United States Travel Blogs - Page 7

Way back in February 1998, I took a trip to San Diego to visit my best friend, Dennis. This trip was to blow off steam. I, along with everyone else at my company, had gone through the worst year of our careers. I will save the specific whining for the blog that covers that trip, but the bottom line…

The last time I went for a run was in Selcuk, Turkey, some nine and a half months ago.  I’m beginning to regret my decision to abandon the effort on the road.  I mean, I did manage to get some exercise while traveling.  I stomped around Europe, climbed a mountain, trekked to Machu …

Here I am, sitting in Terminal 4 at JFK Airport! I arrived in from STL at 10:30 AM local time and my flight to Johannesburg doesn't board until 4:30 PM. So, I have around 4 hours to kill...and what better way to kill it than starting my Africa blog. The morning started at 2:30 AM (Missouri time) an…

Every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes. The Hurricane list has been generated by the National Hurricane Center since 1953. At first, the lists consisted of only female names; however, since 1979, the lists alternate between male and female.  Hurric…

I've lived on O`ahu all my life and I'm still discovering new things here. =)

Last week I noticed that a TravBuddy from Ukraine, Alyona (TravBuddy - Alyonushka), was going to visit Honolulu.  Her profile mentioned that she was traveling alone.  I thought it would be nice to be the Ambassador of Aloha again and make myself available for visitor orientation.  Sh…

In early 2001, Drew's Boy Scout troop worked on the Hiking Merit Badge by taking a number of historic themed hikes. The first of these was to hike through the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. (See Review, below.) Others were to include Manassas National Battlefield and the National Captia…

Fun timesSilly timesCrazy timesWacky timesAfter a week in the office, the weekend calls for time to let loose and have fun!

This blog focuses on hiking Kalalau on the island of Kauai and cultural concerns for all of Hawaii --- if you are primarily interested in Kalalau you should proceed to the second entry and skip this potentially uncomfortable first entry. I think discovery is a relative term, because when Captain…

Sometimes I just wanna share what I am experiencing while driving my ford escape... Can't always stop on the side of the road for a picture :P:P

Well, it was home time for the Scots in NYC. The other good thing about the Continental flight to Glasgow is it leaves at about 8pm, so you're also got most of the day in the city, and it's not a day really spent in the airport. We checked out and left our bags in the hotel until mid afternoon, wh…

Wow...moving day got moved up yet another month.  Due to some personal issues w/the ex that got out of hand, we needed to get me out of the house early.  Brett ended up flying out the night before to help with last minute details as Thursday was likely going to be a crazy day.  …

This was going to be the last day in Dallas and I had to take Jaime touring the downtown area. Our first stop was the White Rock Lake, taking advantage that Mother Nature gave us some time without rain. The lake is nice and beautiful, and we enjoyed taking a walk there. Unfortunately we saw there w…

Today it was back to the daily grind of endless chores, emails, paperwork and stress.  I was definitely missing my TB's today and got random emails/texts/calls throughout the day letting me know that I'm missed and thought of.  Plus the endless smiles from this blog.  I'm glad I'm ab…

Tuesday was amazing. The like of which I have never seen in America before. Everyone was full of nervous energy and perfect strangers were first partners in anticipation and then in celebration. I yelled myself hoarse with joy, and I was not alone. It was certainly a big day for America. They…