Mt Ellsworth, Antartica

Hey Its so cold!!!!! And I'm at Mt Ellsworth in Antarctica, burr!!!! I'm so freezing I had to take a helicopter just because there are no air ports out here. And I took a really good picture of the mountain we're going to try to climb. I hope I make it so I can get so my next stop Cario, Egypt. Yay heat soon =P.

• #1 This whole continent is covered in Ice sheets.
  



• #2 No one lives on this continent though scientists and researchers come here to collect data from ancient glaciers.
  



• #3 Temperatures reach a minimum of between −80 °C (−112 °F) and −90 °C (−130 °F).



• #4 Temperatures reach a maximum of between 5 °C (41 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F).



• #5 This is the least populated continent in the world.
  

Here's a link for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antartica

Lima, Peru

Hey I'm in Lima, Peru! And when I was in Buenos Aires I talked about getting to stay at an awesome hotel and I'm here and I'm so excited before I went in I took a picture and its over to the right, but isn't it so totally rad?! I'm going to explore the city and then this huge hotel with my brother I'll see you when I get to my next stop Mt Ellsworth, Antartica, ( burrrr!!!)

• #1 Lima is the Capitol of Peru.
  



• #2 Lima is also the largest city in Peru.
  



• #3 Lima is the 5th largest city in Latin America.



• #4 Lima area was once called Ichma.



• #5 Nickname is " City of the Kings".
  

Here's a website for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima,_Peru

Buenos Aries, Argentina

Hey I'm in Buenos Aries! I like it here because of the architecture. I want to be an architect or an interior designer when i grow up, so this is like a learning experience. My brother is so hating this stop because I keep dragging him on tours through beautiful ancient buildings. He mainly just texts with his friends the whole way through the tours, once he ran into a pillar because he was so distracted. Well I'm going back to my hotel and dreaming about the next hotel I'm going to stay at in Lima, Peru, my next stop.

• #1 Buenos Aries is the capitol of Argentina.
  



• #2 Buenos Aries is also the largest city in Argentina.
  



• #3 Buenos Aries has a population of about 13 million people.
  



• #4 Buenos Aries Italian and Spanish are the most common origin.
  



• #5 Buenos Aries

Here's a website for more information:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires,_Argentina

New York City, New York!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey I'm in the Big Apple! The trip here was smooth and fun there were animals on the plane so it was really cool! And now I'm in New York! I'm on the corner of Wall st. and Broadway I feel so luckey that I'm here. I'm going to see "Wicked" the musical on Broadway, even though I've alreay seen it once Joe hasn't and I thought it was awesome enough to see it twice. Well now I'm going to explore more of this totally rad city, See you when I get to my next stop Rio Janerio, Brazil!

• #1 The New York metropolitan area is one of the most urban populated areas in the world.



• #2 The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world.



• #3 Containes 22.155 million people as of 2008 Census estimate.



• #4 nearly 170 languages are spoken in the city.



• #5 Nicnames include "The City So Nice They Named It Twice" ,"The Big Apple" and ,"The City That Never Sleeps."

Heres a web site for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

Mexico City, Mexico.

Hey I'm in Mexico City!!! And the flight here was awesome we got to see almost all of central america as we flew past. But one bad thing about flying there was I had trouble opening a pack of peanuts... And when I finally got them open they showered over my brother beacuse of the force. Anyway now were in our hotel room and I'm pondering all the sights I saw and Joe is calling all of his friends bragging about being here. We saw the some of the old Myan temples like in the picutre it was really fun. Well I have to go now I'll check back in when I get to my next stop New York City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• #1 Mexico City has a population exceeding 19 million people.
• #2 Mexico has 31 states.
• #3 Mexico City is the oldest capital city in the Americas.
• #4 Mexico introduced chocolate to the world.
• #5 Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world.

Here's a web site where you can go for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City

Seattle, Washington

I'm in Seattle!!! The plain trip took forever but it was still awesome beacuse it was my first commercial plane trip. This morining Joe and I were driving around Seattle, saw the sights including the space needle and it was fun then we drove to down town Port Angeles and hung out at the pizza shops with my friends who live there. Now it's about 9 and I'm at my friends house so I'd better get to sleep now. I'll tell you more when I get to my next stop Montreal, Canada.

• #1 The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years.
  
  
• #2 The nicnames for this city are" Emerald City", "Seatown", " Rain City" and "Jet City".


• #3 Seattle has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption


• #4 My brother Joe is going to go to school to become a pilot in this city.


• #5 This city has a very temprate continental climate getting usually no colder than 40F and no warmer than 80F.

Here's a link for more inormation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington

My Trip Around The World

Hey it's Bailey again and I'm so excited! I won the lottery and I'm going to take a trip around the world! These has been like the best week ever. And I'm not going alone, my brother Joe is coming! Now we're packing up everything from pillows to cameras. I already said good bye to my Mom, Dad, and siblings and promised I'll write them with emails, pictures, photos, and videos. Now the taxi is out in the front of my building and it's going to take us to the airport and then to my first stop of my trip Seattle, Washington.

• #1 Des Moines is the most populous city in Iowa.
• #2 Des Moines is where I was born.
• #3 Des Moines is the Captial of the state of Iowa.
• #4 Des Moines is a great place to watch the presidential elections.
• #5 Des Moines was founded in 1843 and incorporated as a city in 1851.

Heres a link for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa