United States Travel Blogs - Page 614

Another relaxing fun day.  I am really ready for land.  I watched part of The Shawshank Redemption before bed.

This is the trip of Cindy Dijkhorst and Karlijn Kersjes traveling through the USA to experience the most of the country

I have been to New Orleans probably a dozen times and it is my favorite city so far!

While visiting my cousin in Cincinnati we drove down to the Newport Aquarium.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006

Learned that Oregon is pronounced OR-UH-GUN not OR-EE-GONE! Also, they are required to pump your gas! Driving today was a challenge even though we only covered 230 miles; the High Desert was beautifully different and reached 100 degrees. Rugged beauty was the norm, desert vistas, arid planes, fertile fields, lush valleys and cattle country. Oregon appears to offer an example of every geographic terrain on the planet. We "holed-up" for the night in the town of Burns.

Sunday we breezed through the tourist areas (barely stopping to take pictures) before heading to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Walking up to the museum’s oddly designed five buildings, I felt kind of like I was walking into Epcot Center, or an 80s style cafeteria from the future. Despite…

i try to go on one good trip a year...so far, its been working quite nicely

Visiting family for a weekend.

ahhhh....

The thing that struck me most about driving across the USA was the landscape. It changed frequently and dramatically. Within a few hours you can travel from forest to canyon-riddled deserts, to a wet and clear coast line. Everything is changing quickly across the American landscape. Empty desert ro…

This was my first visit to New York city.

I should have started this blog a month ago when I started this project but I totally didn't think about it until now. In any case, I'm a consultant and my new project is here in Santa Clara, CA which is pretty much the San Jose area. It is my first time out in the Bay area and I'm busy explor…

It was time to go home, and even though my stay in Amsterdam was relatively short, I met a lot of cool people, experienced a little culture and history, and I know that I will be back real soon to do it all over again…

So what have I been up to lately in chicago?Well first getting here -it was about midday, it was wet but very hotand there were no hostels free!!!On top of it all - having to drag around 30 extra kgs SUCKS BIG ONES!Ended up finding a place to stay only to find out it was inhabitedwith WEIRDOS!!!!Sp…