United States Travel Blogs

Last evening we decided that we could wait no longer. We would have to go to the REAL attractions (the ones that made us come to Lake George) the night of Day 3 (Tuesday). No more fooling around! But first, some fooling around. The day started out ...

A travel blog entry from Lake George: Magic Forest, Dr. Morbid's, and Frankenstein! by msouliere
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I was up really early this morning considering I went to sleep at 2:00 the night before. 5:30 to be exact, thanks to a very loud garbage truck driving around the resort. I eventually fell back asleep and woke up at what I thought was 9:00. I don't ...

A travel blog entry from Orlando by babieemelly
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We left Yellowstone early in the morning to head out to Salt Lake City. We planned on visiting with a few of Brent's friends including Barb who very kindly offered her drive way as a campground. We headed south on route 89 out of Yellowstone and into ...

A travel blog entry from Salt Lake City by brent-n-toby
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So I was hoping to come back to the hostel and go to bed cause I'm exhausted, but I have three new roommates who seem to have taken over the room. I figure I'll come write this and then I'm going to bed whether they're still up reading magazines ...

A travel blog entry from Boston by bashleyf
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We were lucky enough to be back in Cocoa Beach when a Space Shuttle was launched from Cape Canaveral a few miles away. This was the first time Toby had seen a Shuttle Launch, we went to the beach with some friends.

A travel blog entry from Cocoa Beach by brent-n-toby
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Anyone who has spent time wandering around airports knows, there is only so much you can do before you go stir crazy.For me its about 14 minutes... Anyway, the flight from Lima to Houston was full and I got to sit in the aisle seat, so I could put my leg ...

A travel blog entry from Houston by johnorton
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Home sweet home ......Here comes Jasmine my dog

A travel blog entry from Los Angeles by andrewy
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No real excitement at all today. I slept in late and was rewarded with a horrible pain in my neck that has only gotten worse throughout the day. In the morning I walked around downtown Spokane for a bit. In Riverfront Park they have this 12 foot ...

A travel blog entry from Glacier National Park by exploreamerica
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I had set three alarms to wake up early to drive in to the park and catch a morning ranger program. Somehow NONE of the three alarms functioned when they needed too! Luckily Diana called and woke me up somewhat early. Since I already explored the ...

A travel blog entry from Yosemite National Park by exploreamerica
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... a version without all the boring train info and stuff, so check it out. Rock Asia 5-Mar Depart Salt Lake City United Flight 1177 at 8:55 am 6-Mar Singapore Arrive 6-Mar · Visit Little India, Changi Prison Museum and Chapel, Clay ...

A travel blog entry from Salt Lake City by cleff
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I just love to come home from any trip, but this one was exhausting. I think we saw enough of Peru & Bolivia to make the trip eventful. Certainly would change a few things if wew did it next time time make our lives a little easier, and might ask for ...

A travel blog entry from Phoenix by johnorton
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Ahhhh... ...a computer that works. I'm back safely in the states now. Oddly enough, NOW I'm facing culture shock! After a week, I can finally keep down American food without getting nauseous. Time is a funny thing to me. A few of my friends may ...

A travel blog entry from Seattle by eric
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We left SLC and decided that the most sensible route back across the rockies to Denver was to use I-70. 400miles of interstate, the only non interstate route is route 40 which has many high passes and would have taken us at least 2 days to get across, it ...

A travel blog entry from Denver by brent-n-toby
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We left Red River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River%2C_New_Mexico to find a Federal Park as they are much cheaper.... after checking around and calling a few places we decided on Cochiti Lake as it was close to Santa Fe and not far from where we ...

A travel blog entry from Cochiti lake by brent-n-toby
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Today was a site-seeing extravaganza! I began the day by driving 18 miles to Steins Ghost Town. It was eerie because that early in the day there were no people and it was very windy in this ghost town. Next I drove to Fort Bowie ...

