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Travel Blogs from Amherst, United States
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CFI Day 1
Today couldn't have started off worse. I woke up at 8.45am to get ready to walk to the Motel 6 where the Shuttle to the Center for Inquiry was. I soon found out that walking was literally impossible, as the bridge to get there was a major highway and ...
CFI Day 2+3
The past two days have been interesting and educational experience. I think it is better not to bore you with information about the speakers too much. Yesterday after some of the talks we had a CFI BBQ. They have no idea how to cook BBQs by the way, ...
Fretting over the details
After a year of treading water, I'm finally leaving for Tasmania to start graduate school. That is, I'm leaving in three days, and suddenly I can't find anything that I'm supposed to pack, the to-do list keeps doubling in length and my coping ...
Síğasti dagurinn í Amherst
Rólegur dagur í dag eftir öll ævintırin undanfariğ. Veğriğ hefur breyst mikiğ og í dag hefur skipst á rigning og hellirigning. Mikil breyting frá şví í síğustu viku. Fórum samt í langa gönguferğ um skóginn, skoğuğum dıralífiğ ...
Shuffling around Buffalo
Day 2: Miles traveled: 20 Meltowns: Abby: 1 (toy tussle with counsin Eli, but all was quickly forgiven) We had a nice morning leasurely recovering from Day 1 with cousins Jodie, Dave, Quinn, Eli and Heidi then headed over to Uncle Jeff's house for one of ...
a million details before the big adventure
Today a crazy hectic day trying to finishing everything at work, home, Olga at school with cello lessons, etc. etc. ...
Why We're Here
... worked this past summer. We met Fr. Mike Conboy, the pastor, who invited us to stay for dinner, but we decided to push on to Buffalo. We reached Amherst around 7:15. Tomorrow we visit nearby Niagara Falls before going on to ...
About to begin
I don't really remember much about the days leading up to the trip, but I know I was nervous as hell. My Dad kept mentioning during my senior year of college that he was planning a trip for the whole family, and would I be interested? I kept saying that ...
Hotel, Motel, irgendwas???
Der Plan war eigentlich heute bis nach Toledo zu fahren und dann dort zu übernachten. Als ich dort ankam war's aber für mich irgendwie noch zu früh und dann fuhr ich halt ein bisschen weiter... Nicht die beste Entscheidung, wie sich noch herausstellen ...
FRIDAY FISH FRY
Uncle Rick Aunt Priscilla Mom and I met up for dinner at the Ambrosa Cafe, near Lake Emily. Gallery next door very fun affordable new ...
No Sirens?
... in case my parents couldn't reach me. Dan Cohen, you don't even have my phone number, but my parents have yours. Amherst is eerily silent (and freakishly beautiful) compared to Uni City, especially when I've been living so close to three different ...
One Week Left!
Only one week left untill I leave for Florence!! I'm getting increasingly excited to leave, but have been very busy getting things together. I am going to try to keep everyone updated on everything I am doing while I am in Italy using this travel ...
Staying single on facebook...
I read somewhere that you should take with you a fake wedding ring (check! my mom gave me a pretty one last year... is this why boys don't talk to me in Philadelphia?...hmm) and a photo of a man who is supposedly your husband when you travel. I don't ...
Meh
... England Clam Chowder AND Lobster Bisque during the set break. I kept my carcolepsi under control all trip...until the ride from Amherst to the Pittsfield Travelodge. Quick sleep before an early rise to explore the Berkshires. ...
Fair Fever and Bubble Hockey Face Offs
Day 3 Miles Traveled: 56 Weather: Beautiful Meltdowns: 0 (yeah) Today we went with Andy, Sandi, Ben and Maddie to the Erie County Fair (this year's theme is "Fair Fever"). For those of you (Zoe and Michael) who are aware that Paul's ...
Counting Down the Hours!
I'm trying out this new website... We'll see how it works! The last few days have been hectic to say the least, trying to sus out the fine line between being properly prepared and obviously overpacking. I have almost everything I need although I'm sure I ...
Í Amherst
Sváfum út og hvíldum okkur eftir erfiğan gærdag. Gengum svo spölinn upp meğ götunni heim til krakkanna okkar. Şeir í USA eru nú ekkert ağ hugsa fyrir bíllausu fólki, mağur şarf ağ klofast yfir girğingar og brölta gegnum runna ef mağur ...
The Shores of the Mediterranean
About this blog Olga and Jacqueline are embarking on an adventure to the Shores of the Mediterranean. We are travelling with Road Scholar and will be on on the mv Aegean Odyssey embarking in Civitavecchia and disembarking in Venice. The Mediterranean ...
Across the Alleghenies
It was to be a short day – a quick hop from Monterey to Amherst -- just North of Lynchburg VA (home of Jerry Falwell and Liberty University). But I hadn't reckoned with the Alleghenies – not the driving difficulty, but the beauty of ...
We're off!!
Day 1: We're off! States Covered: Maryland, Pennslvania, New York Miles traveled: 389 Weather: Overcast Meltdowns: Owen: 3, Abby: 0 Highlights: Pennsylvania State Capitol; Getting to Buffalo and seeing cousins Jodie, Dave, Quinn, Eli and baby ...
A genealogy stop
... one nap stop, rain starting mid New York and getting dark-I am on a non freeway winding and narrow road-hwy, 7, 9 and 101 to Amherst New Hampshire where I will meet a cousin of Jim's that we had corresponded with for many years and never met. Nuvi did a ...
Madison Heights and Beyond
... photos of people -- less lucky on other topics. We finished the day with another big meal at Annes home in Amherst, with a few additional volunteers who had come down to work during Election Day. Anne was very apologetic about one picture she ...
Meditating this morning all bundled up!!
As I drove into the Northampton area through the hills I felt like I had arrived home and all the Merritt Parkway traffic became worth it. Ariana and Drew moved into a bigger front room in this big ole house that I slept in last night and so, I am on a ...
Hanging Out with Hampshire Grads
Super Bowl, No-Complaint conversations with Ariana's housemates.... getting to know how to use this travel ...
Lockport to Amherst
... years the museum had acquired any of the historic buildings from the area that were scheduled to be destroyed and brought them here to Amherst, where they were lovingly restored. They've set them up in a large area behind the museum, and you can ...
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