Boise Travel Blogs

I woke up Sunday morning with a nervous feeling...today my Mizzou Tigers had a chance to erase bad memories from the tournament a few years ago here in Boise when UCLA beat them on a last second shot and then went on to win the national championship. Their opponent today: Marquette. Although a lowe…

I got my itinerary!  Here it is! May 23rd: Leave home May 25: Arrive in Athens May 26: Acropolis and Acropolis Museum May 27: Agora, Roman Forum, Byzantine Church of Plaka, Ottoman Bazaar, Modern Bazaar.  (big day!) May 28: War Museum and Old Parliament May 29: Leave Athens, go to M…

Well, I'm all packed and ready to go, we'll see you on the other side.  I had my qualms about only taking carry-on luggage for my 3.5-month adventure, but everything that I needed fits and now we'll see how much better "traveling light" is.  I fly to Salt Lake, then NYC, then finally Lond…

Wow. That break went fast, didn't it?? I can't believe it's already gone, and I'm back to school. Then in another few weeks, a month off! I can't wait to do nothing. I should get a job. But I haven't even attempted to look for one yet, so I probably won't have one. Anyways! So I'll get caugh up on …

I went for a concert, and got to visit my friends for a quick weekend. They drove me around town the day after the concert. We were all very much hung over so I didn't get many pictures!

Bike & Build provides young adults with the opportunity to participate in a cross-country bike trip across the US to raise awareness for affordable housing. My route cycled from Virginia Beach, VA to Cannon Beach, OR (5/15/08-7/25/08). Once a week, we traded our bikes in for hammers and helped with Habitat for Humanity or another affordable housing organization. It was, by far, the greatest travel experience I have ever had.

The PHL to PDX Ride to Benefit CancerCare is a result of the perseverance of Lauren Cocco and Chris Froberg. Leaving Philadelphia on June 20, they are riding (and documenting) their bikes 3,000 miles to Portland in honor of Lauren’s grandfather, Anthony Cocco and have named CancerCare the beneficiary.

This summer we're going to the US! We'll be seeing family&friends, Mickey Mouse&Co, lions, dolphins, great nature, islands, mountains and lakes! We'll be going to: Chicago, Miami, Orlando, Haiti, Jamaica, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, San Antonio, Houston, San Diego, Ventura, Monterey, San Fransisco, Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Durango, Albuquerque, Arizona, New Mexico, .. and more :-)

We stopped in Boise to take showers at the truck stop, which was a very nice truck stop. Taking a shower at a truck stop might not sound like it would be that great, but it can be. There are only a few things that truck stops can do to differentiate themselves and the other million truck stops, sho…

This is a BIG country. Did you realize that? BIG. I mean really really big. As in, I grossly miscalculated distances on this side of the Mississippi!  I'm spending a LOT more time in the car than I expected to. Yes, my back hurts.  Where's MY massage therapist when I need …

A map of where I've been

It started innocently enough; I visited Juneau, Alaska in June 1993 and explored the State Capitol building. A few months later, It was Montgomery, Alabama's. In the course of time, it became a hobby. Near the end it became a bit of an obsession. Then, in August of 2006, I visited my 50th US State Capitol building in Pierre, SD. (Yeh!) Yes, I know, I'm a geography nerd.... All entries are maintained in on the 'first visit' date.

A four day sojourn from Seattle to Wisconsin

My 2008 family vacation

After finishing the semester, I had high hopes for getting a summer job, earn some money, stay busy for the summer. I filled out numerous applications, had a few interviews, but nothing stuck. Fast forward to the beginning of June, still no job! As it turns out, my cousin needed help remodeling her…