Baltimore
Travel Blogs from Baltimore, United States
THE PORT
... a lot, and played "Oh, hell!" (a card game). Another good "Act of Spontaneous Ecstasy" came when I sat beside the Baltimore Harbour and meditated, by watching the falling snow. Far from the pretty, touristy Balimore Harbour was the Port of Baltimore. ...
The Final Countdown
... I saw my first real-life piñata (I had to explain to disbelieving on-lookers that we don't have Mexicans in England); I went to a Baltimore Orioles baseball game but only saw two pitches as I found myself in a bar in the Camden Yards Warehouse; I've been ...
Three Weeks from Today
So...three weeks from today, I'll be on my flight to Chiang Mai, Thailand! As many of you know, I'll be spending somewhere between two and three months in Southeast Asia. This has been something I've been wanting to do for some time and am so ...
Porsche
This was a day about driving Dad's car. Fast. And last minute shopping. How cheap is stuff in the States?? ...
Baltimore
... the logic of getting thrown to the wolves when we hit South America. Ah well, we will see... Went with Dad into Baltimore from his amazing new house in the coutryside of Maryland for a great lunch right on the habour (note UK spelling). Took a ...
How It Began
In November of 1994, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, changed my selfish heart to a heart of compassion. He put an idea in my heart for His impoverished children, rather physical or spiritual. He told me that most people in the USA have ...
Le jour du grand départ
Enfin la journée du départ à sonnée. Comme c'est difficile de quitter les gens que l'on aime. Nous sommes à la fois très fébrile, exité mais aussi triste de devoir dire aurevoir à nos familles, nos amis et nos chiens.Nous savons que nous allons ...
Wrong way?
2:00pm Flight to Baltimore, MD. Uneventful flight on a prop plane which was quite small, 3 hour wait in Baltimore ...
Late arrival
Our flight landed after midnight. By the time we picked up our bags, took the shuttle to the rental car facility, got and packed our car, we didn't arrive at our hotel until almost 1:30. ...
Baltimore
... winning against Boston. Then, in the 9th, they blew a 2-1 lead and lost 4-2. Grrrr!>:( We leave for home tomorrow. April 10 We're home now, our DC/Baltimore trip officially at a close. :'( Forever ...
Rain Rain Go Away
... doing a lot of walking around. I also decided that I wouldn't worry too much about getting to the capitol building in Baltimore because of the financial and psychological costs of finding another place to park in a big city. The first I visited was ...
Baltimore, Maryland USA
... size from the air - its amazing. New York is a fab city, so chilled out and really friendly. We are currently in Baltimore Maryland and are going to a wedding this afternoon (Dec's cousin) am looking forward to it. Did the whole rehearsal dinner ...
In the beginning
Our adventure began at 2:30PM when Grammie and Pop picked us up for the 1 hour drive to Dulles airport. 6 people in one station wagon with a bad muffler. Pop sang, Grammie sang, the girls chatted and Mike and I tried to follow the GPS without ...
A Maryland Wine Tasting
... out we were really late as I had claims in DC. Dolly went sightseeing while I worked, we picked her up and went on to Baltimore. We only had 1 hour before the tasting closed but as it turned out we had quite enough wine in a very short time. The ...
On to Baltimore
We drove 500 miles today from Cincinnati to Baltimore, mostly through mountains of West Virginia and Maryland. We had a no hassle time at Oriole Park at Camden Yards: easy to find, we parked less than 50 yards from our seats and their were ...
An unfortunate turn of events...
... days and most likely not return to Mexico given the situation (and the fact that you can't keep flying back and forth between Baltimore and Mexico and expect to have tons of money for travel). So we spent a few days in Isla Mujeres with Darran and ...
Pre-akness
After a long car ride down with lots of traffic...I am finally in Baltimore at Joe's place. The agenda for tonight...dinner....buying beer...and taking it easy. Tomorrow will be a long day of drinking at the Preakness horse race. I spent ...
A Guide to Understaning Preakness
Before this Saturday, I had never been to a horse race. The only exposure that I ever got regarding horse racing was the images that I saw on TV. When I did see a race on TV, it was always the Kentucky Derby or The Belmont...never the ...
"ST. PETE OR BUST!"
... a rarely matched beauty in the crescent-shaped lakes whose blue shone like diamonds. I wasn't thrilled to be returning to the United States. Firstly, it isn't a totally new country for me to explore; I've spent 19 of my 20 years there. And ...
Maryland: where not much happened.
So Thursday was not a big deal, so I (Kelsey) am writing so Michael doesn't write too much about a day during which nothing happened. :) We went to the school. It was huge again. We set up with three unhelpful kids. We did two ...
Our Trip to the states
With Trevor away, the kids and I decided to take a trip back to the states to visit family. We decided to do space A which was very interesting and we met lots of interesting and very helpful people. It took us a total of 4 days to make ...
The Journey Begins!
Today, Wanda & I leave for Dulles airport with 8 senior Messiah College nursing students to begin our journey to Macha Hospital, Zambia. This cross-cultural experience is a senior nursing practicum option for our students. We are ...
Sharks, Fish, Crabs and Superman?
February 12, 2009: We arrived in Baltimore in the afternoon and decided to check out Baltimore's aquarium. Let me just say that this aquarium is the most amazing place ever and its huge! I don't think I have ever seen an aquarium or even a museum that is ...
Back in the Good Ole USA
I'm so happy to be back at home. I missed my husband and children. This mission's trip has been a blessing to me. I met many brothers and sisters from Kenya and Uganda. Because of this trip, the Lord has started a new ...
Home Again
... or Phoenix Chicken. The dish is outstanding. We had some apps and some drinks and left into the cold of the Baltimore night. Off to Claddagh. A bad idea because sometimes if it is $1.beers and college is in session it is going to ...
Baltimore - 1st Mariner Arena
Hello friends, I'm celebrating no desserts or candy for a full week! And can't quite decide if I want to partake quite yet. Desserts at lunch time were store-bought generics so it was easy enough to pass on those. It has actually ...
Excerpts from the Wander Years
... the day I started, knowing that when I took the leap one day, neither I nor the firm owed each other nothing short of gratitude. Baltimore - I was never too fond of the city and always knew that one morning I would have to wake up and hit the open road. ...
Cutting it Close
I knew I was asking for trouble booking a flight out of BWI to go to Orlando so early in the morning, but flights to Orlando were cheaper at BWI vice Reagan National or Dulles. It did not help that I spent most of Thursday evening watching CSI ...

