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Newport Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Newport, United States
The Pacfic North West
This is a top pick! ... and trees. It all very scenic, just like Wicklow they even have the odd bear and elk :-). I drove into a small town called Newport which is pretty little sea-side place. This was first view of the Pacific which was just immense. There were loads of ...
Derek and Kelly's Wedding
This is a top pick! Whatever I say won't do the event justice, so I'm hesitant to even try. I really just wanted to post photos. It was an indescribably beautiful wedding, and I love my brother a lot. So seeing him this happy thrilled me. And he and Kelly are a great match. ...
The Lifestyles of the Rich and....the Dead!
This is a top pick! ... ...it's not like any other day is ever the same. I'm writing my blog B4 actually heading out and doing stuff. Newport, Rhode Island. The playground of the Rich and...the Dead. In the 1800s, wealthy barons with money to burn came to Newport ...
Drive to Newport, Rhode Island!
This is a top pick! ... hours drive. I was thinking of going up to Providence to check things out tomorrow but after reading about everything interesting in Newport, I'll probably just stay here. I'll report my findings later....and I'm sure there'll be a bunch of pictures ...
Sunday 27 April
This is a top pick! ... looking joins or small gaps so the rain doesn't get in. We camped at another State park at Beverley Beach west of Newport, Oregon along the most lovely coast I have ever seen. The kids were able to bike around the campsite by themselves ...
Jill & Scott's Wedding
Saturday morning, Jill's parents arranged a Trolley Tour of the Newport Mansions for anyone interested so we decided we would check it out. It was really foggy that morning so we couldn't see everything all that well but the mansions we saw were still ...
Champagne Dreams and Caviar Wishes
Today we joined the guys for brunch with Joe, Jared's dad. We celebrated Jared's birthday with champagne and dancing. It was so much fun, see the pics to get an idea of how the day went down. ...
Fieldtrip to Hatfield Marine Center and tenting!
Today Kelly and the boys went to the 'Hatfield Marine Center,' which is part of Oregon State University for some hands on school work. The boys loved the 'touch tanks.' They touched fish, sea stars and even and anemones. They even shook hands with an ...
Really nice RV park
We got a site in the Port of Newport's RV park located within walking distance of the Rogue Brewery! The RV park is very nice, and the location is perfect. We managed to stop by Rogue 2 of the three nights we were in Newport. While in ...
Rehearsal Dinner
Went to lunch at The Chateau - Joey's favorite because he gets veal parmigian. Then we drove just over an hour down to Newport, Rhode Island. Joey's mom treated me to a manicure and pedicure at the hotel spa and then we got ready for the Rehearsal Dinner. ...
Back to Newport
... (being 55 miles from Boston) has several. Along the way, we tour a school for wooden boat building and restaurants.. Overall Newport is an amazing place to visit and I am sure we could have easily spent even more time. We had just started ...
Ultimos preparativos / Getting ready
Estamos pasando unos dias en la casa de los padres de Scott, tratando esforzadamente de que todos nuestros cachibaches entren en las ...
The Hustle and Bustle of the Big Apple
We awoke early again on Monday morning and got the PATH train into Manhattan. This is a quick and easy service but be warned you can not use a normal metrocard on the service. We walked up Broadway to Times Square which can only be described as busy, ...
My cousin Vinny
My cousin Vince Watson from Fort Lauderdale spent the day with us today. He is living in southern California for a year doing some work here. We swam in the pool with the boys, played some football and then cooked out on the new grill this evening. It ...
Newport Rhode island
... Island. These were the "mothers" of all boats and bobbing in the centre was the Blue Guitar, Eric Claptons lovely boat. Newport is a great place to visit even if you are not a "yachtie". Jacqueline Bouvier was raised here and ultimately where Jackie ...
D minus 2 last piece of the puzzle arrived ...
This is a top pick! D minus 2. Last piece of the puzzle arrived today. Microzoid 1.5, my home away from home in the middle of the andes. Good size for me plus bag. We set it up in the office to the amusement and sage comments of the chaps in engineering, though they were ...
D minus 4 icon on screen still chastising ...
This is a top pick! D minus 4. Icon on screen still chastising me, dropping in accordence with the increasingly wind strewn snow swirling outside my window. There is a reason i leave every winter. Juggy came by last night armed with digitals and maps from Torres Del ...
Next stop along the Oregon Coast...Newport!
... drive along 101 was windy, but only took us about an hour to get up to our next state park...South Beach just 2 miles south of Newport. We were happily surprised again with a well-kept, clean, and green state park for only $22 a night. After we set up, ...
Rough water ahead
... nearly 15 minutes, we were told to proceed to ball 15. Soon we were safely tied up after a lumpy ride. Later we had a great dinner and an early bed. We were glad to be back in Newport after a successful and terrific cruise to ...
Filling in the blanks
So far we have had a leisurely pace with no real schedule – leaving when we're ready and getting in when we get there. This is due in part to all the stops we keep making including Everett (north of Seattle) to get some new tires and an oil change ...
Repacking
After watching a mandatory video from my school which took about two hours to complete fully, I decided to repack my suitcase - taking out about 4 lbs from my suitcase and probably a pound from the carry on, I hope to fit a few dresses into my carry on ...
more phots will be added daily for this week
This is a top pick! Luc was kind enough to put my thing up for the week. Admittedly, i had neglected to add my pics as i figured no one would ever read it again, how wrong. If you are into the pics, i will be adding each day from my collection of 2000 taken on this trip. ...
We HAVE Escaped Winter
... (double and add 30 for F). A great visit with Patrick, good eats at the restaurant, and on the road again toward Newport News. A trip down hwy 17 revealed fields greening up, tractors at work and some crops up a few inches. We detoured ...
Day Six
... over from Asia and the local population would like nothing more than for every last one of them to head back home. NEWPORT AQUARIUM The aquarium was awesome, and we would recommend it to anyone interested in getting up close with sea life. ...
Home At Last!
... !!!! But we're here, it's 6:30 am and I've already seen a deer in our pasture. Peaceful. We pulled in to Newport about 5 pm last night. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. Now for the next "journey". Dennis leaves Saturday for Atlanta and ...
Did you have a sex change, sir?
Iedereen die weleens in de VS is geweest, weet hoe het eraan toegaat bij de Amerikaanse douane: bizar. Spiegelbrillen op kaalgeschoren koppen zonder nek beschouwen iedereen bij voorbaat als een crimineel vol snode plannen – en zo behandelen ze je ...
Fun at tidepools at Yaquina Head in Newport, OR
The guys woke up a little early this morning after sleeping in the new tent. The lows were in the mid 40s and Chris came in first about 5:45am to get warm and the boys followed soon after. Today we headed out for our fieldtrip to the tidepools! The ...
Off to the Beach
We collected our minivan and got on the long road to LA on Tuesday morning. The sat nav woman did a good job of getting us there in decent time although she did get upset when we had the temerity to stop for food at Wendy's. I think her revenge was ...