Edison, United States Travel Blogs

Our tax money at work - The Ugly
Sep 4, 2007

Our trip is coming closer and we simply must close on the sale of the house before we leave otherwise we'll have a stressful trip.  We are also paying rent by the day on the new house and mortgage on the condo, which is fine for a week or so but not ...

What have we learned and some tips
Sep 22, 2007 (1 photos)

What have we learned and some tips: 1.    Always pay to have a passport expedited if your departure date is even nearing three months. 2.    Two weeks vacation with the kids is a long time. 3.    Order ...

Finally ... we're done
Sep 6, 2007

Finally, it's all done and we can get on with our lives, most importantly we go without worries on our vacation. We finally sold our condo today, and at the same swift motion bought a house.  Our buyer didn't get her mortgage until 14:30 (she was ...

The Biggest Sandwich Ever!
Nov 5, 2006 (20 photos)

For Michael's birthday we decided to all go to Harold's Deli, a huge deli in New Jersey. The restaurant was packed but we were seated within ten minutes. The sandwiches were the biggest I have ever seen! They were each made for five to six people so we ...

Almost Done Planning...About Time..I mean Come On
Jun 15, 2009

Now almost everything in the pre-planning stage is done..because we're good that way...and that's the way we are. The reservations were made by our trusty Fairy Travel Agent Deanna...who really exists...because she's a real person... , the airfare is paid ...

Heading back to the mother land
Jul 12, 2005 (2 photos)

... Intruder, no, this sucker had leather seats, sun roof, 6-disk changer. I could get used to this. From the aeropuerto I skedaddled down the highway about 15 miles to quaint Edison, NJ, site of tomorrow's focus groups. All about tourism. Ironic, eh?

Ready To Go or 4 Entries and You're Not There Yet?
Aug 12, 2009 (1 photos)

We're all ready...because that's the way we are. The temporary tattoos have arrived...because if the kids will get lost we'll get a phone call...maybe we won't answer it...depends on the day...because we could save serious money on the air-fare back...but ...

Schadenfreud -what the heck does that mean anyway?
Jun 9, 2009

The Germans have a word which has no equivalent in the English dictionary…Schadenfreude… which means to be happy at others misfortune. We don’t practice that … because we’re not like that … but we took a cue from the ...

Planning Ahead - Who plans ahead anyway?
Jun 11, 2009

As it turned out, the Grand Poobah Pumbaa had set a trap for us by giving us the free Disney Dining Plan…because he works for the Empire…if you call singing & dancing to the delight of snot nosed little kids "work"…without ...

Some Disney Tips
Sep 25, 2009

All "Imperial " non-sense aside, we had a great time. Here are some tips we thought we'll pass along: First and foremost – Disney is geared towards kids. It might be obvious to you and me, but most of the negative reviews online start with "we don't ...

One Step Closer
Aug 31, 2009 (24 photos)

Because we like to plan...sometimes...we browsed the Internet boards and got some great tips...but we said that before - please pay attention. One of the tips we got...because we're cheap...is to make you own autograph books because the Evil Empire ...

Day Fifty-Nine: Last Stops (cont.)
Aug 6, 2000

1:21 - Welcome to New Jersey! Oh god. Reality sets in. Next stop, Edison, NJ to drop off Keith. Onto the NJ Turnpike. No maps needed ever again. Of course it's not sunny. Of course there's traffic. And right on time, here comes the rain. It was really a ...

Driving Home
Aug 23, 2008

Home sweet home - if we could get there. A planned 6.5 hour trip took almost 9 hours due to traffic jams from Baltimore, MD to our exit on the New Jersey Turnpike. We had a great vacation in Virginia, but we're glad to be home.   Some tips we learned ...

Change of plans: The Sequel
Aug 12, 2008

Last night we thought to ourselves "selves, why don't you leave on Sunday early afternoon, spend a few hours in Washington D.C., sleep at Mt. Vernon and have a leisurely visit at George Washington's home?"   Really, why not? Cheri has never been ...

