Travel Blogs from Lansing, United States
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Sunday 6 July
Sunday 6th July We actually had a fairly good night despite the fact that we were in Walmart carpark! A road sweeper woke us up in the middle of the night but that is quiet normal as we have been discovering! We did our ...
Happy Fathers Day!
The girls gave me a wonderful mug, photo, and a selection of beers from around the world! I love you both more than you will ever ...
You're welcome here
... Edging the Grand River, 10 miles out of town, are The Ledges. The 300-million-year-old quartz sandstone formations offer good rock climbing for the experienced. Lansing, Michigan Population 118,588 Elevation 860 Eastern and Central time ...
You Sure You Wanna Stay Here??
... going to be camping and I would not get to plug in the battery charger. After leaving the zoo, we head out on the highway towards Lansing, WV and figure we'll stop in Charlotte, NC and hopefully stumble upon a Best Buy so I can buy a new battery. As it ...
Finally Arrived...
Well after two delayed flights out of Salt Lake City, I arrived in Detroit with only 20 minutes to catch my flight to Lansing (did I mention it was the last flight for the night?!). Unfortunately, the gate for the next plane was in an entirely ...
And we are off!
Here we go! First to get groceries then hit the road. Our plan is to get as close as possible to Mall of ...
Last night in East Lansing
Well this is my last night in East Lansing for quite some time. I'm hanging out in the apartment for the last time with Ryan and Barr. I am just writing this entry to get a feel for the program. It's been a good two years so far at MSU, as I am leaving in ...
The Preparation Begins...
Well, as most of you know I purchased a new travel trailer in Michigan (significant discount!) and will be doing a cross country adventure back to Alaska with Olivia and Lauren over a period of 2-3 weeks. We also bought a used truck (Avalanche) to ...
Up to the State Capitol and Back
... go up & down the scale from 390 to 210 & then back up again, & in the early '90s he fled the united states & roosted in budapest for a few years & had a ball playing his horn & digging his gypsy roots, calling ...
Pictures!!
Ok people, I'm going to try to do this photo thing! I got home safely, and the flights all went well. My Mum (and Louise!) picked me up in Detroit, which I appreciated greatly. I really didn't want another plane ride after the long ...
Whitewater Rafting & Campfires
Waking up in the middle of the woods when the sun starts shining through the leaves, the birds are chirping and the air is cool is really the best way to wake up, ever. We were going whitewater rafting today and were super excited. (I was also ...
Saying Goodbye
The night before we left, Olivia and Lauren invited a few of their friends over for a send off/pizza party. They had a great time hanging out in the camper that evening just being ...
a weekend with Elle
I went on a weekend trip to East Lansing. Drove up with Elle for her Veterinary Medicine Coating ceremony to mark the start of practical rotations. We hung out at the Traveler's Cafe and Tuba Museum, the Beggar's pub and a Pie cafe. I took the greyhound ...
Out of Indiana
... down with flu or some similar annoying illness. So little else to say today as it was mostly car and rain! We arrived at Lansing where we checked in at the Howard Jones hotel (strange as we always though Howard Jones was a techno musician of the ...
9 months on the trot...one and a bit more to go!
... if only Museums did not close on Sundays (not all of them though). When it started getting dark, we starting driving back towards Lansing, only to find the interstate 94 back was cut off due to flooding. We followed the thousands of other cars around ...
At Last
At Last Hello friends and family - tomorrow begins my 13 week journey to circumnavigate the globe. Man, I am ready to just hop on that plane and forget about any more "preparation". I am prepped out! So I thought it was time that I send off a trial ...
Ate lunch and then played some cards at casino
So we were able to drag Tom away from the lab to see a little of downtown Lansing and then later in the evening we went to the FireKeeper Casino in Battle Creek. It was rocky for Doug & I but Tommy won the chicken dinner so at least one of us ...
Lego Kid Fest 2012
... these tiles. Jodi made a cheer tile, Kaleb. A MSU, and myself a lego tile. The best part of of the day was the United States map and people built a Lego structure to be placed on it. This was so amazing. We played Lego creationary in the game ...
Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime
I've been feverishly writing lists, doing laundry, buying baby items, and of course, getting nervous and excited. It seems like I've been preparing for this trip for the whole month of January. But maybe it's been a lot longer than that? ...
Cold Show
Michael made a quick trip to Lansing, Michigan for a show and then headed to a warmer Austin, Texas for another show! Now we have him back home (for Christmas) for a few weeks before he heads out for more shows and then China and ...
a Couple Kicks.....
...on Route 66 Day 54 - Lincoln, IL to Lansing 600 km and 11 hours on the road We tried to follow Rout 66 out of Lincoln today, to varying degrees of success. It's there, for the most part, running parallel to Interstate 55 on one side and the train ...
VISA VISA VISA
I have just returned from my trip to Chicago to obtain my Intercambio Cultural visa. I was outrageously nervous for nothing. Now that I have the visa, I feel as though nothing can hold me back. As long as I have enough gas to get me to Chicago...and I ...
Back To Reality
Well...................we made it back - all safe and sound. It was a hard last day - NO ONE wanted to leave. If I may say, this was the most beautiful place we had ever seen. The water as blue/green/turquoise as you can imagine, the ...
Leaving from East Lansing, MI
We have our group of 14 meet up at the site leaders frat house to get on the road. Our first stop will be over night in Toronto, ON. Before we even make it onto the road someone hits a pole at his house and dents the side of 1 of our 2 vans. What a good ...
Homeward Bound 2008
... club to await the departure to Paris. On the return Northwest had me go from London Heathrow to Paris and then to Detroit and Lansing. The Air France flight was delayed around 20 minutes so by the time I got to the Northwest gate in Paris I had about ...
Shooting touch tourny.Genocide Memorial..trip home
... at the airport and was staying at her home that evening. The flight to DTW was a quick one and quickly went straight to the United Airlines office to file a claim for my luggage. Outside the office, I saw my two bags and jumped for joy. I walked into ...
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