http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1358:1358Spending the weekend in a house on East Cliff Drive, we passed a good deal of the time on the beach right across the street. The weather could have been better, but we were thankful it didn't rain. While the beach was definitely not packed, there were enough surfers and skim boarder to keep us entertained.Walking along the beach forWed, 18 July 2007 03:52:44 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1355:1355Between the 2005 and the 2006 football seasons, Stanford Stadium underwent a huge renovation. Old and outdated, the 94,000 capacity bowl was replaced with a $90 million, 50,000 capacity stadium that offers a much closer gameday experience.Wed, 18 July 2007 03:36:58 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1342:1342Believe it or not, the one thing I most remember from our stop at the lighthouse and bird sanctuary was not the birds. Yeah, I guess there were a few out on Moku'ae'ae Island, but my biggest memory from over 4 years ago wasWed, 18 July 2007 02:17:22 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1341:1341As much as my dad and I have in common, our vacation preferences are very different. While I am perfectly content relaxing on the beach, my dad is what I like to call an "active vacationer". After spending a few hours snorkeling and sun bathing, my dad's boredom was too much and he decided to lead the family on a hike along the "rugged Na PaliWed, 18 July 2007 02:10:06 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1338:1338In the heart of China, Chongqing has very few people that are not Chinese. And so naturally we drew a bit of attention to ourselves simply by walking down the streets. At one point we stopped and a crowd of people gathered around us. Of course, we had no idea what all the chatter was about. They could have been making fun of us for all we knew.Wed, 18 July 2007 02:04:25 America/New_York