Hey everybody
Today is Monday 14 May 2012 at 8am and  I am on a train from Venice to Rome. The weather is beautiful and the train is packed, thank god I had an assigned seat. I am sitting next to a moody Italian , who was occupying my seat and not happy about having to move to his OWN seat. Actually every time the train stops its like a game of who is sitting in the wrong seat lol
Here is a quick rundown of my trip. Wednesday I was in Brussels, Belguim. The weather was cool with some rain.
Thursday I took the train to Paris, only 1 hour and 40mins. There the weather was hot and humid.
Friday I flew to Geneva, Switzerland the only place on my Europe trip I have not been before.
The weather was beautiful and the view flying into Geneva was spectacular over the lake with the mountains in the background.
To get to the town of Geneva you can catch the train for free if you pick up a ticket in baggage claim. I don't know of many places where you can get free transport from the airport to anywhere, apart from hotel shuttles in the USA.
Once I checked into my hotel and rested for an hour I walked down to Lake Geneva.  From there you can take ferries to the waterfront or to Old Towne or you can walk across one of three bridges. I decided to walk. Oh yes another thing I received from the hotel was a transportation card with which I could travel free on any bus, tram, ferry or train within Geneva. This place is wonderful for tourists. 
I walked along the lake and into the old part of the city which has great shopping, very high end shops, cafes and restaurants. Many people were sitting outside enjoying the weather.
 
Saturday  I flew to Barcelona, Spain approx a 80 minute flight where again the weather was beautiful. The Spanish Grand Prix was on over the weekend. That's Formula 1 racing.
Sunday it was onto Venice, the most romantic city in europe. If you haven't been you need to go before it is lost to the water. Hopefully that never happens as the venetians are implementing many plans to try to prevent the water from taking over
As I said today I am on my final leg of my trip to Rome on the train, which at every stop more people get on and I have no idea where they are all sitting.
The sun is out and its going to be another beautiful day in Europe.
 Enjoy your day!
Safe travels Gayle.

The pictures are of me sitting by a fountain in the park.
Lake Geneva water front and a building in the old town.
Enjoy!

Hello from sunny England

here I am on my first European trip of the year, its a bit later than normal, but I won't be back until after my show in August.

I arrived last Tuesday and spend 2 great days in London. Love it there and the whole city is gearing up for the Olympics. I have thought about coming but there are no tickets available for events as they were sold on a lottery system but I would love to see the opening ceremony but it would e impossible to get tickets for that part of the Olympics.

 

Since Friday I have been in Norwich , and I have done absolutely nothing except relax and watch tv, so I feel like a lazy bum and definatley ready to get back home to my "life".

 

Tomorrow, Wed 9th May, I leave on the train from London that goes under the English Channel for Brussels. From there I go tot Paris, Geneva, Barcelona,Venice and Rome then back home on the 15th.

 

I will send some updates on my trip as I travel.

 

Be safe and chat with you soon

 

Cheerio!

"Bull For Boobs"

" I live in the town of Cave Creek AZ, and every Friday we have bull riding at one of the local bars "The Buffalo Chip"

On one of these nights 2 Professional Bull Riders came along

and one was able to get pics taken with them. So , I asked if I could get my pic taken and I showed a bicep and said "No way you will show me up" and he laughed, but Cody " hell yea and put in a headlock too" and with that I said " You know I charge for that?" and preceded to put him a headlock.

The guys were so much fun.

2 weeks later and at the same place there was a fundraiser for breast cancer  "Bulls for Boobs" which explains the pic with the bull in a bra lol

The last week of March 2012 was AZ Bike Week with events all over the valley for motorcycle fans and riders and on a Sunday night Brett Michaels held a concert at a local Scottsdale Harley dealership which used to be called Hacienda Harley and was recently purchased by the owner of 'Go Daddy".

