United States
Travel Blogs from United States
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Departure day: May 14, 2008 I'm sitting at the airport, waiting for our Iberia flight to board. Since I woke up this morning, I've been thinking about our last trip to Israel. It was one week after college graduation that ...
LA Story
... Someone at the ATM was discussing a recent shooting in town which fills me with confidence for the next few weeks in the States. I am warning in advance, there will probably be quite a lot of me whining about how stupid the gun laws in USA are over ...
Leaving, finally... maybe!
My last day in the U.S. until the fall, at earliest, and I ventured into NYC for one last crazy night of debauchery with good friends and great oldies! Had a quality group dinner at Totonno's (26th and 2nd Ave), which boasts better pizza than ...
Ben and Leah Does Dallas
Ben Reporting: We arrive in Dallas, Texas, after a lengthy overnight flight from Alaska, and watch through the window of the plane as a red sun illuminates the pastel blue morning dawn. You might be wondering: why Dallas? Why Texas? It's not Hollywood, ...
Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel: impressive
You do get sick of driving but there are some impressive and interesting sights to be seen when paying the price. The bridge tunnel was about 13 miles (20 km) of just that, that connects the cape to the mainland yet allows their big ships and tankers to ...
Nature Calls
I arrived in Pittsburgh after some interesting conversation on the train with a wayward photography student. Not particularly glamorous, the city does exude some kin of gritty warmth that is definitely welcoming. Pittsburgh sits at the nexus of ...
Layover in New York
... the free stuff? No one gave us anything!" It is amazing how a smile, a good mood plus a little flexibility makes everyones life better, including your own. Back in the states and totally exhausted we get ready to fly back to ...
Taking a break from all your worries.....
... it was fighting wars to strengthen it's position and in turn strengthen the colonies) to become an independant set of states which now taxes it's occupants to fight war after war consistently including wars which infringed on others freedoms (Vietnam ...
if you live long enough.....
As a good friend of mine says, if you live long enough, you'll eventually see it all...and the past few days have proven to me that life still holds surprises....and some real eye opening learning.... It started in Ho'okena...that's the campground ...
Enough with the Damn Dam jokes
Its the sort of comedy my dad would be proud of. "It's the Dam cops again" "Theres always so much Dam traffic" "I've been doing these Dam tours for years" and there were many more. I am numb to them. We didn't realise it when booking but we inadvertantly ...
New York Snow
I spent my Thanksgiving in NY. We went to my Uncle John's parent's house in Long Island. Unfortunately, Brea had to work that day at her restaurant job, so we saved her a nice plate of turkey, stuffing and the works for when she got home! So my day ...
Welcome to Atlanta
Tuning into any one of the various hip hop radio stations as I drive past spaghetti junction (where I-85 crosses I-285 just north of Atlanta) I start to feel the vibe that is Hotlanta, or maybe you prefer the dirty south. Ludacris, Outkast, JD and ...
Cars, Wine, Beach and Theater.
After a long night of inter-netting, updating the travel blogs and sorting out the photos for the last few days we decided to have a late start. We missed the breakfast at the Hotel, so decided to head out for brunch and to check out the town. It was ...
Dresses and an VCDX Exam
Another nice and warm day in the City. So nice to have the sun out and temperatures up. Last time we were here it was raining hard and it was quite chilly. Today more shopping chores. Linda made an appointment at Vera Wang to try on some evening dresses. ...
Zurich by day, Lugano by night...
After the overnight train, I spend the morning walking around in Zurich. Despite being one of the more beautiful cities I've ever visited, it was also in the midst of being a host city for the Euro Cup 2008 which provided for circus-like soccer ...
Departure time
The next morning we woke up early to a shy sunshine. It was still cold outside, but without the rain a bit friendlier. We headed out to the Marriott where we checked in for the Cruise. The hotel airport shuttle gave us a ride to the Marriott, very good ...
Swimming in the ice water.....
We woke up in Ketchikan Alaska. Our useless broadband Internet connection from ReadyBroadband is still not working, so we bought an hour of Internet from one of the shore based hot-spots. After reading our facebook and emails we headed out to the buffet ...
Prework to China
I was selected for this trip because I did a good job in Hungary last year. The players are pretty much the same, a group of engineers and workers in an electronic manufacturing plant. This plant is Dongguan, China. The flight leaves Seattle ...
Rock'in all over the World!
Our day after the night before was nearly all lost to headaches and sleeping. We went for a walk around Times Square but that was about it. Not too much to say there. Today (the 2nd) we went to the top of the Rockefeller Centre under the Karl ...
The Ups and Downs of Pittsburgh
My time in Pittsburgh was surprisingly brief given my limited plans and awesomeness of Bear Run. It did afford me plenty of time to relax and reflect, but I did also have my fair share of activities and excitement, sometimes at inappropriate ...
Wine tastings and traffic jams
The idea was to leave early this morning, but this remained yet an idea as we checked out of the Hotel at noon to head out for Los Angeles. We woke up early though to watch the Holland-Japan match, but we were not early enough so we just missed it. Good ...
California , I'm coming home
... , McDonalds and tourist and some other places, Hawaii is another exotic polonysian island. Los Angeles is the only place in the United states where more people take their dogs to coffee bean than their spouces and New York ... Well , I don't think I ...
Goodbye Manhattan, hello Brooklyn!
So first thing (i.e. 11am) we move our stuff to Dan's place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His old flat mate hasn't moved out yet so we just dump our stuff and walk across the Williamsburg Bridge back into Manhattan. Everything runs across this bridge so ...
Welcome to the Rock
John Mason: "The Rock has become a tourist attraction?" A quote from one of my favourite action films. The Rock, (Not the “If You smell What the Rock is Cookin..” wrestler type, but the island in San Francisco). Based on the island of ...
Bell and Cheesesteak
So I made it to Philadelphia, known to me by its two famous children - America and Cheesesteaks. After a belated start I set of to investigate their births. Staying mostly within Independence Park, I cannot not help but remark about the state of ...
Las Vegas - Sin City
Vegas is incredibly overwhelming for the first time visitor, no amount of warning could prepare you for what you see on arrival. In Vegas, being overwhelmed is no problem. Suddenly you don't care about the total disregard for the value of money, the ...
Come fly away
The day started with a breakfast and delicious coffee from our local coffee shop. We had a noon appointment at Tejani, a store specialized in wedding Jewelery. We headed out to Tejani and found exactly what we were looking for. A beautiful necklace and ...
Contact Info and Instructions
... . There is a small chance that these letters may be opened by customs officials when they leave Africa or enter the United States. So, my address for the first three months will be: (NO LONGER NECESSARY) This address will change as ...
Driving the California Coast and Big Sur
Ben Reporting: We return on the bus from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after a six-hour trip, at about 4 pm. We have no place to stay, which isn't too unusual, and no plan except to get to San Francisco. At the Los Angeles Union Train Station, where we get ...
