North America Travel Blogs - Page 7

The Big Chief (Adrian) could not come to Minneapolis, and have all-party and no-culture, could he? COULD HE? Well, not this weekend!!! Art A Whirl is a weekend of open studio tours through Northeast Minneapolis that is self guided. All that one needs is the Artist Directory, and a map, and&nb…

19 July 2008   Today we have to pack up and leave. We had such a good time here and I’m not looking forward to going back to work. It will be nice to get back home and sleep in our own bed again, and see our kitty who I’m sure is missing us very much!   After getting e…

Sunday was a day for recovery and saying goodbyes to Tb friends.....On Sunday morning we all met for breakfast at a pancake restaurant.  After that I took Joy and Jillian to the airport shuttle at the car rental because I wasn't sure how to get to the passenger drop off at the airport. I didn'…

On saturdaymorning we shopped for the last time because at day fourteen we left Orlando already to go home unfortunatly. These two weeks went so fast! But I'll have to say, we had a wonderful time here in Florida. But the next time, I'll have to see more of the state itself. Maybe a roundtrip …

We're down to our last 2 days here in New York.On Monday we hit the road on our drive cross country from New York to San Francisco. I mapped the course on our UNITED STATES MAP. We're taking Lincoln Highway straight across the whole way.  There's so much left to pack and move out. I don't know…

Several months ago I was checking out different blogs on TravBuddy when I came across a blog that made me laugh.  I sent a message to Candy (TravBuddy - CandyKelii) and told her that I liked her blog.  This is how our online friendship began.  Candy works for a band called The Englis…

Wow, my trip in China was something I'll never forget ... but as I look out the Hong Kong Oasis airline and fly over Northern-Mid-End of Vancouver Island I am suddenly reminded of the everlasting beauty and tranquility of Canada, my birth place!  I must be getting home-sick for as much as…

    The pictures I am putting on this blog...some of them are part of my history, before my Father was born..most of the pictures are from slides that my Dad took.  They are photos of things he enjoyed, life, family, friends, relatives...he loved all of that.  He loved farm…

So after Huntington Beach, drove back to LA. It was past six when we reached the  Hollywood area, we talked  about bringing food to the concert and Tracy suggested CPK.We all agreed and went and bought some food for us to take it to the hollywood bowl. We parked at the parking structure j…

Every fall, Kilgore College sponsors a n event called Preview Day. This is a day when potential students have an opportunity to visit the college, take a tour, meet with representatives from all of the over 100 clubs and organizations as well as interact with faculty and students. The Christian Cam…

   I got my hangar plowed out, repaired a broken water line, and fired up the '76 Volkswagen La Bamba. Two electric heaters took the bitter chill out of the place but the air still felt warmer on the hand inside the refrigerator than in the kitchen; an odd sensation. Whenever it warms u…

We headed back to Toronto on the train yesterday, pretty uneventful journey, we did get some views of Lake Ontario though once we were nearing Toronto.  We arranged our train tickets to go to Jasper from Winnipeg next wednesday. After signing in at HI Toronto we went to our room and were slig…

For those that don't really know Melanie or I, we are Food Network fans.  Melanie is quite the celebrity chef fan all the way around but I am kinda partial to Guy Fieri who became known through his start on the Next Food Network Star. I watched every episode, voted when I could, and really enj…

Years ago while dating my second fiancé she asked me to send her some postcards from the places I went to.  Years later I still pick up some post cards and send a few to family or friends.  So I guess I should say Thank You Julie! I have a large basket of postcards from the United Sta…

One week ago, I was really itching for some travel. And I bought a plane ticket to one of the most beautiful places on earth. And then I remembered that I had to ask my bosses for time off =) I have never been so glad for such a lovely vacation, full of new experiences and leaving me with a desire …