Troy, United States Travel Blogs

Jonabagina has a kid
Dec 17, 2005 (3 photos)

On our way to Montana, we stopped in Spokane to vist my friends Jon and Trish. Trish had just pooped out a baby boy and we were able to see Porter for the first time. We spent that night eating pizza and catching up with each others lives. That night our ...

Cuivres River State park
May 22, 2008

We planed to travel the Great River Road up the Mississippi River on the Ill. side but the fuel was 4.99 per gal. so we moved over to the Mo. side because the fuel was 4.49 gal. I filled up the truck and aux tank the bill was over 200.00 I just love ...

tv and radio!
Jul 10, 2008 (2 photos)

I really like this little town, Troy. Some how when I was having coffee the news called the cafe to speak with me. They came down and did a clip. It's great to have positive news. Then I was off to the radio, WEXT, 97.7. Fun day

The Newest Members of Our Family
Jan 2, 2006 (13 photos)

... over the years, has the way of being that I formerly associated with travel integrated itself into my daily life in the States? And conversely, have I begun to think of travel as less of a once in a lifetime experience and therefore been more willing to ...

Cincinnati Pictures
Jan 7, 2005

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just made this journal and don't want to disappoin
Jan 3, 2005

Okay, so nothing exciting yet, just packing really. Picking up Gina Caviale, my travelling companion, at the airport and heading down to Cincinnatti for training. That's right all you Bennington folks (funniest part about this is that I don't know if ...

The Journey to Get to the Journey
Nov 12, 2005 (2 photos)

... come from, that the extra money for the round trip tix (vs. the cost of changing our original ticket to stay in the states longer) seemed worthwhile. This was affirmed time and again by other friends who studied with the "impish" monk. One friend who we ...

MP 22 & back to Troy, MT
May 9, 2008 (1 photos)

... Wikipedia, "The Habitat Bicycle Challenge (HBC) is the largest annual fundraiser for any Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the United States. Led by Yale University students, HBC is a 4,000 mile cross-country bicycle ride that raises money and awareness ...

all good things must come to an end
Jul 15, 2009 (27 photos)

so what can i add about this trip that would be of any interest to to my reading public?  the two days of music at alpine was pretty awesome since the energy is just off the charts with the 40,000 people packed in on an extremely steep hill and are ...

Phish is back!!!
Jun 20, 2009 (10 photos)

So we just returned from a weekend with Phish up in Wisconsin.   We've been waiting a long time for this and it was well worth the wait. We got to the venue nice and early both days and got to hang out with my roommate from Prauge.  Devin ...

bravely into the land of the cheeseheads i venture
Jul 8, 2009 (18 photos)

The last you heard from me oh intrepid reader, I was just surviving the end of the phish show at deer creek ( I still refuse to call it the god damn Verizon wireless center) and was leaving the show in a deluge of rain that felt as if someone was just ...

Unofficial Facts & Figures
Nov 20, 2009

... ;  dollar deposit back or keep the car. I chose the money. 43 -     The number of American states that I have visited. 2 -     The number of friends that came out to visit me. 1 -     The ...

This sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Aug 3, 2009

... , we would have to leave him with my sister-in-law's sister. she lives in canada. so, the day after scraping into the states, we were heading back to canada. bugger. not quite as bad as our initial foray to the border but still not something i'd like to ...

Children. They stole their children.
Sep 9, 2009

After the wedding, I spent a few days down in Michigan. This was great for two main reasons. One, I got to spend time with my friend and two, I got to spend time away from my nephew. Now, I know I don't come out well from that statement but a break from, ...

RPI Fiddlehouse
Mar 2, 1999

coming

Troy, OH
Oct 5, 2007

Troy, OH

third try is a charm
May 19, 2007

Third Entry Test

mini camp
Jan 28, 2009

I've waited 2 years and now I finally am able to go to my interview for cisv village. For all who don't know, village is were you do energisers ( to make you energised), do fun stuff, and MOSTLY to make new friends and new expriences. 12 nations of 11& ...

hello and goodbye to michigan
Jan 30, 2006 (18 photos)

... area, and bumper stickers on huge SUVs that say "Viva Bush." One of the ways that I was best able to reassess the states right now is by television. I put myself through a rigorous program of studying and examining everything that is on. I have to ...

Troy, to visit the university
May 3, 2003

Huh, Troy did not even show up on the pull-down menu - can't think why, it's quite a nice little campus and an active one! Nice to get a tour of the department that Brian spent undergrad days in and see this great example of a small-town university.

What a great day to prepare for a trip
Dec 1, 2005

Hey, here is another choice for a travel blog, I thought I would test drive a couple of these to get a feel for how worthwhile these are.

Bon Voyage!
Apr 29, 2003

3 recent college grads. One boyfriend. One friend meeting them in Italy. Here we go.

Back to American soil and a bed
May 29, 2003

Moral: Try and sleep when traveling. Try and stay in cities a little bit longer. Try to sleep in a bed at least everyother night. Try and bite off as much as you can chew and actually taste.

I love NY!
Jul 14, 2008 (3 photos)

From PA we drive up to North Greenbush NY, just across the river from Albany. The trip was rainy so it took a bit to get to Grandma JoJos. The kids are having a fun time with Grandma and cousins, swimming most every day and even taking a trip up to the ...

Shifting Gears
Nov 23, 2009 (4 photos)

We had a hectic month.  We sold our house and put the belongings that we wanted to keep in a POD (container). The POD is just 8x8x16 feet. The rest of our stuff was sold (Craigslist and Ebay worked great), donated or just given away. The ...