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Winston Salem Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Winston Salem, United States
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A couple fo days of rest for the legs....
So just a quick entry to say that I am west from the route for the weekend to regroup my legs, see some friends and generally have a break from the bike until Sunday afternoon, when upon arriving back in Wilmington (thanks for the driving me Pat)I will ...
Photos
Just a quick entry to mention that I have added photos to the earlier blog entries finally!! They are not explained yet, just added generically according to state. So please return through the entries and have a browse, sorry for the long wait. More on ...
Slovenly Sabbath
My reason for stopping in Winston-Salem was to visit the campus of UNCSA (University of North Carolina School of Arts) to try to meet with someone and discuss their acting program. I also hoped to possibly meet some students and faculty or sit in on ...
UNCSA
My phone call this morning resulted in less-than-ideal results. Upon calling, I was informed that today was registration for the spring trimester. Apparently, this school has fall, winter, and spring trimesters. The woman on the phone ...
Making a list
Started making list for things to take. Talked with Alex and he is going to start packing on Wednesday. We leave Friday afternoon. He said he is really looking forward to the ...
Getting Ready
Ok so I'm about ready to go. 6 hours and counting until air port departure time. I've been strangely very calm about all this. I have been working out and playing on my computer. I took my self shopping two days in a row. Friday to Whole Foods for ...
Winston Cup Museum, Pettys', Childress Winery, etc
... being the modern home of Nascar racing offers lots of opportunities - we spent a day at the Winston Cup Museum in Winston-Salem - right across from RJ Reynolds, which was of course, the sponsor of Nascar Racing for 33 years. As much as times have ...
The Village Beautiful
... religious persecution. In 1950, as commercial growth threatened many of its early buildings, a corporation was chartered to preserve the original town. They've done it well. See you there. Old Salem Interpretive Buildings, Winston-Salem, North ...
Planning ... only a week to go
It has been a really busy month - I found out April 4th that I was going to India this summer for work. I had no idea how much planning went into getting immunizations, pills, visas, etc. I'm traveling Gurgaon, India for 14 weeks (6 ...
Sunny Day - Snow Gone!
Yesterday we travelled 274 miles and today we travelled 362 miles. I wasn't sure if I would have to wake my Dad up or not - I was ready to go - to leave the snow behind. The sun was shining but I wasn't feeling the warmth. 9:35 am - we were ...
Institute for Humane Studies Seminar
I spent just short of a week in this university town, met a bunch of new and interesting people, and learned about Austrian Economics, civil and economic liberties, and freedom in general! It was a fantastic experience for ...
Arrive Day One
... "living arrangements" for the next 3 weeks. Holy crap! What a difference compared to the NSCW West Las Vegas! Here in Winston-Salem we share an APARTMENT with another roommate. That comes with a fully furnished kitchen with dishwasher, sink, stove, ...
Demon Deacon
Winston-Salem has been the best stop so far. We played at the Stevens Center, which was a great space, with really knowledgeable and friendly crew members. The show went extremely well, and the kids seemed to really enjoy the show. Our hotel was a truly ...
Brewpub Bonus - Foothills Brewery
... , we did manage to catch Foothills Brewery on our way between Cleveland and Raleigh. This gem of a brewpub is located in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was fairly easy to get to from the interstate, so it seemed like a good lunch stop. ...
backpack photo shoot
I'm trying out using Jackson's phone to write a blog entry and upload pics for practice since we're not bringing a computer. I already miss the keyboard on my LG ally but Jackson swears by his Droid incredible and thinks we just need one phone turned ...
sterling and recouping
spent some time here in winston as a home base as i pondered my next move. i knew it was west, just wasn't quite sure. my sister was a gracious host to let me recoup here for a month. i visited friends in galax, my brother john and katie in ...
Oh to be in College again.....
... the " Trav's Days " for a couple hours that morning, then continued west down that old tobacco road past Duke and UNC on to Winston Salem to visit our favorite Demon Deacon at Wake Forest, Bridger Mahlum, who kindly led us on a short tour of the campus ...
I'm living the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"
"Arbor Acres" "Homestead Hills" "Sunrise Senior Living" "Salemtowne" "Creekside Terrace" "Forest Heights" ..... The last two days have been spent visiting Retirement Communities looking for the appropriate care options for my father. I'm including a ...
North Carolina 1
Just to be safe, I take a gas break here in Winston-Salem. My gauge says that I have a quarter of a tank left and I think I may have enough gas to get me to Durham, but I just don't want to chance it. It also gives me a chance to take a break again from ...
Getting readddy!!
So.. this is my first time ever "blogging" so I am kind of testing this out. As of right now, I am finishing up packing and preparing. I think I am almost ready! I also just got my hair braided! Woo-hooo. At first I only did this because I heard lice was ...
A quick visit to Jed and Cecilie's
We made a quick stop in Winston Salem to visit our Nephew Jed and his wife Cecilie. They had spent the winter and part of the spring in France on a sabbatical. While on sabbatical - they were finally able to adopt their 5th child Maya from Ethiopia. This ...
Salem Lake Trail
... Hikes in NC - Salem Lake Trail (#23 in the book) in Winston-Salem. We left in the morning and made the drive out to Winston-Salem, arriving at the park right at 10. We were hoping to see some of the first fall color of the season, but it was ...
A Quiet Autumn Sunday
This is such a different trip from my normal trips "home". Usually I have time to do some fun tourist activities and do some "shopping" (even if I don't buy much, it's fun to look). I don't visit often at this time of year and actually it's the most ...
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