Burlington, United States Travel Blogs

Lake George Here We Come Roadtrip-A-Rama, DAY 1
Jun 13, 2004 (13 photos)

... the long version of our route -- up through the backroutes of Maine to Route 2 in Bethel, then across New Hampshire and Vermont to Burlington, where we drift down the side of Lake Champlain and across the New York state line, soon to pick up Route 9 which ...

hanging out with Obama and Alyssa
May 25, 2007

... with her. decent show, very good pints of porter.  it seems like i can order a different microbrew in every restaurant in burlington and never worry about repeating--the place has a earned warm spot in my liver.  on the way back down to new ...

Back in the U.S., Again
Sep 3, 2009 (22 photos)

... couple, Scott & Mildred and their adorable twins, Stigs and Marcello, allowed us to take it easy and experience downtown Burlington, Lake Champlain, and the University of Vermont, pedestrian style.  We then met up with John's aunt and uncle, Mary ...

Bon Voyage - The Spirit of Plattsburgh sets sail..
Nov 12, 2005 (2 photos)

Started out in the afternoon, after having used a crane to dismanle MOST of the 3rd deck. We still have the pilot house up there because the crane wasn't big enough. That will come off in Whitehall, NY tomorrow morning, before we get to our first low ...

Burlington, VT
Jan 4, 2008

Burlington, VT

Washington State or DC?
Jul 26, 2007 (29 photos)

... 2 hours! Or you could catch the ferry to Victoria, BC and that will take you about 5 hours. The first day I arrived in Burlington, which was a good 1 hour drive from Seattle, I talked to Richard and Sheila about my travels and before I knew it, it was ...

Getting closer to first steps
Sep 23, 2007 (1 photos)

    We only have 6 weeks to go! We are going a bit crazy putting our gardens to bed, preparing the house for winter, instructing the couple who will be living in our home while we're gone, and preparing for the walk. We have packed and re- ...

Ferry Bound to Whidbey Island
Aug 13, 2008 (11 photos)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Awoke rested and full of anticipation. We opened our door to find some of Mercury smoked salmon and a precious note from, 'the boy'!! Thanks Merc! We enjoyed the salmon for a snack on the ferry and then again for dinner at ...

Ross & the Ferry
Jul 2, 2009 (4 photos)

... , this is a huge deal. This trip has really broken her of some fixations. -    Drove into downtown Burlington. Charming Church St. is pedestrian only! It is multiple blocks of cafes with outdoor seating and shops with doors propped open. ...

We're home again!
May 26, 2008 (1 photos)

... work. (We hope you all will begin supporting QEW if you don't already-Send your checks to: QEW, 173-B N. Prospect St., Burlington VT 05401.)   The walk seems like it took place so long ago, yet in other ways the memories seem so vivid that ...

Down the memory lane to China in the USA.
Jul 27, 2007 (11 photos)

... was concluded that a hammer can go a long way, hopefully on the computer and not your partner! Sheila's presentation at the Burlington Senior Centre went really well and it was very interesting. It brought back many memories for me of the time that I ...

rolling into town, inviting atmosphere
Jun 21, 2008 (4 photos)

this festival was going on as I pulled into Burlington. Amazing. the children were so fun, we conversed with smiles and movement. Then the water. I had not been to Burlington since I went to see my uncle perform in Cotton Mathers at Nectors, opening for ...

Long Story Made Short
Oct 11, 2009 (8 photos)

Left Bennington this morning (32 degrees!), and rode through small villages and beautiful countryside to The Shelburne Museum. We had 3 hours to explore it and only scratched the surface. It would be impossible to describe what the Shelburne is like, so ...

Almost ready to hit the road
May 23, 2009 (1 photos)

... sleeps.  I guess we may just have to buy a totally new mattress if it doesnt work out.  It is memorial day weekend here in the states kind of like anzac day really.  Tomorrow we are going to watch some car racing just north of here in a town called Barre.  We ...

Winter camping
Nov 24, 2007

Sorry for the next blog entry to come so soon, but as we sit by the fire of our campsite we thought you would like to hear about our day. We left Doris's house early this morning setting out with Holly, Doris, Kirsten, and Don and about 1/4 mile into ...