A travel blog entry from Tombstone by exploreamerica
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We headed out of Vermont to Provincetown which is the small town at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts., a busy summer retreat. It is very much like Key West, a small community that has a huge influx of tourists. It is historically famous as it is where ...

A travel blog entry from Provincetown by brent-n-toby
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I was up at 10:00 this monring and mom was in my room within five minutes asking me what I wanted to do today. We could either go to MGM, which was originally planned, or go to Animal Kingdom. I had originally not wanted to waste any time at Animal ...

A travel blog entry from Orlando by babieemelly
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I write now after a long hiatus, not because there was nothing to write, but because sometimes just living is a big job in itself. The last months in Costa Rica were a whirlwind of school projects, class trips, preformances, reunions, final exams, new ...

A travel blog entry from Arlington by bootsmade4wlkin
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Breakfast was a home-grown affair, with toast and cereal out of the cupboard. While munching we watched some local television, and were sent into a fit of giggles by a commercial for a local Easy Rock station whose motto pledged that their station would ...

A travel blog entry from Lake George, Pottersville by msouliere
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I drove 70 miles to Joshua Tree National Park in California. I entered in the south side of the park and drove northward all day long. I stopped at the cholla cactus garden and took a short hike through there. As I continued on the road I stopped at ...

A travel blog entry from Joshua Tree National Park by exploreamerica
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We finally made it to JFK. We tried to use the voucher that the airport had given us but the Taxi driver refused to take it. I guess we were supposed to give it to the booth at the airport and they would give it to the driver. So we are already out the ...

A travel blog entry from New York City by coryandlaura
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This morning I drove north to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. The lake was incredible. It had a blue color I have never seen before. So bright blue and clear! Close ot the shore where I came in on, when I looked down ...

A travel blog entry from Crater Lake National Park by exploreamerica
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I continued the marathon of driving today as I motored on for a second straight day. I croseed the Mississippi River and drove through Houston and San Antonio before finally settling down for the night in Junction, Texas. This place reminded me of Garth ...

A travel blog entry from Junction by exploreamerica
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This morning I drove to Forks and spent the morning and early afternoon at a coffee house to catch up on this Travel Blog. Around 2PM I arrived at the shop just up the road from my campsite for a white water trip. There was only two of us plus a guide ...

A travel blog entry from Rafting the Hoh River by exploreamerica
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... away. Some of her answers amaze me, others just seem funny. And, as always when coming back to the United States from abroad, there's that funny reverse culture shock: Souvenir shopping for Alaskan prices on Chinese salaries was a bit depressing ...

A travel blog entry from Juneau by bethverde
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It has been a year since we landed in Panama City, more than six months since our return to McCall, over a month since our blog was featured by travelpod, and now, finally, we are ready to do our final entry. Lists, observations, and mullings on ...

A travel blog entry from McCall by andrewandjacque
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We finally reached the Grand Canyon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon and our first major park! After and overnight stop in Clay Springs AZ, we arrived at the Grand Canyon state park just in time for sunset on Thurs, 3 July. We didn't originally ...

A travel blog entry from Grand Canyon by brent-n-toby
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Today was another day of rest. I slept in until the morning sun made my tent unbearable. I packed up and drove northwest to Fresno, California. During the day I had my car serviced to keep it in good condition. In the evening I went to the mall and ...

A travel blog entry from Fresno by exploreamerica
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Well, I was a little more than a day ahead of schedule so rather than continue my journey west toward California, I took a detour north to see what I could find. I started the day by driving 24 miles to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. This was ( ...

A travel blog entry from Casa Grande, Montezuma Castle, Grand Canyon by exploreamerica
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Stop by Klenske, Ink. After a very long day of traveling, we are home. Going home is never fun. I think we got a bit use to the European way of life, and being back here in Dubuque, Iowa, where everything is a dull brown and big, makes us wish we were ...

A travel blog entry from Dubuque by nklenske
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