Deciding on a vacation
Jul 9, 2008

We have wanted to go visit Virginia since we got married.  I'm a history buff and Cheri loves gardens - a perfect vacation; however there was always something which pulled us in another direction: deals, promotions, weather - whatever, bottom line is ...

Change of plans
Jul 22, 2008

After talking to a few people and some excellent suggestions from Fodor's website users we found out that we will be SOL driving in the afternoon from Mt. Vernon to Yorktown, so we decided to stay our first night there.   We found a close by hotel, ...

Kiva Update on 1 Business : motorin
Apr 1, 2008

This is an update written by Jon Tonti on: -         Jorge Orozco Sanchez Simply so you know who is the voice of this progress report my name is Jon and I am a Kiva Fellow working in Nicaragua with AFODENIC; the organization that ...

Day of Travel
Oct 13, 2008

We just got up, went to the pool for the last time (the kids loved it) ate breakfast and drove home.  We didn't stop at any of the planned stops, just at some rest areas for bathroom breaks and lunch.   Too bad - hopefully when the kids will ...

Loan has been disbursed
Mar 17, 2008

Loan has been disbursed Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Jorge Orozco Sanchez by AFODENIC in Nicaragua. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 months, AFODENIC will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur ...

What is camp really like?
Jun 18, 2004

Well here I am again for another exciting edition of TRAVEL POD. Before i get into what ive been up to these last couple of days, i thaught id take a bit of time to tell you what the camp is like. Camp is really cool. Its really quite small and cozy ...

Loan Repayment
Oct 28, 2008

We recieved this e-mail telling us part of our loan was repaid, it's great to know that the Alejandrina Suarez Asencion Group is being helped by the loan we gave them and hoped we helped make a difference. ...

Some bad news
Jul 18, 2008

... if we are not able to collect them within 6 months of the end of their respective loan terms, as Kiva's policy states. Over the next several months we will devote 100% of our efforts to resolving this situation so we can continue our relationship ...

Payment Notice from Jorge Orozco Sanchez
Apr 16, 2008

Good news, we got this e-mail from Kiva today: "The business you have loaned to, run by Jorge Orozco Sanchez, has made a repayment of $59.00. The total amount repaid is now $59.00. This repayment will be divided amongst all the lenders who helped to ...

Another Payment
Jun 23, 2009

Great news again: ==================== We'd like to give you a repayment update on the loans you've made through Kiva. A total of $4.16 has been repaid over the past month! Click here to re-lend, withdraw or donate these funds! (The minimum lending ...

The Kids Aren't Alright
Jun 24, 2004

Oh my GOD!!!! The kids have been here 4 days now and my pateince has never been tested so much in my life. The kids in our cabin do not listen AT ALL. I'd probably say to Mum, 'oh, now I know what it feels like' but I was never THIS bad. oh my god. Its ...

A Sad Day at KKWC - R.I.P Lily - Not long to go
Aug 25, 2004

It has been a very sad couple of days here at Kiddie Keep Well Camp. Chris, the maintenance guy's dog, Lily, was hit by a car on the road outside camp and was unfortunatly killed. Lily had only been at camp for 2 and a half weeks, but had already become a ...

Payment Notice from Jorge Orozco Sanchez
Jun 17, 2008

We got notice that Mr. Sanchez has made another payment on  his loan.  We are certainly planning on loaning out some more money to other individuals. "The loan you have made to Jorge Orozco Sanchez has received a repayment of $59.00. The ...

Payment Notice from Sebastián Saltos
May 16, 2008

The loan you have made to Sebastián Saltos has received a repayment of $160.00. The total amount repaid is now $240.00. This repayment will be divided amongst all the lenders who helped to fund this business, depending upon the percentage each lender ...

Payment Notice from Jorge Orozco Sanchez
Aug 18, 2008

The loan you have made to Jorge Orozco Sanchez has received a repayment of $59.00. The total amount repaid is now $295.00. This repayment will be divided amongst all the lenders who helped to fund this business, depending upon the percentage each ...

Repayment
Feb 19, 2009

It looks like our money helped Ms. Pizango in Peru. She is making her scheduled payments back and soon we'll be able to loan the money to some other party. ============================================= We'd like to give you a repayment update on the ...