Jamestown, United States Travel Blogs

Day 3 - Part 2 - Historic Jamestown
Apr 24, 2008 (27 photos)

We took a two hour bus ride to get pizza and soda for lunch. After we went to Historic Jamestown. We saw statues of James and Pocahontas aka Mohaten along with other items from the first permanent settlement of the English. Next we had a tour of ...

Day 11
Mar 23, 2007 (60 photos)

... the age of 6, children were taught how to shoot arrows. They could not eat until they his the target.     The Jamestown settlement was next. We met the carpenter. We saw how they fished and how they farmed. All of us got to help build the ...

Finally resting in ND
Oct 12, 2008 (7 photos)

... Bison game and graduation and oh yeah the scrapbook convention.  If I only new.  So I continued West to Jamestown, ND where I stayed at the lovely Holiday Inn Express.  The shower was awesome the sheets even better.  They had ...

Jamestown: el auténtico sabor americano
Aug 20, 2008 (12 photos)

... tiene viajar, resulta que se pronuncia "Yosémiti"!!!) Nos despedimos de Jose, Magen y Olivia después del desayuno y nos dirigimos a Jamestown. Hemos escogido este pueblo porque está a 1 hora de Yosemite, es fácil encontrar alojamiento, y es uno de esos ...

Jamestown and The Powhatan Indians
Oct 28, 2009 (5 photos)

... prettiest day yet.  Sunny, warm and the leaves are at their peak.  I feel so lucky to be here today.  Jamestown Settlemant and Historic Site are close to each other and often confused.  As the site is still a work in progress - next ...

Home the day before
Apr 5, 2006 (2 photos)

Home the day before I leave and it is snowing. It is currently 95 degrees F. in Chennai and 25 F. in Jamestown. Gotta love WNY weather! It looks like I will be leaving with a coat that I will not use after Buffalo.

Staying Ahead of the Weather
May 23, 2008 (16 photos)

About 4 pm we checked into our hotel for the night - the Days Inn in Jamestown, about 95 east of Bismarck. A bit of a surprise for a Days Inn... more like a local motel. I now know why it only cost $69 - I think I would rather of spent a few more dollars ...

James River Plantation - on the 401st Anniversary!
May 2, 2008 (16 photos)

... . The first settlement along the James River was by the Indians.  In May, 1607 the English arrived and established Jamestown in the heart of the lands of the Powhatan Confederacy - a confederation of tribes first led by Chief Powhatan.  The ...

Day 47 - Jamestown, VA
Aug 11, 2005

... 47 We woke up around 7:00 this morning. We had our usual breakfast and we departed at eight thirty. We drove to Jamestown, Virginia. When we got there, we went to an outside exhibit. The first section of the exhibit featured Native American houses and ...

Kinsua Dam then into New York
Jun 27, 1980 (2 photos)

... like a panther and head like a panther or big mastiff dog.  Stopped for the night at traffic stop along 17 approaching Jamestown.  I was woken in the middle of the night by police who said my van fit the description in a homicide case, however ...

Camping in Los Padres
Apr 19, 2002 (4 photos)

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Odds and ends over the entire trip
May 25, 2008 (16 photos)

Here are just some interesting photos that we wanted to share. Bathrooms, both public and private seemed to be an interesting topic for us. Usually we were looking for a bathroom, with little luck. We could go on and on about this. The basic ...

NY again
May 29, 2008

Beautiful stars

Big Skies and Black Dirt
May 27, 2009 (4 photos)

Today we've traveled from St. Cloud, Minnesota to Jamestown, North Dakota.  Beautiful country all the way, and it's very interesting to watch the landscape change as we drive.   ...

Leaving Jamestown
Nov 26, 2008

We left Jamestown about noon and headed toward Kearney, NE

Days 1-4 ~ August 5-8 ~ Midwest Motorin'
Aug 9, 2007 (4 photos)

Hello!  The first day of my East Coast Tour was a pretty short day.  I left from Bussey, IA and headed to Cedar Falls, IA, where the University of Northern Iowa is located, to take a look around.  A very picturesque town.  No pictures ...

First Colony / Jamestown Settlement
Jun 29, 2008 (23 photos)

... of various Powhatan chiefs and demonstration of technological differences between the African, English and Powhatan cultures.  Exploring Jamestown made for a most pleasant afternoon.  Unfortunately now we have to head back up north to DC.

Jamestown, VA
Oct 31, 2006 (9 photos)

Jamestown

Introduction and preparation
May 1, 2008 (2 photos)

As many of you know, we have been planning this trip for quite some time. We read a number of guidebooks and watched some travel videos. We definitely worked at it but believe that the time and effort were well worth it. It may be hard to believe, but we ...