One of the sponsors there was Jack Daniels and they had Promo girls walking around and were getting people to have their pic taken. So I asked if I could pose in front of their banner and the girls stepped aside and said they didn't want me to show them up, and they preceded to put Jack Daniels patches on my biceps. I love the pic! It can also be found on Facebook for Jack Daniels

March 2012

Good Evening
its March 8th 2012 and just wanted to update everyone on my last month of travel.
I was in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg early Feb and boy was it cold but not nearly as cold as it can be so I was very thankful as since I have been in AZ 7  years so my tolerance for the old has decreased significantly.
Then in the middle of March I did a small midwest tour of St Louis and Des Moines so a relatively slow travel month for me.
I guess you all know I have a passions for horses so Feb 16th was the start of the huge Arabian Horse Show in Scottsdale so needless to say I had to go and check it out.
Now coming into March I am training really hard and today 9th March was my leg work out day and for the first time ever I could not make it through the complete work out so headed back to the gym to finish it off tonight.
Just got back on 5th March from Texas where I was in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio and of course Houston where there was the Houston Livestock Rodeo which I was lucky enough to attend. My dear friend of 13 years , Toni, who had just moved from OH to TX came and met me there and we had a suite and watched the Rodeo and after Lady Antebellum. What an awesome night!!
I think that catches you all up to date and hopefully from here on I will give a weekly update of what is going on with my training, and travels.
Stay strong!!
Gayle

Hello EveryBody

Hey everybody

sorry its been a while but seems like after all of my trips I had to do a lot of catching up and then the holidays and new year and I cannot believe we are already into February.

I will be on here with a blog at least weekly.

Ok let me catch you all up with my plans for 2012.

I am in preparation right now for competing this year hopefully in Toronto in June, Hartford and Tampa . I will be staying with womens bodybuilding until the Federation decides how they are judging the new Physique.

I am working with Dusty Henshaw here in Scottsdale and here is preparing my workout programs and my diet. He is a top amateur and owner of The House of Fitness supplement stores.

I have also moved gyms and training at Freedom Fitness in Cave Creek about 10mins form my house so very convenient and the equipment they have is great especially leg equipment everything you could possibly think of!

Another great Pro trains at the gym Rusty Jeffers, he trained with Lee Priest when he lived in Scottsdale, so its great to watch another Pro prepare for a show which he has coming up very soon in CA and he will do really well.

I had a killer leg work out yesterday and had to crawl out of the gym to my car and rode my horse yesterday afternoon and had a job getting on his back lol

The Phoenix Open golf tournament is on here in town so hoping to go to that tomorrow , Saturday , and also car shopping.

So I hope everyone has a great weekend and be safe

enjoy everyday Gayle

Hello everyone from S Africa

I left the USA on 3 rd Nov from JFK on a 15 hour flight to Johannesburg for a trip to S Africa with my daughter.
We arrived on 4th Nov for our 2 night stay in Johannesburg.
The first day we visited the city of Johannesburg and of course an ultra modern mall called Santon and there is also Nelson Mandela Square.
The next day we went on a tour of Soweto the black township where Nelson Mandela lived before he was arrested to spend 27 years in jail. We vistesd the aparteid museum and sore the atrocities that happened to the children in Soweto.
That evening Courtney and I went out to a great bar and night club and had a local host who took as to a great nightclub and partied the night away.
The next day we were heading to Krueger National Park where we were going on 3 safaris--------- so excited to see the wildlife.

Good night

Hello From Alaska

I'm in Anchorage as I was invited to a Cultural gathering of all the Native tribes in Alaska and Canada. The main reason was for the Tribes to vote on political issues and establish their rights as Natives but also to share their music, dance, and traditions.

So for the last 3 days I have been enjoying learning about the Natives and enjoying Alaskan food. The food is wonderful and so is the local beer lol

It is cold up here, no snow yet, but for me living in AZ I had to wrap up warm

I wanted to actually go outside of the city but all tours stop in late September and I waa told the best time was to come back in May. There is so much to see here.

So its back to the local bars and restaurants for some great food and the local hospitality.

Keep warm

Gayle