Lexington, United States Travel Blogs

Tuesday 3 June
Jun 28, 2008 (3 photos)

... ; We got going early as we had a big drive today.  We were heading for a small town called Midway, near Lexington, Kentucky where some good friends of Caroline's family live. The main reason for dashing up here was that Caroline's parents had arrived ...

Wednesday 4 June
Jun 28, 2008 (1 photos)

Wednesday 4th June   Re-organise, tidy and planning day. Steve fixed a few things in and around the van in the oppressive heat while Caroline did a load or two of washing and vacuumed. Granny and the kids wandered into town for a break and to do ...

Round and about...
Jun 15, 2009 (62 photos)

... to time encountered the odd snake; well not to disappoint we saw this chap on a walk beside the Maury river that runs through Lexington. After a good deal of research we decided that he is a Northern racer, but he may well have been a King snake. Whatever ...

Riding solo in Thailand
Nov 10, 2003 (13 photos)

... Not like the demanding western men we know....Good Guys!!..... There are no road rules here in Thailand, anything goes. In the States, I would have been ticketed enough for them to pull my license for life. Always heads up! Cars in CM I believe really ...

Jim & June's Odyssey 090423
Apr 23, 2009

... Games will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010 and will be the largest equine sporting event ever held in the United States. It's the first time that the event has been held outside of Europe so the people of Lexington are getting hyped up over ...

Bad Luck, Good Luck, Great Twisties
Sep 3, 2008 (12 photos)

... Kentucky and because of my lost time in the morning I jumped onto the I75 interstate and rode hard for a few hours until I arrived in Lexington. I hope to make it over the border into Ontario, Canada tomorrow. Distance travelled: 376 Miles 600 Kms

Working on a mystery... going whereever it leads
Jun 22, 2008 (4 photos)

... almost as soon as i arrived downtown. I stayed for about an hour and head south arear the storm. The drive into Lexington was rather scenic. Lush flora flanked the roadways. The sky cleared up for a beautiful evening. Thanks Leslie for the phone call ...

The Appalachians
Jun 22, 2006 (8 photos)

... in a less than splendid motel in the middle of nowhere (Tuggle Gap to be precise). We are now in the lovely historic town of Lexington, which you will hear about another day. Motel is new and has a very nice pool, which is where R is right now, and I was ...

Lexington (prov. Titel)
Aug 28, 2007

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All change...
Jun 4, 2009 (41 photos)

... process had been just a formality. For some international students it was the first time their parents had been to the States. The proceedings were by nature somewhat formal, the procession of academic staff solemnly made its way to the platform, followed ...

Asheville-Here We Come
Aug 29, 2008 (7 photos)

28Aug08-We made it to the Microtel Inn at Lexington, KY.  We are about 4 hours away from the cabin in the mountains at Asheville.  We had some excitement on the way here.  As you can see by the pictures... NO NO NO- that is not our ride.& ...

Trucking...
May 27, 2009 (38 photos)

So we left our spot near the Banks and have headed inland towards Lexington Virginia, a distance of some 275 miles. There were some 'confusing signs' along the way…   As we crossed the Blue Ridge mountains, we hit fog; this was probably the ...

Blown Away
Feb 12, 2009

... road into a guardrail and overturned. It caused a very long line up of traffic and by the time I made it into Lexington Kentucky the sun came out. After dinner I watched the local news and apparently they believe that there were some tornado touchdowns ...

Leaving Roanoke
Jun 29, 2008

... to chat with him as we cycled towards our final hill at Vesuvius, and Skip made sure we kept up a fast pace. We found a motel in Lexington, a city at the base of the hill to stay at for the night as we'll need all the energy we can get as tomorrow is a ...

A long drive to South Carolina
Jul 1, 2009 (2 photos)

Up at the crack of dawn today, and drove through to South Carolina. We stayed with friends from NH that recently moved down south. It was great for Gabi & Heather to see each other: All the girls had fun, and sounds like they are still awake chatting ...

Driving thru Horse Country
Oct 7, 2007

Driving through horse country and no Valerie is not allowed to come back here it would cost us to much $$$.

lunch break
Mar 1, 2008 (1 photos)

... has WiFi.  cellular data access stank.  burned 30 min or so trying to book a room then decided to head to Lexington hoping for better reception.  stopped at a rest stop and had decent reception to book the room.  love cellular data. ...

Planning for the trip
Mar 14, 2006

Welcome! As some of you know, I have been writing web-based travelogs for quite some time. Previously, I have written travelogs by hand, hosting them on my own server. This time, I am trying out a travelog service available on the web -- http://www. ...

kawin time
Dec 26, 1987

kawin yahuuuu

One day in
Jul 3, 2006 (2 photos)

So far so good. We left last night/this morning at midnight. We'd been packed for hours but I wanted to let Wally get some sleep before we left. After we loaded the kids in the car, we left. The kids woke up a couple of times but all in all were really ...

lexington
Jun 30, 2008

i really like the horse ranches and the way the town is set up

Maryland: St. Mary's County
Dec 19, 2005

Visting the family-- Trip postponed due to KLM flight cancellation. Spent an evening in Amsterdam with other stranded travelers. Off to Paris in the morning to finally go home! I was able to catch up with most of my family and friends in St. Mary ...

Lexington
Aug 30, 2007

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Day 2
Jul 13, 2007 (20 photos)

... technology through country that looked right out of Deliverance, we got back on the road and ended up at the Wingate Inn in Lexington, VA. The beds are EXTREMELY comfy and the rooms are nice. No bad smells for us tonight! The internet (DSL, not Wireless ...

Day 1: Virginia to Kentucky
Sep 10, 2003

... a rest area on the other side of Richmond.  The day went pretty well and I spent the first night with my Aunt Tina in Lexington.  She treated me to a nice, hot dinner.  Since this was a last minute, super low budget trip, hot meals would be ...

Hunters along the Interstate
Oct 30, 2006

Today, I drove from Louisville to Lexington to have lunch with a friend. The horse ranches around the area are gorgeous -- clearly gentlemen ranchers, not true farmers. I saw lots of men in camouflage, so I decide NOT to walk in the woods, lest I be ...

Kentucky
Jan 19, 1980

Kentucky - one of my favorite areas.  In the winter, when the water freezes out of the clay, as you drive the icicles are 6 to 10 feet long. My best to JC for all the seriously good visits - must have been 20 of them over the years.

Italy here we come
Mar 29, 2008 (2 photos)

... doubled as a video game controller. Sorry if I seem excited about something like that. I am used to puddlejumpers to NYC from Lexington. I don't get on the big planes often. Sleeping is going to be impossible on this flight. Alicia has a girl who is well ...

Off to Horse Country
Jul 10, 2009 (35 photos)

... . ;-) That night, five of us (including Jackie and her boyfriend Bruce) went out to a great Italian restaurant, toured downtown Lexington, then went and had some ice cream. It was a great day. If you want more information about the stallions and/or ...

And We're Off!
Jun 5, 2008

We Left Wilmington, NC at 3:00 PM and arrive in Columbia, S.C. at 8:00 PM/ We stayed at the Comfort Inn in Lexington, S.C. and ate dinner at Cracker Barrel in Florence, S.C. Hunter & Ben managed to collect 6 stickers each to play in the Cracker Barrel ...