Tulsa
Travel Blogs from Tulsa, United States
Anticipation
Well, here I sit, typing away in great anticipation as to what tomorrows events will hold. I haven't been out of the country in a while, and for me it will be bliss. I have packed effeciently, and light. I am ready to take tons of pictures. I really ...
the end and beginning!
Here we are, the night before the big move! We're really moving to TX! the u-haul is in the front- almost all packed in record time and record heat! whew! We'll start the drive tomorrow around 6 AM which should put ...
Paying respects to the hometown should be easier
Let's start this entry by stating the obvious: airline companies in the United States are almost universally known for being sub-par. Among these though, there's one major airline that regularly comes scraping in at the bottom of the pack: Northwest. Some ...
Snowstorm 2!!
... , checking out shopping, groceries and changing money. It might sound ordinary to you but they don't change foreign currency much in Tulsa! We went to 3 different banks who wouldn't help us out then we tried this little kiosk-bank in the grocery store and ...
"My hovercraft is full of eels!"
Trying to get ready for the trip to China - wrapping up work, making sure that Clay and Renae are set at home before we go and packing anything and everything that I think Trent and I may need. I went out to a Mandarin dictionary for useful phrases that ...
Oklahoma
... when I woke up everyone was busy getting ready for Sara´s 20th birthday!!!! Grattis på födelsdagen Sara! So what we did in Tulsa....well,, we when to a RODEO! The one thing I wanted to do down here. And It was not dissapointing...they had ...
Photos
Hi everyone. We put a few photos up so check them out and tell us what you think. We'll add more as we ...
Rollin' on Route 66
... aunt Omah and my cousins. I'm looking forward to seeing the mountains of Utah and Colorado plus the wheat fields of Western Kansas. I'm leaving Tulsa early to start my exploration of "The Mother Road" Route 66. If I'm able to figure out how to work this ...
Farewell (again) to the U.S.
Looking back, it was a well-calculated and wise decision. At the time, it was more one of near-desperation and a desire to get unstuck before I sunk in too deep at home. I spent three months living in Seongju, South Korea from mid-October, 2002 to ...
Train, Plane, Plane and Automobiles
... and the girls were bouncing between socializing and sleep. Then after customs and a layover we had a short 2 hour hop from Detroit to Tulsa this afternoon. By the time we made it in to Tulsa it was 5pm - so 24 hours of travel. We are ...
The final countdown!
... quite amazed at all I am able to fit into 2 bags. I feel a bit like Mary Poppins. I spent today driving around Tulsa running last minute errands and managed to use nearly half a tank of gas. It will be nice to take a break from driving ...
Trina celebrates Kelly's birthday in Tulsa
Kelly invited me to her birthday party at Arnie's Bar in downtown Tulsa. Arnie's is a landmark establishment in Tulsa, our bartender Christina told me. She introduced me to Arnie's picture and even gave me a safe place to rest my head. We had a great ...
Livin' on Tulsa Time
I am back on American soil. I am abiding by my anti-jet lag rules (drink a lot of water, no sleeping before 10 p.m. etc) in hopes to avoid jet lag all together. I've never experienced jet lag before, so I'm hoping I can maintain my streak. ...
a mistake...
Hi All, So, I downloaded all the pictures today and I messed up and deleted the majority of the pictures I took in the South Island. I'm not sure what I did but, it sucks. So, I'll send you the link for what I have (North Island, South ...
Overview of the trip
I wanted to give everyone an idea of what our basic itinerary is. 4-26: We'll be flying from Tulsa to Newark. We have a long layover, so we're hoping to spend a few hours in NYC. 4-27: We arrive in Edinburgh. We'll go see where I lived/went to ...
Of early flights & lost/delayed baggage
... in the tiny plane. I think the head-wind blew us a bit backwards before we could get enough power in the engines to proceed to Tulsa. So there then, arriving in Tulsa, NO BAGGAGE!! Was it JFK? Was it Atlanta? Who knows... Its suppose to arrive here at ...
A rushed visit home
... asphalt stretches of ubiquitous strip malls around town. Fortunately some storms rolled in the second weekend to cool things down a bit, but Tulsa summers don't mess around! And people in Nagoya think they have it bad (well, they do, but that's largely ...
"OK-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down"
... ! Drove around downtown Tulsa and again, it felt like we were in a ghost town....I actually was a little bit shocked....i’d heard Tulsa was a bit boring but this was just a bit ridiculous! I don’t think I saw one single person the whole time ...
the final culmination--graduation
Well, I'm now Dr. Audrey! Since this was a trip for graduation, I thought I'd throw in some graduation ...
Big fish and fancy free
... fish. ‘The park, built as an animal themed tourist attraction in the 1970’s by Hugh Davis, a curator at the Tulsa Zoo, closed down long ago and was left to crumble. Unlike so many other long suffering Route 66 landmarks, however, ...
back in the US
WE ARE BACK! We made it through the 105 heat wave upon our arrival and were so thankful to just be home! Austin here we come! ...
Tulsa & Route 66
... home to one of America's largest populations of native American Indians, who were forced to move here when displaced in other states. The indigenous group now have access to various licenses, including 'smoke shops' and casinos. We stop at the Cherokee ...
Last day in Tulsa
The packers and movers have descended upon our house and they are furiously moving everything out. Soon a new family will call this place home and I pray they find as much laughter and joy within these walls as we have. Sophie, our border collie, ...
The hardest part ...
... own since this program is directly through the local university and not through some provider and not affiliated with the University of Tulsa. At least I'm getting good practice with using my Russian already. What made it hard to get things going was that ...
25th Birthday--DJC!
... Birthday Deepak!! Yesterday started the birthday whirlwind! I left Naples in the morning for Fort Myers- to fly to Tulsa. Unfortunately, I did manage to get that sunburn and it was terribly uncomfortable. But, I made it to Tulsa! ...
the night before--
Hi! So, here we are, the night before our big adventure (beginning in San Francisco). We'll fly out tomorrow morning, to arrive around 10 AM, then, we're renting a car and driving on to Long Beach, CA to visit my Aunt. Supposedly this ...
Albuquerque NM to Tulsa OK
The long haul from albu to Tulsa - Over 10 hours and 650 Miles! No problem. A great stop a lake in McClellan National Grasslands in TX, it almost felt like the plains of Africa! Sassy and Augie loved ...


