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Bloomington Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Bloomington, United States
Costa Rica Adventure
This is a 9 day adventure. Starting at 1am Friday morning..this part will totally suck. But I am excited about our activities once we are there. I will attempt to update the blog during the trip, but there is no gaurantee because I am solely relying on ...
Events since August...and what happens next?
Hi All! Well, I know that I am sitting in my living room and not exactly traveling and not exactly in Guatemala...but I am thinking about it, so that does count right? It's a good reason to hop back on the blog? Have I updated everyone about news I heard ...
Let the baby hit the floor
Went to IU to celebrate Jacquis birthday earlier this week. While at dinner I had to explain to her about the pickpockets in Rome... Told her about Gypsies In summer 2003, a new gypsy scam was reported to us by tourists in Rome - 'Baby ...
Leaving on a Jet Plane!
Today, we're flying out on a Delta Jet, heading for Paris, where we'll change planes, landing in Malaga, Spain at around 1 pm their time on Friday. ...
The end of a semester, the start of an adventure
People who know me will know my answer, without a doubt, to this question: "Fly or drive?" I'll admit, I've been spoiled with my dad's job and have been able to fly to so many amazing places. But in all honesty, it's more than that; think about the ...
We're off!
The Davenports have arrived--we picked them up at the airport--only 30 minutes delayed. Got them checked in at the Hampton Inn & Suites and ate a delicious supper at Destihl--a fairly new restaurant in town. Try it when you're in the neighborhood; ...
Just Added Pictures
Just added pictures to the blog on a couple of dates (Jan. 20 and 22)...some good ones of White Sox ...
Cultural Opportunity #2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas When I first did research on this movie and the novel I didn't find it interesting so I thought that it would make for a hard assignment for me to do. But after doing quite a bit of research I found that I was getting into ...
Traveling Once More!!
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings--" Indeed, the time has come for me to share my latest travel craze. The Plan: Explore Costa Rica after 2 years of Graduate ...
Shakespeare Concert
Going to a Shakespeare concert was a first. I would have never thought I would be at a play listening to a Shakespeare, but I really enjoyed it. Now that I am older I am really learning how to go and experience different things in my life. As soon as I ...
day with the duits'
THANKS FOR THE GREAT SEND-OFF GUYS!!! hope you enjoy the photos... we will be in touch... lots of love from dan and maria. ...
On the Move again.....Heading West towards Home!
... us in Sioux Falls, SD. When we get there in a couple of days we will have it waiting for us. We arrived in Bloomington, SD around 5:30PM found a Motel 6 about ˝ mile from the Mall of America and booked ourselves for 2 nights. Then we went ...
I think its time to leave "The Taking"
I ask Molly what was going on. She said there are no telephones, TV or anything for that matter. I asked her if Neal was ok and just then Neal came into the room. I suggested we should go out to town and see what's happening there. We ...
Getting Ready
Hello everyone! Only 14 days until I leave for Santiago, Chile. I can't wait! For anyone who wants to know, my first flight departs from O'Hare at 5:25pm on October 14th. We have a two hour flight to Atlanta. Then we depart ...
Cha-Ching! Mall of America
Another rough night!. There were horrible thunderstorms. Everyone seemed to sleep through them except me,who was sitting up looking out the window, afraid I would see a funnel cloud roaring at us! Thankfully there were no tornados but I was so nervous ...
The Tempest
I went to go see the tempest which was a comedy. The only other Shakespeare play I have seen in the theatre is Hamlet at Bradley University. I enjoyed Hamlet so I figured I would enjoy another play by Shakespeare. This play was very ...
Football Game, Dogs & Jan's Birthday
Hallo! Ein kurzes Update und ein paar Fotos der letzten Tage im herbstlich schönen Bloomington, Indiana: Wie einige von euch wissen, bin ich hier bei Jan und Maraike zu Besuch, zwei meiner besten Freunde und beide ehemalige Klassenkameraden und ...
Bloomington Summary
Bloomington has a level of culture that is somewhat haunting. It's easy to fall in love with the beauty of the sights and sounds, one might say it's intoxicating (to quote a friend). I met some incredible people while i was there, and was introduced to ...
Five Days!
After over a year of anticipation it is almost here. On Saturday I will start my journey to Vietnam. It seems like I have been planning this trip for so long that it would never come. But at this time next week I will be in warm Vietnam. I have been ...
mall of america!
with an upcoming day off in the twin cities area, julie had been talking up the mall of america for weeks. as we've learned, a single day off is never enough time to accomplish much of anything, so we didn't really have high hopes of seeing much of the ...
Moving Out....?
The time was upon me to move out of my house and down to college. It was a bittersweet moment because for once I was on my own, independent, free from the responsibilities at home. At the same time however, it meant I was on my own, I mean I had never ...
Midland, MI -> Bloomington, IN
... Roadtrip - Day One Mileage: 548.8 miles (548.8 total) Starting Location: Midland, MI Ending Location: Bloomington, IN --------------------------------- To start my roadtrip, I packed up everything the night before. My entire car is full, with ...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I had previously started a travel blog through another site, but I recently came across this one. Since it has an app, maybe that will help be write more about my travels =) Here is to a new year and new adventures!!! Although, I ...
Not so.....
Welcome to Bloomington - Normal. Hate to tell you people this but normal is where you live, not what the rest of society deems you are hahahahaha. Quite a large settlement and the people are really nice which is a surprise for being in the middle of ...