United States Travel Blogs - Page 8

Here are some various facts and demographics on the KC area: Metro population is over 2 million The annual per household income is $67,000 Per capita income is $37,331 Median home price in Kansas City is $153,000 The average age is 36.1 89.4% of KC residents have a high school education …

In the Western world, people fear growing old but where I come from, people grow old gracefully, and growing old is prestigious. I have always wanted to have a birthday party. Growing up in a family of many siblings birthdays were a simple affair. Many times we remembered to wish each other 'Happy …

I expected to be stuck in traffic for the late afternoon/early evening ride home but the traffic was very light...what a relief.  I don't think I would have been able to stay awake if we were in bumper-to-bumper traffic.  Aside from dodging merging 18-wheeler trucks, the brief sandstorm, …

That year I booked and purchased a ticket to Spain, my cousin was getting married and we arranged everything to attend the wedding. Sometimes you plan everything in anticipation, had everything set, but at the end things just don't turn the way they should.  One month before the trip, from all…

There are a lot of fun things to do with the help of Mother Nature's resources. There are so many things you can do & see. Vermont takes time to see! Enjoy favorite pastimes in the Summer such as hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, or paddling and of course playing a round of golf on smoothly gr…

  SAN FRANCISCO TRAVBUDDY MEETUP –   I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO!   Saturday evening, January 12, was a special night in the Bay area. Over 40 friends left their hearts in San Francisco, but took back warm memories of the largest TravBuddy Meetup so far.  &nbs…

The Old School TSTAM-“Trip Start Time Accelerator Machine makes it possible for TravBuddies to move between different moments in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space  sending objects forward from the present to the future without the need to experience the i…

One of the largest meetups ever... a party of two  :o)With Mark (travelman 727) and I holding down the fort, we painted the town red as we headed to Hannigan's, our first stop to have lunch in Laclede's Landing.  On a perfect-weather day we sat outside and enjoyed the view of old cobbles…

  I'm beginning to think there was something wrong with my camera. I don't have many photos from my last couple of days back in Waikiki either. To be honest, I think I may have just been very relaxed and enjoying the last few days of my lovely honeymoon. Soaking up the sun, soaking up th…

hi this week end i choosse to go again to the big apple for witch reason very simple to had a blast there with good freind and for sure for a big travbuddy meet up in the wonderfull city of NYC!!!!!!! We left montreal at night to arrive at NYC on friday early in the morning!!!!!!!!!We decide to sp…

This morning, Joyce had her lesson through the Nancy Emerson Surf School with Sharky. Private lessons cost $150 for 2 hours, but they give you a little more time, and provide all the gear. Sharky was apparently amazing, teaching Joyce not only how to get on a board, but what to watch for, corrected…

After our St. Paddy's meetup, we discovered a few of us local TBs shared birthdays just a few days apart (April 10, 12, and 15). So we decided to get together on April 11 to celebrate at Tasso's Greek restaurant in KC. It was a small TB group, but very large in quality! Lola (April 12), D…

As soon as I picked up my cousin Mar from the Raleigh/Durham airport, we set off on our cross country journey.  Equipped with the 2006 National Parks Pass, we planned to visit as many National Parks, Monuments, and Seashores as we could along the way.  Our first stop was the Outer Banks o…

OK - so this journal entry isn't really about travel, but kind of fits in with my hometown blog!  Our courthouse was constructed beginning in 1897 and dedicated in 1900.  Lady Justice has stood atop the dome for 109 years and has really fallen into disrepair over the years.…

I have spent numerous nights at the cute little Country Club Motel in Crookston while working out at Glacial Ridge.  One night, Sept 4, 2003, a landslide ocurred.  The hotel was built on top of the slope leading down to the Red Lake River.  The weak clays became saturated with rain a…