Des Moines, United States Travel Blogs

the drive from Deadwood, SD to Des Moines, IA
Jul 21, 2007 (8 photos)

... have to sya that I don't remember any palaces being constructed from corn in Iowa!! I continued my 680 mile drive to Des Moines where I styaed with my Uncle Russ and Aunt Jane.  We sat up for a while and caught up.  It ...

Almost ready
Jun 22, 2006 (4 photos)

Less than one week! Less than one week until I get on that plane. Holy shit--less than one week... Crap Well, at least I have a ticket. In my last entry, you'll recall that I was nervous about getting my visa back from the Korean Consulate in ...

Loose ends
Dec 18, 2006

Hello all! OK, so I'm not in Korea anymore, as most of you know.  I just got back to Des Moines after a week in San Francisco.  It's been odd getting readjusted, I have to say.  When I first got to SF, I kept thinking about everything ...

Not Too Exciting
Aug 19, 2009 (3 photos)

... first time in a while. It was a little tougher than I imagined, but not horrible. We then showered and hit the road towards Des Moines. We arrived and parked downtown. After walking around for about 15 minutes, we felt like we had seen all we wanted to see ...

And so it begins...
May 27, 2006

I feel like all of this just happened to me...and yet that's utter bullshit because I started the whole thing, kept it rolling, and made the big decision. Today I gave two weeks notice at my cubicle job so that I could pick up my life and move to ...

The circus in town
Sep 25, 1993

... farm-chores, learn about crops typical of each period. More farm history at Heritage Village - early farm machinery in a century-old barn; stores, church, school, railroad station. Des Moines, Iowa Population 198,076 Elevation 803 Central time zone

Progress, of sorts.
Jun 8, 2009

... at about 6.30pm.   Needless to say, I was very worried about the car but it seemed fine.  I tweaked the route to go through Des Moines and Omaha, in case I needed to get to an Audi dealer, but so far so good. Continuing on through Iowa, I-80 bore an uncanny ...

Farm Country
Oct 2, 2008

Another day of a long haul. I just realized that I put 3000 miles on this trip and considering that I left 11 days ago, you know that this chick has been burning some serious rubber. From here on out I want to spend a but more time and I was totally ...

Des Moines, IO
Feb 3, 2008

Des Moines, IO

Des Moines
Sep 1, 2007 (6 photos)

We went to Des Moines.

late
Jan 23, 2006

Gas stations provide us with many things we will want on this trip, and a few things we don't. Insults from gas pump neighbors are always bonuses. Call it free entertainment. After giving us his opinion regarding our appearances, we get a good laugh ...

The Wichita garage sale and blues in Des Moines
May 14, 2009 (16 photos)

... examination. Those crazy classical musicians. About an hour later, everyone comes back and we are ready to leave. Off to Des Moines! The driving again is uneventful, aside from some UN-calibre debates on everything from abortion rights to bilingualism. We ...

Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 22, 2007 (7 photos)

We have one of those GPS navigators in the car. It has two modes: American and English and it varies its tone depending on the one you choose. We have decided to call 'her' (because she is female) Mandy for the Californian/American voice and Amanda for ...

Final Entry
Nov 5, 2008

... dehydration, sleep deprivation. Still making my plane at 7 30 the next morning I was off to Denver then to good old Des Moines ,Iowa, to embrace US life once again however cold and seemingly ridiculous it is.        & ...

Last day of work
Feb 18, 2007

This is only a test.  If this had been an actual log, witty repartee would follow. This is only a test. 

Lifelong Vacation into the world
Feb 9, 1975 (9 photos)

... in elemetary education.  Go Hawks! Most of my family there lives in Ames, Iowa which is near Des Moines and other family members live in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.  I have also spent many hours aboard the ...

Home at last
Mar 20, 2005

Home at last, tired, jet lagged, but home. I managed to get on an earlier flight to Des Moines from Chicago and that got me into the DSM airport a couple of hours early, I expected to have to wait on my luggage but wonder of wonders, it made it on the ...

Des Moines/Iowa Day I
Jul 1, 2009 (38 photos)

... city of Des Moines nearly 15 miles away. It was surreal. That’s it for today. Tomorrow, looking forward to Des Moines and a movie. Just some short little tidbits for today…..  people out here are incredibly friendly AND awesome drivers. ...

Cutting Ties
Jun 11, 2006

... of testing the system to make sure everybody who wants to read them is getting them. Before I forget!! If you're in the Des Moines area, you are cordially invited to Tanner's bar on Saturday night, June 17th, for a farewell drink with yours truly. (It ...

Des Moines/Iowa Day II
Jul 2, 2009 (24 photos)

... day and decided to head into Des Moines, the capital and largest city in Iowa, with no real plan in mind. For reference, Des Moines…although the largest city in Iowa, has a population slightly higher than that of Morristown (about 200,000). All of ...

Day 13
Aug 8, 2006 (8 photos)

... headed back to the highways and picked up I 80 heading west towards home. Other than stops for gas, lunch and stretching we stayed on the highway till get stopped in Des Moines, Iowa for the night. It was raining by the time we pulled into the parking lot.

Étape 6 - De Dubuque à Des Moines
Sep 22, 2007 (5 photos)

... réservée à l'histoire des mammouths ; ils devront seulement regarder les photos. Le deuxième arrêt des plus intéressants a été le Capitole de Des Moines ; c'est comme notre parlement mais en plus riche. Les 50 états des USA en ont un et, selon notre guide et ...

Iowa
Jun 19, 2008

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Des Moines, even closer to Minneapolis.
Aug 1, 2007

Des Moines

Fixed tire on to Des Moines
May 29, 2008

... spare and headed to Des Moines. We arrived in Des Moines at 4:30 and meet with Mary's cousin Tom Wright in downtown Des Moines for dinner in the new trendy downtown area.  We toured his modernly refurbished offices which use to be the Tucker Car ...

Corn, corn, bridges and John Wayne?!
Jul 30, 2009 (18 photos)

... , the state capital. The capital used to be Iowa City but for some reason it was abandoned and now the honour belongs to Des Moines. We visited the capitol building, with its lovely gardens, and the nearby war and peace memorials then did a quick bog lap ...

Exit Chicago... enter Des Moines
Jul 29, 2006

... map (well, actually we read the lonely planet, but it sounds far more exciting to say we decided like that) and headed for Des Moines, which is pronounced D'Moine although I didn't realise this so kept pronouncing it as Des (as in Des O Connor) and Mon ...

On a Wing and a Prayer
Jan 30, 2009

Sheesh, well, girl#2 bailed on us as I sent out the final email of the day yesterday.  She just cannot see how she can drag herself away from work until maybe this fall.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!  It's two days away from the freaking office!!!! ...

Roughing It
Feb 4, 2009

I just saw this article in the TravelPod forums and loved it!!  The author puts really good perspective and definition to roughing it and pushing our boundaries.  http://www.travelpod.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4027 I like the idea.  ...

Move
Feb 16, 2009

Well, I've found that the context of my intended blog does not really work with this site nor does the site offer the flexibility and formatting I was hoping for.  I have mad the decision to move my blog.  Feel free to stop by, follow and chime ...