The Rook-Smith Journal
Travel Sites:

RoundThe World  Travel Site

Rick Steve's European Travel and Rail Pass  Site

MapQuest

AirTreks (discount intercontinental air fares)

Web Travel Review

True Stories! - and Photos to Prove it (Travelogues):

Our RTW Trip Dispatches

Our Photo Albums



Completely and Utterly Serious Links:

News of the Weird

The Onion

ASCII Art

William Shatner

Kirk Sing Along

Bob Dobbs and the Church of Sub-Genius

Kelvin is Lord!

Leader of the Free World

whatever

The Other Doug's

What really happened in Dallas

Map of World Communism

Volume 2, Number 9
The Web-Home of Doug and Rebecca Rook-Smith,
Global Citizens and Budget Travel Afficianados


We have posted the entire
travelogue from our  5 continent , 13-month Round the World  trip , with the exception of the Final NZ, Rarotonga and Tahiti portion which is unpublished and forthcoming. Eventually we'll have photos embedded in the travelogues (for example Travels in Rarotonga) to make it more interesting for you. Tahiti is still  a work in progress. We also have posted some of our photos on the WebOur RTW trip photos are not yet in any real logical order, so we are offering a the equivalent of One Million Turkish Lira  to anyone who can identify which countries each of the photos were taken in!  (Note: this is not easy.) Who wants to be a Turkish Millionaire?

For those interested in family heritage, check out Doug's
Smith Bros. Heritage Page. On a related note, the new Fish Day History Page sheds light on the origins of Doug's home town of Port Washington Wis., and its annual civic celebration, "Fish Day".

Currently we reside in
Berkeley, California on the sunny side of San Francisco Bay. Stop by when you're in the SF Bay Area and say hello!  Becca is gainfully employed as a Physical Therapist extrordinaire. Doug is a self employed database expert specializing in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise. Our hobbies include camel driving and  scuba diving.

Interests and Preocupations:

World Travel  - Recently completed a 13 month tour of  5 continents
Stained Glass Window Making - Unfinished projects avait.
Gardening -
There are weeds in the jungle
Raising
Kylie the Pup - Our pride and joy
Home Repair - A  hobby by necessity
Doug's Hobbies: Cycling, Guitar, Photography,
Treking, & Exploring Lost Cities
Becca's Hobbies: Reading Mysteries and
Snake Handling,