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Although my husband and I stayed at Massanutten Resort for the week, it was once we left the grounds that our real enjoyment of the area began. Don't get me wrong, Massanutten is nice, but there is so much to see and do in the surrounding area; all within an easy day trip. Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville is an easy drive and a "must see" for any history buff or lover of architecture. Even a day trip to DC can be attempted, but be aware that you will only be ...

We are back safe and sound from our trip to Arequipa and the Colca Canyon. I wanted to tell you what a wonderful travel agency were Inka Fest Travel. They were PERFECT! They took very good care of us - especially after I got sick while hiking out of the canyon! That was a rough day for me. The rest of the trip was great! They are really nice people, too...<br><br>Thanks for everything, it was a great trip!

We decided rather spur of the moment to go camping this weekend as the weather was supposed to be beautiful and this is both me and Dave's favorite time of year to camp and hike. I decided on Coopers Rock State Forest area because it's not too far of a drive and I've heard it has some nice hiking trails. Read about some trails in the the Laurel Highlands hiking trail book, and the area in general, made a couple calls on Friday and ...

... and we experiment. Suddenly a fish. Small but I'm on the board. Ted has landed three by that point. 45 minutes later, boom two in a row - one good sized rainbow (15-16 inches). Tie game. Rain doesn't matter any more, its beautiful country and the fish are biting. Time to leave. Last cast, boom a large brown trout is all over my fly however I'm flying solo with no net. Out of nowhere Dave appears and the fish is landed. Troke 4 - Nims ...

... in walls and reinforced a concrete foundation and built a block pier for the main floor beam. Tomorrow we'll bring you pictures from the other work site and more notes from kids. You can be very proud of them - they worked very hard today!!

"Almost Heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River..."sang John Denver, and so did all four of us as we entered West Virginia about lunchtime. We struggled out of bed at 7am and managed to get away from the campground by 8.30. We got 'misplaced' once at Lexington, KY, but not a disaster, it just added some time to our trip. Both Kentucky and West Virginia are beautiful tree covered states, but West Virginia definitely has worse ...

Day count: 3 State count: 7 (OH, WV, PA, NJ, NY, CT and MA) Mileage: 833 Interesting things I saw today: 1. Taxidermy sign count: 3 2. Crazy sign outside a gun shop that read, "I have a gun. Now give me your money." (I think they should work on their advertising.) Took a side trip through Milesburg, PA and down ...

... at hand: I have spent way too much time and money getting ready for this trip. In fact, I have spent all the time I should have spent writing one of my papers making preparations. The time I've spent imagining packing, actually packing, repacking, searching routes and maps online, etc. probably adds up to more time than the trip itself (this includes, of course, creating and writing this travel log...). But ...

Hi everyone, as all of you know, I've been planning for this trip for a long time, and the time has actually come for me to actually take the trip that I've only talked about for the past 8 months. My flight leaves from Pittsburgh on February 4, 2006 at 12:30pm and I will be arriving in Pisa on February 5, 2006 around 8:30am, from which I will then travel to Florence. In ...

Okay so I am going to Dakah Bangladesh, and I have no idea what is going on! Oh well such is life! I am hoping to go soon though, maybe next month in October! Right now I am at the SALT orientation and it is going smoothly. The people are great, our rooms and houses are amazing and the ...