Indianapolis, United States Travel Blogs

Back Home Again In Indiana (For Now)
May 12, 2008

... doing lots of running and swimming in preparation for my first-ever triathlon in Bend, OR, this summer!  I ran the Indianapolis 500 festival mini marathon (a half marathon) and I was pretty happy with my time.  It actually felt almost too easy ...

Hurry and Wait
Jun 4, 2006 (2 photos)

... a Marion County criminal court judge who did his under grad work at University of Evansville - my hometown. Brenda Shaheed was reared in Evansville and is currently an administrator at Martin University in Indianapolis. This ought to be a great trip.

The First Interview
Mar 11, 2006

  The Waiting Game After I submitted my application, by email, on February 16, I was very excited about the prospect of volunteering in Honduras. I was almost beside myself, whatever that means. I was outside myself? Maybe I had never been so ...

Video
Dec 20, 2006

Just a quick post to let you know I have uploaded some videos to Google video. Stella video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8423143234514399319&hl=en Home tour: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1605634423889644397&hl=en Each clip ...

Mom Leaves Indianapolis
Apr 28, 2008

Mom leaves Indianapolis

Race Day!!
Sep 14, 2008

Race Day!  The weather is very overcast with occasional rain but it isn't bad.  I bring my umbrella but not my raincoat.  We head out to the track and are there in time to watch the Red Bull Rookies race.  The Red Bull Rookies are ...

Jonny Hondu Goes to Honduras
Jan 24, 2006 (2 photos)

... Barber Recomendo Don Wilfredo Fajardo Barrio el Centro Cofradia, Cortés HONDURAS Contact Information Until August 1 2221 E 52nd St Apt 29 Indianapolis, IN 46205-1485 Cell - (317) 691-7820 So, if you would like to opt out, just email me at either ...

Last Full Day in Indianapolis
Jul 15, 2008

This is my first entry.  Didn't really intend to blog this trip, but old habits die hard. You are welcome to follow us to Estonia and Sweden for the next two weeks....

oh my, what have I got myself into?
Sep 28, 2008

I am scared to pieces right now because I do not know what to expect. I am flying out tomorrow AM at 7AM. I will be flying to Atlanta with a 3 hour layover, then I am off to Mobile to meet the crew. 

Indianapolis, IN
Jan 15, 2008

Indianapolis, IN

First Look at the Speedway
Sep 12, 2008 (6 photos)

... him.  It doesn't take me long to break up camp, load up the bike and follow Larry to his temporary digs in north Indianapolis.  We stop for dinner on the way.  I'm following Larry on my bike so enter the restaurant with all my gear.  ...

Exploring Indianapolis
Jun 10, 2008 (12 photos)

Today we drove the RV into downtown Indianapolis, parked, walked around, enjoyed lunch at one of our customer's restaurants and then headed north.

Downtown Indianapolis
Jun 7, 2005

Just a quick trip into Indianapolis' downtown.

Day 12
Aug 7, 2006 (8 photos)

We were up early and rushing to get to the race track and find parking before it all filled up. The races weren't supposed to start till around 2pm but it was 7am when we headed down there. It was a good thing we left so early, the traffic was horrible. ...

Trying to get everything together
Oct 2, 2008

I've completed writing and putting together this blog of a wonderful trip to Malawi, Zambia and South Africa.  We have been able to help so many people find hope in a a hopeless environment of poverty, despair and inaction. We hope you can read, ...

Boring Errand Day
Sep 15, 2008

  Today's an errand day.  I take advantage of having a home base to use the laundromat in the apartment complex and catch up with computer work.  I call my brother in New York and our collective timing just won't work out for me to be ...

Two Big Events for Jonny Hondu
Jul 8, 2006 (2 photos)

... , July 29, beginning at 7:00 p.m. It will be held at my good friends, Tony and Leigh Hinkle's house, at 8920 Sassafras Ct, Indianapolis, on the northwest side of town. Here is a mapquest.com link to a map to their house. I am asking only that each of ...

The Quick Journey Home
May 26, 2007 (1 photos)

... friends, saw my daughter's graduation from college, had a memorable time with my son and got to see a sampler of the Western United States. Just enough to whet my appetite for more. My son Daniel is about to make another Journey. He is a Lieutenant ...

Jerry's New Travelogue/Requesting Travel Prayers
May 17, 2007 (7 photos)

Good Evening Friends and Family- Well, in just 2 days, I will depart for Turkey, Tajikistan and Ukraine.  I know some of you have been hearing about this for quite awhile, but you know how much I love to travel and explore this wonderous world of ...

Back Home Again in Indiana
Dec 30, 2007 (7 photos)

... or maybe spend New Years up in Chicago. He didn't bite and kept driving on I-70. We ended up getting home in Indianapolis about 10:30pm and we unpacked the car. Surprisingly, we were pretty tired after an uneventful day and 11 hours in the car, but ...

Airport!
Feb 27, 2008 (1 photos)

... everyone who followed along with that, welcome back.... for the new people, bienvenido! (welcome :) Well, here I am at the Indianapolis Airport!  I packed my bags, said my goodbyes, and the big adventure starts NOW!  I've been waiting for this ...

Funny Signs
Aug 6, 2007 (5 photos)

These are some of the funny signs we have seen on our trip.

New Photos!
Dec 18, 2006

Hi all!  Just a quick post to let you know I put new photos in my flickr site.  The address is http://www.flickr.com/photos/90483948@N00/ if you want to check them out.  Finally, I can get this type of thing done with free and ...

Cruising to Indianapolis
Aug 6, 2007 (15 photos)

... Total Gas so far: $107.75     We went from Sea Isle City back to PA last night and  headed towards Indianapolis.  We left the house at about 9am and started down I-76 with that massive toll of $14!  The cool thing about it ...

Yellow brick road
Aug 12, 1977

... Poet. On Delaware Street, you can visit the home of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States. The Indy 500 races are held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway every Memorial Day. A month-long celebration precedes the event, with the Queen's ...

Back Home Again
Dec 12, 2006

... been going on the last few months. But first of all, let me start off this entry by pointing out that I LOVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!! I came home Sunday night for a Christmas vacation and I cannot get over how much I missed everything. Don't get ...

Stuck at Home
Sep 25, 2007 (3 photos)

Well, everyone but me left on Monday.  I was stuck working for another day while the rest of the family went ahead of me.  I was sort of lamenting my decision to stay another day until they called me from the airport after I dropped them off.& ...

Return from Hawaii...
Sep 22, 2004

... the dream and lost hope in myself.  Shortly after Bubba left us, my father lost his job and got a better paying one in Indianapolis.  And so we moved down to the Circle City and into a new townhouse on the Westside.  We moved in such a rush ...

Leaving Indy
Dec 22, 2007 (1 photos)

It's 5am Indianapolis time and we're getting ready to get on the road.  We've got a long day ahead of us.  Our plan is to make it to Amarillo, Texas, about 15 hours away. There is a Winter Weather Advisory for northern Texas, so we' ...

Back home again in Indiana
Jun 14, 2006

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