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Travel Blogs from Reading, United States
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Friday 13 June
This is a top pick! Friday 13th June We didn't have to check out until 3 pm so we didn't hurry. I got all the washing done in the morning- we had to all carry some of it and cycle up to the laundry! We finally left after lunch and continued on down ...
Reading - Sovereign Center
Sad text from a friend of mine referring to the Obamanation and talking about moving to Canada to escape. How disturbing. That's it for today's ...
2 days off in Reading, PA
Found a church service for tomorrow at noon!!! So, so happy. I get lost as to which day of the week it is so I thought I'd just missed it as I finished my late morning run. Re-thought my days and was gleeful after I figured out it ...
Itinerary
... 2nd class car means we will have room for 2 others in our cabin, hope they're nice! To do: talking,sleeping, drinking, reading, writing, bathing in the sink, sock puppets, etc. Irkutsk/Lake Baikal May 15, 2004 - Train station transfer from Irkutsk to ...
Home again
... met us at the station and we are thrilled to see them. We start to tell them all about our trip on the drive to Reading. As we are going to sleep, we realize that our journey has run its course. We have traveled around the world which seems amazing ...
Finally, underway
The day of departure is finally here and our adventure will soon be underway. After months of planning and weeks of packing, it is amazing to realize that now we are actually leaving on this trip. We are all packed and about to sit down for some ...
Waiting to depart
The party for us a few weekends ago was great fun. Shubhra put out a terrific spread of food and drink. Haoyu brought by a special dish of food which looked to me like tiny strips of bacon. Before we could even try it, her husband asked us if we could ...
Sleepless in Seattle/Reading, PA
It seems like I've been waiting for this day forever. In reality, it's only been a few months. Before I even began college at University of Richmond, I knew I was going to want to study abroad for a semester; I just had no idea where that would be. My ...
Slight Detour
Unforeseen circumstances have led me back to my starting point at my home in Reading, Pennsylvania. After my grandmother passed away on Wednesday morning, I immediately arranged to take a flight home before the funeral. Although I'll be missing some ...
Oh the Places You'll Go!
I leave for Honduras in two days. Everyone keeps asking if I am excited or nervous, which I am, but not nearly as excited or nervous as I thought I would be. I guess it has just been a long time coming since I've known for so long that this is what I ...
A Celebration of A Life
Having enjoyed a fantastic family reunion in Virginia, seven of us migrate north to Reading, Pennsylvania today. Jonathan's grandfather, Christian Ridgely Kemp, passed away in Tucson, Arizona last December 16th -- two weeks before his father died. Grandpa ...
What's in a name?
... what forward thinking founding father thought of the name Pottstown? Speaking of names, let’s discuss our current destination. Reading, Pennsylvania. I’ve got nothing against Reading. In fact, when it comes down to it I owe the ...
You cannot be serious!!! We are leaving tomorrow!
It's 1am and we are leaving later today. I am still trying to figure stuff out for this trip. I have had this vision to make this European trip with my kids, well before I had 5 kids! The kids kept coming, but I still always wanted to do ...
Flight
So my flight is schedule to depart New York City JFK Airport on January 21, 2009 at 20:00. I arrive into Buenos Aires on January 22, 2009 at 12:40. I transfer in Santiago ...
on my way
So, tomorrow i leave for what (I hope) will be one of the biggest adventures of my lifetime. I first heard about this trip last April, so it has been 14 months of waiting and waiting for it to begin. I have never had to purchase or borrow so ...
Signs of the times
... to be a big deal around here. But with a few wrong turns we arrive at the only 5 story Pagoda overlooking the city of Reading. Within seconds of our arrival I meet John, who goes by Jeb, who was originally born in Reading, but is now living ...
The Rust Belt In Living Color
... nbsp;buildings in downtown Reading were vacant, thereby giving the impression that the downtown area had been abandoned. Reading's residential areas also suffered from blight. These areas seemed to be filled with turn of the century brick ...
My Philadelphia Checklist
... in awe for a couple of minutes, and then realized I didn't have much time to linger because I still had to drive back to Reading. So, I started my hunt for college apparel. It didn't take long before I found what I was looking for. I ...
Reading, PA
Wednesday, August 24th On our way to Huntingdon we decided to stop in Reading at Mike and Julie's house. Mike had to head out for work so we only got to hang out with him for a little bit. After he left we ordered some Chinese food for lunch and ...
Frequently Asked Questions
... ; I also want to escape the current market conditions and American culture. I want to explore the world now that I have visited all 50 states (Dec 14, 2008) Q: Who are you going with? A: Me myself and I. I am not traveling with anyone I plan on ...
Day 1 - Reading Part 2
Well, we got into Reading and check in quite easily, rested for like 15 minutes and headed down to the lobby as Marc and Karen was having a small get together with family and friends, and it was a really good time. Of course we couldn't stop drinking wine ...
Cash in Literature
... finished two more books and am now reading a new book called, "The Ice Queen," by Alice Hoffman. As I am reading I see a Johnny Cash reference... "That evening he was singing Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire.' Later, he realized this particular song ...
Journey of a billion bunnies
Well, I don't know if its a billion, but we have 10,000 lbs of hollow chocolate Easter bunnies, and their new home is Tukwila WA, about 50 miles away from my current home. So if we have any lay over, I might be able to stop by the house for a ...
Purchase of the RV
We purchased our cross country traveler yesterday and are so pleased. It will be hard to wait until April to ship out. As you can imagine that children are excited and have even convinced us to camp out tonight in the RV. We will ...
Hyped up for Switzerland
I am beyond excited for this trip, and almost everything is ready to go. Two weeks and I will be in Geneva. If only two weeks didn't seem so long. Things left to do: -change dollars over to swiss francs -borrow Cassidy's digital camera -get a ...
28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals
It has been a crazy weekend, we did not have a great internet signal at the track so I could not post anything....so I will try to catch you up on whats going on. As I said on the previous blog, the track was a mess from the rain so we stayed at Walmart ...
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