Riverside, United States Travel Blogs

The travelbug has got us in it's clutches
Jun 8, 2007 (14 photos)

... and exploration is not limited to international travel. Not in the least. California, the west coast, and the whole United States has an incredible amount of fascinating varied coast lines, forests, kitsch tourist sites, national parks, geologic formations ...

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig
Sep 24, 2008 (10 photos)

... Park's southern entrance and get on I10 which takes me past Indian casinos, out of the desert and back home to Riverside. Trip Statistics: Total miles traveled - 9,102 Average miles per travel day - 364 Average miles per gallon - 40 Highest Priced ...

Riverside and IROWS
Jun 5, 2007

This entry has a limited distribution for those who may have more interest in academic / political work. But my time there was absolutely a thrill. I visited Chris Chase-Dunn who is the other leading developer of World-Systems Analysis ...

Planning Ahead
Mar 28, 2009

We just got all the information for DD's 8th grade trip to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Amish Country. It will take place May 2010. We will be registering next week to assure our spots. We are both very excited; it looks like it will be so ...

Wedding
Nov 27, 2005 (15 photos)

After a long flight from Costa Rica to Los Angeles through Atlanta I arrived to the sight of my beautiful girlfriends face at the airport. From there I spent the next week divided between my family, my girlfriends family and one of my best friends ...

Amongst the Giant Redwoods
Jul 4, 2009 (23 photos)

We had some pretty grand plans for the fourth of July. We thought we might start out early and drive south down to Big Sur then slowly make our way back north. Well that didn't happen as we never even got ready to leave until after 9. At that point we ...

Mo So Cal
Sep 21, 2006 (3 photos)

After an annoying drive out of the immediate LA area, I wind up in lovely Riverside. Oddly enough, I realize that I have been here before, but it has been a few years. Good times.

Riverside
Jun 4, 2007 (4 photos)

... which it could develop and use to generate income. In return, they keep their fees low and bring education within the reach of the people. One consequence is that Riverside's student body is far more representative of the Californian population as a whole.

Ready to Go!
Dec 12, 2008

Its just over 24 hours until we depart for New Zealand!  Trip participants and leaders have met in the last few weeks for our pre-departure meetings. The meetings were a great opportunity for the participants to meet each other and get all their ...

Uggghhh! Plans Not Going Well
Jul 20, 2008

Well, this morning I called the owner of the apartment where I will be staying. This is something I am supposed to do to set up the time to meet for me to get the key and for her to get the rest of the rent money and deposit. Admittedly, it took awhile to ...

Jensen-Alvarado Ranch
Oct 3, 2008 (10 photos)

Went with DS on a school field trip to the Jensen-Alvarado Ranch, an 1880s Living History Interpretive Program and Museum. I guess when it was originally bought, there were 500 acres, but now all that remains are 32 acres nestled between housing tracts. ...

The Irony of Omakase
Sep 5, 2009

... have been the only diners outside (we ate just around the corner and drove by...there was no one else outside.) 5. Riverside has horrendous air quality in the best of circumstances and with several fires going in surrounding areas, the air quality is ...

Californiaaaaa, here we come!
Feb 21, 2008

... as we turned on the 91. Just a couple of years back, when I met Americans in Paris, they were from UCal Riverside. Surreal, how life is a series of strange coincidences sometimes. So anyway, I arrived here in Rob's gorgeous house - very tastefully ...

At Rancho Jurupa Park in Riverside
Jan 14, 2008 (11 photos)

... phone with reservations departments - I am writing this NOT from North Carolina, but rather, from the motorhome, in Riverside, CA.     Saturday was a looong day - starting at 5 when Greg got up to go to work, while ...

I'm leaving on a jet plane!
Oct 28, 2008 (1 photos)

Good afternoon! Here's the first entry of my travel blog. To those of you who are new to this blog, welcome! If you are interested, my blogs from last year are still posted on this site and you can read through them at your leisure. If you were on the ...

Lingering for a Last Week in Southern California
Dec 17, 2008 (62 photos)

  We will have been back in SoCal for two weeks exactly when we leave tomorrow, and although we've packed a lot in, there are still a number of friends that we won't get to see : (        The schedules, with ...

What a surprise!
May 13, 2009

My husband just returned from a business trip to Paris and Geneva last Saturday. My birthday is May 18...still a few days away. But since he can't keep his own secrets, he spilled the beans and told me he is sending my daughter and I to Paris as my ...

THE ROADS AHEAD - A ROUGH 2008 ITINERARY!
Jan 18, 2008 (1 photos)

Here's a rough idea of what we're thinking we'll do this year...at this point, it's probably our LEAST organized/directed year to date - but, flexibility is good! Jan 26-Jan 31 Through Arizona, then throughTexas..Vehicle Inspections & Mail ...

Featured Photos: USA
May 15, 2008 (11 photos)

I really enjoy taking pictures; it is something I am really passionate about. A few have been chosen as Featured Photos here on Travelpod:

Are you an board or not? I hope you are!!
Oct 20, 2009

Hey friends and loved ones! I am leaving for Japan on November 2nd this year. I am just verifying that you still want to be on my blog address list. If you wish to have your name removed, let me know and I will see to that! When I leave I will be with out ...

24-Hour Countdown!
Mar 21, 2009

The 24-hour countdown has begun. Most of us will be at the airport around this time tomorrow! At this point, we're all packing, checking lists, and giving our friends the address to this travel blog! I hope everyone else is as excited as I am! Before ...

Riverside bus terminal - yuk!
Mar 28, 1983

I'd flown in to LAX and needed to get to Perris Valley, south east of LA, for the Rel Camp.  A city bus to Riverside, then anther that evening on to Perris was the simplest, but felt dodgy.  A different class of individual using the busses!  ...

TDY
Feb 19, 2009

TDY

Finally Home
Aug 21, 2008

well im finally home, and i already dont like it, reality sucks, hahahaha, but we must do what we have to do, cant wait till i can leave again

Delivery @ Just Baby & Youth
Sep 26, 2008

What an interesting delivery! Just Baby & Youth is a small retail store with two small parking lots at each end of the store. I arrived a little early, and no one was there of course. As the parking lots are too small for a big truck, I simply sat in ...

Soledad and Barranquilla in 2008
Jan 7, 2008

New Years Eve in the Los Cedros barrio of Soledad just south of Barranquilla was a great experience.  In my hometown of Riverside, CA most people stay at home, watching Dick Clark announce in the new year in Times Square in New York.  This is ...

Additional Photos and Video!
Jan 11, 2008 (15 photos)

Images are worth 1,000 words.  Since words cannot describe Barranquilla and Soledad the way photographs do, here is a sampling of what this northern section of Colombia truly looks like - in early 2008.

The Intrepid Traveler
Sep 18, 2009

It had only been 15 minutes since I last checked the time on my computer screen. Time was moving so slowly these days.  Today is only Wednesday, two days closer to Friday.  For months now, since the early death of my father in September, 2005, ...

Barranquilla and Santa Marta
Dec 30, 2007 (7 photos)

Saludos from Los Cedros, Atlantico, Colombia.  I am about 5 miles south of Barranquilla, roughly 2 miles south of the "Estadio" or main soccer stadium in a modest neighborhood known as Los Cedros.  The homes here are small, of cinder block ...

NYC again. Exciting times with the Edwards'
Oct 13, 2004

... stuff. Anyhoo, today we got on the plane and headed to L.A. We just got here. Staying with a guy called Doug in there very nice place in Riverside. Not exactly sure what we are doing tomorrow, the plans keep changing. Anyways, home soon. Liam