then find a place to eat. A

Hello everyone, this is the first post of my new blog, with hopefully many more to come. I just set it up, so there is not much news yet. I'm just packing today and getting ready for my Semester at Sea trip. I fly to Nassau tomorrow, and then the ship departs on Friday. I'll try and keep all of you up to date throughout my trip since it will be hard to communicate. I wanted to add that "Reisen" is German for trips or travels; just thought you might be wondering about the title.