Covington, United States Travel Blogs

Late for Mardi Gras but watch out New Orleans.
Sep 5, 2009

Just a quick entry to let you all know that we left Zephyrhills and rode through to just north of New Orleans today.  We intended to stop earlier but the ride felt good and we just kept going.  We had great weather all day except for one very ...

Hope breaks over the horizon...
Aug 25, 2009

... shut up." "You shut up." "Let's leave." "Ok." And upon fighting before even leaving serene Covington, Ohio, the couple began a packing endeavor that lasted 2 hours longer than necessary.  Reluctantly, by 6:30am, five ...

Across the Lake with Carlo Ditta
Feb 17, 2007

(Covington LA, Saturday, February 17, 2007)-Carlo Ditta's spacious house rests in a semi-rural subdivision outside of Covington, just a few miles from the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Whwen Dr D and I arise rather late in the morning, happily rested ...

Covington YN
May 1, 2006

... (very fast talking attorney .. sits on the bench and dishes out penalties for local misdemaenaors including speeding). Ripley and Covington hosts combine to take out to Marlo's restaurant in Covington for a best meal so far. Delightfully light, fresh and ...

Home sweet home!
Dec 5, 2006

Home sweet home!

Buzz Kill
Dec 22, 2008

These past few weeks have been quite an emotional roller coaster.  I have been checking things off my list to get done, and also receiving quite a few surprises along the way.  Lindsey and I both got all of our vaccines.  Between the two ...

Covington beginning
May 13, 2006

We will leave Covington on Wednesday May 17 and return on May 27.

First days are always exciting!
Aug 8, 2008 (6 photos)

First day of school!

Pictures and movies uploaded
Dec 6, 2006

Hey Everyone... Now that I am home, I was able to quickly upload some more pictures and a few movies. I hope you all enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Countdown Continues
Jan 14, 2009

So the trip is back on.  New dates are February 7th-21st 2009.  New faces will be my travel buddies.  I'll be meeting them Saturday night as we have a "reunion" dinner to welcome back the first Pilgrimage and hear about their adventures, ...

day 2 VA to LA
Jun 27, 2007

A HOT morning; the hotel air conditioning felt good but the "free breakfast" wasn't much (donuts, cereal and coffee). We stopped at the Old Stage Restaurant in Wyetheville, VA, which was most notable for serving small cups of French onion dip with its ...

Vice Visa
Dec 28, 2008

... over Europe or so.  However, it has been a long and disappointing road that led me to still be here in the States today.  Lindsey and I applied for our visas over a month ago, hearing that the processing and shipping time should only take 5 ...

Why India?
Dec 15, 2008

Only 12 more days and I'll be leaving on a jetplane for the Christian Hospital in Mungeli, India.  A lot of people have been asking me, "Why India?"  And I responded, "Why not?  As John Wesley proclaimed, 'the world is my parish'".  ...

Tragedy in Mumbai
Dec 16, 2008

Thanksgiving morning I woke up and noticed a voicemail on my phone from my mom.  Assuming she was wondering what time I was arriving for Thanksgiving dinner, I listened halfheartedly (and half awake), until I heard the gravity of her tone.  ...

Bishop's Blessings
Dec 17, 2008

... please to see the following letter from the Bishop himself... "Dear Lindsey and Julie: I join the congregation of Covington First United Methodist Church and many others to pray for you and your upcoming trip.  You will experience a culture ...

Scalpels and syrings and snow...oh my!
Feb 3, 2009

With only 4 days to go, I figured it's time to start thinking about packing.  Anyone who knows me at all realizes that this is exactly 4 days ahead of my typical procrastinator's timeline (most trips I am cramming stuff in a suitcase the ...