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Lexington Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Lexington, United States
Tuesday 3 June
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Wednesday 4 June
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Riding solo in Thailand
... a man. 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 ...
Planning a bank heist has to be simpler than this.
... sights I hope to encounter and the new compatriots I expect to make, I must confess I am thrilled to be away from Lexington for three weeks if only to avoid the hellacious traffic and gesture-happy drivers these days. I shall truly miss my family ...
Confederate History 101
... living in Buena Vista and he took us out on one of his ghost tours, telling us the local ghost stories which was great fun. Lexington actually has a ghost cam constantly filming because of the high number of ghost encounters experienced in the town. ...
"Here once the embattled farmers stood" - Emerson
... ahead of the British troops to alert the leaders of the revolution and local militias. Shortly after the sun rose in Lexington, British troops encountered a group of militia. No one knows who fired the first shot, but the British opened fire ...
Here's where the story ends
`Wake up, Mary dear!' said her Kermit; `Why, what a long sleep you've had!' `Oh, I've had such a curious dream!' said Mary, and she told Kermit and Yoda of all the silliness and oddities she had seen in her trip. As she spoke, she found herself falling ...
Parting is such sweet sorrow... or not
Well, it's 7:23 pm, sitting here watching Benson and Stabler capture sex offenders. Haven't really finished packing yet (surprise, surprise), but here I sit. I'm getting a little anxious about all this, considering we don't know how to get around a ...
Bad Luck, Good Luck, Great Twisties
... 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 ...
The Appalachians
... night 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 ...
Asheville-Here We Come
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 ...
The Road to Revolution
... to see the sites connected to the first moments of the American Revolution. They visited John Hancock's house, the Lexington Green, the Minutemen Museum, and finally, Old North Bridge. Later in the afternoon, students found themselves contemplating ...
Blown Away
... 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
... 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 ...
Round and about...
... 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. ...
A long drive to South Carolina
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 ...
Working on a mystery... going whereever it leads
... raining 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 ...
Day 20 - Louisville & Lexington - Kentucky
... supportive :) After a nice little sit down for a bit it was off the bus to tour one of the working horse farms in Lexington. Despite the races being in Louisville, all the horse farms are in Lexington. The farm we visited was called Darby Dan, which is ...
"Stonewall" Jackson & General Robert E. Lee
It was time for another road trip. Our destination was the city of Lexington, located on the other side of the Blue Ridge Mountains and about 55 miles from our campground. This city has a lot of history in it, fortunately it is all located within ...
All change...
... 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, ...
Trucking...
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 ...
Driving thru Horse Country
Driving through horse country and no Valerie is not allowed to come back here it would cost us to much ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 090423
... 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 ...
lost and found
5/19 only hiked 11 miles today. Stayed at a really nice shelter. Tried to go swiming at a creek however we went the wrong way at the road. 5/20. Hiked 22.4 miles to Matt's creek shelter. Still attempting ...
And Good Times Were Had by All
;\The plane was canceled. This is what started our trip to Turkey. There was a problem with the plane and they could not repair it the way that they wanted to, so they canceled the flight. We very patiently waited in line at KCI to have ...
A ride through history
It felt amazing to get back onto the saddle! Our ride into Lexington took us through the breathtaking Shenandoah Valley; rolling hills with vast mountains in the distance. It was great to be rid of highway noise pollution and into peaceful serenity. We ...
lunch break
... 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 ...
Crazy Day
... engine that had just been released from their research and development lab! Talk about a first class "quick tour." Later we went to Lexington and got to visit Josh's ARCA car shop. He had his short track and his road course cars there in various ...
Planning for the trip
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 -- ...