Littleton
Travel Blogs from Littleton, United States
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Refueling
after the most boring 9 hours of driving ever and a windshield you could barely see out of due to a million bug funerals, we were treated to a night with aunt Linda and uncle ken. Thank you soooo much. We enjoyed a nice dinner, great company, ...
The long haul to LA part 2
I drove 505 miles yesterday. I drove 560 miles today – approaching the level that I deemed suicidal just a few weeks back. To be honest I was getting a little fuzzy as I circled around the southern freeways of Denver. It was hard work at ...
The Current
You see, I've had this obsession for a while now. My cousin, Taber exposed me to it when she did it ten years ago. Ever since then, it has been a dream of mine to do it one day. Then, five years ago, my sister, Kristin did it as well. Ever since, I ...
Wrap-up
It's been almost 6 months since I returned to the United States - but I can still feel the effects of my experience profoundly in my day to day life. Living abroad provides a new perspective for interpreting the things we see, everyday. How we buy ...
Tired
OK so it is 4:30 in the morning. Think of it as training for my upcoming stint in Israel. However, I need to get to bed - NOW! Check back for more fun at a better time of ...
Arrived safe and sound!
After about a 35 minute delay, we were boarded and ready for take-off! Luckily I did not sit by a fatty, screaming child, or smelly person. And we did not sit on the tarmac! I flew Frontier airlines and got to enjoy free Direct TV the ...
On your marks, get set, .......
Well it is less than 24 hours until I start my sabbatical. I am sure everyone around me is tired of me marking the hours and minutes left to go! I can hardly wait, or even hold it together, until then. It has been a long haul the past few months and I am ...
New England
... further down the mountain, we passed through some picturesque villages (notably Bethlehem), before arriving at the bottom in Littleton. We had a guidebook recommedation for accomodation here and sure enough the Thayers Inn proved to be both luxurious ...
Showing our colors!
Ah! The Fourth of July! We set out to the first industrialized city of Lowell this morning. Our textile industry was started here in the early 1800's. The looms were powered by a canal system they dug throughout the city. We got to take a ...
Goodbyes & driving & driving!
Not much of an eventful day today! Since we got to bed near midnight last night, we didn't get up so early. The kids were eager to play with their new found friends in the morning! But it was hard to say goodbye to Abigail and ...
Cruising Lake Gaston - a perfectly idyllic day!
We drove back across the North Carolina border, about 10-15 minutes, and rented a wonderful (brand new!) pontoon boat for a half day to cruise around Lake Gaston. Lake Gaston is beautiful - it reminds me a lot of Lake Minnetonka, the ...
US TV adverts.
Sorry - just another comment on TV ads over here. Perhaps I'm watching a spoof TV channel and these things aren't for real. Well, if that's the case, I've been suckered! There are several ads for health care products and medicines. It seems that it's a ...
White Mountains NH
Just returned from a spectacular's day driving through the White Mountains - simply wonderful. Do see a fuller set of photos here. I set off south along I93 and left at North Woodstock to join the Kancamagus Highway which runs west-east and bisects this ...
The Spitfire Grill
Today it is cold - only 5C (40F) and raining. Yesterday as I drove up into this area it was snowing! There are still pockets of snow and ice around in hidden locations where the sun doesn't quite reach. The skiing areas looked huge with pistes coming ...
The day before
As some of you may know, through UC Denver I am getting a chance to attend the One World festival in Prague, Czech Republic. Over the next 11 days I will be posting here updates on my Prague experience. As a side note it is about 11 hours away till ...
Contacting Me This Summer
Contacting Me This Summer I haven't left yet, sadly, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up on how they can talk to me. I would really like to hear from anyone who has the time. I'll be missing home and getting some sort of contact will make me feel ...
Food, fun and Pho
This is a good time to talk about food. Aside from the dinner in the restaurant just described, our dinner meals ran the gamut from happy hour finger food to tasteless noodle dishes to pho and chicken-kabobs. No restaurant had Serracha sauce which ...
Tour talks
After driving by the Hanoi Hilton, it was time to head back and we were ALL ready. The traffic, always rush hour worthy, was terrible and there were police everywhere. I asked about the number of police and Zhong explained that being a police-MAN ...
Reflections on Semester at Sea
Did I really just circumnavigate the globe? Was it all just a dream? It is July 2008. Seven weeks since I returned from my journey around the world on a ship . Seven weeks back on land. In many ways, the transition back is more difficult than the ...
Departure Day is finally here!
The big day has arrived! We are having a hard time leaving Frodo behind. He took one look at the suitcases and knew it could not be good! He knows by now that suitcases mean he is being "left behind". A really nice Brazilian couple is taking care of him, ...
Fine day in Ho Chi Minh
Our return to Ho Chi brought new challenges, of course. The flight was fine, as previously described. I was really disappointed that the crowds of greeters we saw when we first arrived weren’t there. This time I knew to take ...
Preparations
Preparations are under way! The route has been planned, half the hotels have been booked, and Mike and Jenny have their travel authorisation to enter the USA. Now we just need British Airways staff to not go on strike and everything will ...
Hanoi tour, part 2
While our guide hadn't really planned to take us to the Temple of Literature, his etiquette and education prevailed. He paid the fees while we watched a group of Buddhist Monks enter. I didn’t realize that women could be monks, but there was ...
Glass splinters in my fingertips
Living a simple life. I've talked to a few people recently who have been drawn toward this idea of simplicity... drawing back from the bombardment of a consumeristic paradigm. Much of my current state of a simplified life is not by choice. But then ...
Just Me Now, No More KKWC in US
... in his hand. I acknowledge his friendliness with a slight nod before heading for the Lightrail staion, the train that takes me to Littleton, the place of residence of my 2nd Cousin (Aunty) Sue and her husband Jim. Jim picked me up from the station and ...
4th of July at Red Rocks with Blues Traveler
The annual Blues Traveler concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater is another one of those things Jim has been talking about for the last two years. We almost went a few years back but decided to stay ...
50 Hours at Home
... away from the duties of a groomsman to help me out. What a guy...and a horrible driver! (Sorry, buddy) We eventually got to Littleton and he went on his way while I caught up with the Graham's. Although they have moved, they have such an amazing ...
playing hooky
our friend played hooky from school. guess we went to a mall first. i think co-pilot bought hiking boots to hike the Grand Canyon. i like personal space. friend noticed so decided to be funny and kept walking me into the ...
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