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Travel Blogs from Richmond, United States
Getting ready to go!
It's Maeve's birthday today (10 years old!), and we are getting ready to leave on outr trip in one ...
St. Patrick's Day
The preparations for the trip naturally began some time ago, but what better time to start a travel blog to Ireland than on St. Patrick's Day? Kate reminded me on her way out the door that I need to put on green. Although it's unlikely that one of my ...
Flew into Maui
We ended up leaving Richmond, VA at 4:30 AM EST and flew to Maui, Hawaii with stops at Atlanta and LAX. The trip was long we arrived in Maui at 6:30PM the same day. We were beat! We picked up a convertible, drove to Lahaina and slept ...
Another Virginia Reunion
... that not only were they from the same part of the country but they were distant cousins! Small world, eh? Krassi came to Richmond to go to college after she graduated high school in Danville and has been living here ever since. We figured out that we ...
Travel Practice
I'm in Richmond, VA tonight to catch the train to Jacksonville, FL. I'm headed down to see Lee and her family, which I haven't done in a while so I'm really excited. I'll be back Wed AM since it's an overnight train. I look at this as prepping for travel ...
Catfish and striper fishing on the James River
Each year we like to take the kids on a big fishing trip on the James River. The James never disappoints with its large number of blue catfish, herring, shad, perch, striped bass, gar, channel catfish and other sporting breeds. We catch to ...
Recording, Punk, Party round 2, Rap on Hot Beats
... the menu on the window outside, it was $12 dollars a plate, pretty good for an LA restaurant, but apparently very expensive for Richmond. Ava ran out and said we will give you free appetizers, so we went inside. We ordered a variety of things which ...
Packed and Ready to Go
We are packed and ready to fly down under. I am setting up a blog to keep you all in touch. Hope this ...
Good 'Ol Richmond
... coolest feature to me was a grass landing strip across the lake for planes...and it is where Charles Lindburgh had landed before. Richmond is filled with so much colonial and civil war history....I never really knew this about it actually. We got ...
Day One of the HPC Family Vacation...
... , Milli Vanilli, Sir Mix a Lot, Flo Rida and some Beastie Boys.. to name a few. We wrap up our first travel day in Richmond Hill, GA at the Hampton Inn. All the kids are fast asleep, I am blogging and Kel is Facebooking. Its been a great ...
Richmond, Virginia
Arrived in Richmond at 5:00 following 10:30 departure from Lakewood. Smooth sailing most of the way except for stop-and-go traffic on Rte. 95 south of DC. A total driving distance of 347 miles. Courtyard by Marriott West seems like a nice enough place ...
Mission Accomplished!
... and we talked for a while about his concern for my eternal salvation. He ended up making a call, purchasing a Greyhound ticket to Richmond (my final destination), and then taking me to Wendy's before driving me to the bus terminal. The bus departed ...
Carytown
Up at the crack of dawn (NOT), we pile into two cars and begin our day with the traditional walk down Carytown. Carytown Carytown is a downtown retail district which includes over 300 shops, restaurants, and offices. It is known for having a bohemian ...
FINALLY !!! On The Road Again........
... David, Flat Kendra from Canada, Flat Stanley from Alabama, and Flat Cyndy). We headed for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Richmond, Virginia at 12:30 in the morning. We are all excited for our great adventure to begin. Victoria ...
Vacation Eve
Well, tomorrow we finally go on our trip to Oregon! I have bought a new Mac laptop but haven't quite learned how to use it, so I hope I can figure it out enough to write this blog every night. We leave tomorrow at 6:30am, so dream of us while you are ...
Preparation
This is simply a blog to set the stage for what is to come. We leave for Europe in 15 days! I've been waiting nearly a year for this trip. Not until this week did I realize how soon it is until we depart. I have lots of shopping (I hate shopping) and ...
Day 1: Richmond
... company but was slightly confusing a few times. However, any confusion was quickly fixed by finding an alternate route. When I arrived in Richmond, I picked up Tiff at the VCU campus. Then we drove over to Cafe 821 (or 821 cafe) and we had a ...
Belle Isle
... tour of Belle Island. From Belle Isle, one can see Hollywood Cemetery (our next destination), the old Tredegar Iron Works, and Richmond City's skyline. Belle Isle has many bike trails around the island, and has a small cliff used for rock climbing ...
Day 10: Virginia Beach -> Richmond
... , that does not change the fact that now we both have much more scented stuff than we ever needed. Then we drove back to Richmond. We dropped off some stuff and headed to another mall for some lunch. On the way we were sidetracked by a trip to Verizon ...
Driving in the wind is hard work
As I get this blog organized for this year and enter the first few entries, Wayne is sound asleep. I thought when the satellite didn't pick up a signal that it was going to be a night for pinochle or dice or skip-bo, but no such luck. It was ...
HOME--BEAT THE 1ST OCTOBER SNOW SINCE 1952
... . Following the Wilderness Road home through Virginia, we took note of the side-road names: Berry Picking Road, Cooney Hollow Lane, Richmond Heights, Pit Bull Drive, Devil’s Race Path, Angler’s Way, Train View Road, Crooked Road (Music 23) and ...
Adventures to Come
As most of our friends know, we finally bought the big RV, a Fleetwood Bounder 35K, replacing our old Hi-Lo trailer. We had the Hi-Lo for four years and had lots of fascinating adventures in that, but as we get older and bigger and have added ...
42nd St, Bike Shop, Round 3 and Stories Galore
... and used the back porch as a closet. A possum regular sleeps in his pile of clothes. See photo of this fantastic Richmond Ghetto closet. A crazy chronic alcoholic neighbor with a big sunburnt red nose stops by mumbling multiple times saying "The Storms is ...