Thunder Road Race track
May 25, 2009 (8 photos)

It was raining when the boys drove out of the farm at 5 am. The racecar carefully loaded into the trailer along with a huge toolbox.  Jo and I continued to sleep until a more suitable hour.  Since Jo was feeling unwell with a head cold, which she thinks, ...

Bikes, Bhuna and Breweries
Oct 24, 2007 (5 photos)

... ...but the Police TOLD us we had to turn away from the restaurant and leave town! What were we to do? Having returned to Burlington, and Chris having retrieved our bikes with his truck (how lucky is that - not only did we get invited on a brewery crawl, ...

Day 29 - A Bite of Seattle
Jul 25, 2005

... shared by us. Brian Luger and Liz Perrotta read the prayers prepared by Bro. Nigel and Ms Stiglic. Preceeding the prayer, we all climbed into our sleeping bags for our last night in the United States this week. Journal Crew Link to today's photos

burlington, vt
Jun 13, 2008

we went to shelburne farms a farm owned by the vanderbilts and the webbs in 1800s was a very modern farm in its heyday, now they make cheese and give tours, the farm buildings were like castles, we stopped at Dakin farms. farm tours are a big deal i this ...

Vermont-sters!
Oct 21, 2007 (1 photos)

... and have Greyhounded up to Vermont, through the legendary (and every bit as beautiful as is reputed) New England autumn scenery. Burlington's a lovely city, and we're couch surfing with Melissa, a girl we met online through a "doss-on-each-other's-floors" ...

Burlington, Vermont
Jun 27, 2009

... puolisen tuntia, jonka jälkeen sade heikkeni ja pian olimmekin perillä Burlingtonissa. Champlain-järven rannalla sijaitseva Burlington on 39 000lla asukkaallaan Vermontin osavaltion suurin kaupunki. Kaupunki on siis sekä asukasluvultaan, ilmastoltaan että ...

Random..somewhere along the way
Mar 31, 2009

Lauren's Christian friends from South Africa went to Morocco to be a missionary and was deported within 24 hours. Tension with religions. We need tolerance. Wohoo, man do I kind of hate the snow. We went to Blue Mountain in Eastern- Central ...

bon voyagé
Jun 25, 2008

... was to see some friends, and how ridiculously long the flight felt.  Since they were flying from Seattle and I'm flying from Burlington, I figured I didn't actually want to sit on a plane directly from New York to Hong Kong because I was going to be ...

Vermont's finest. ...and not so finest.
Oct 11, 2007 (32 photos)

... at the seams, this home to organized birds and probably some mice is something to definitely check out when visiting Burlington. Heading toward the waterfront, we also took time to pay homage to Burlington's monkeys. Silhouettes of something right out of ...

Arrived in Burlington, VT
Jun 15, 1986

Arived in Burlington

Second Leg ...
Jul 15, 2006

... g) and he pulled his calf muscle. So he was limping a little bit. He had it checked out and got prescription medication. Burlington, IA - Holiday Inn Express -- $76 AAA rate - love the 'Smart Stay' rooms - extra pillows - good shower - there were 2 ...

Rocky Mountain High
Jun 24, 2008

Got up early and drove to Vail, Colorado - a beautiful little mountain ski-resort town.  Walked around Vail some - stopped to get a pizza at a restaurant in town. Drove to Denver.  loved the city =)  and as we were walking past an open- ...

Lake Placid to Burlington
May 5, 2008 (5 photos)

Just trying to to keep up sorry not so much information but we are doing really long days and nights. So just get in what I can.

A day in Burlington
Sep 20, 2006

... Burlington near Lake Champlain. We drove past the scenic campus of UVM and parked the car a couple of blocks from Burlington's pedestrian-only commercial district. The commercial district is a charming spot in one of America's best cities. The streets ...

Great camping. Yep.
Aug 12, 2005

Utah was beautiful, The Rockies were beautiful, Denver looked neat....but where are the bloody camp grounds when you need them?  A late night knock on the door of a smite-bit-shady looking hotel just tops the list of dangers we have faced.  At ...