Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Madison

... Wisconsin, we proudly donned some cheese heads and Sammy got his picture made with the giant farmer holding cheese and a sausage. You'd have to be there to understand. Minnesota has really taken on environmental issues with hundreds of huge windmills. The last stop of the day was dinner in Sioux Falls, SD. We ate at Bob's made famous in the Roadfood book. It was as described. We love it and the owners. Time for bed. On to Mt Rushmore........

... the popular and delicious Chicago beef sandwich and I have to admit i caved and ordered a huge plate of
msg-filled Chinese food from 'Panda Express' :)

We were still pretty energetic so we decided to ride for another couple of hours.... we hit a massive traffic jam about 30 kms into it and were stuck for quite a while. More clutch-control exercises for me!! There was a major car crash on the other side but traffic did ...

Just got housing information for Valladolid. Looks like everyone is right in the middle of the city. Downtown area. The university isn't too far from where I'm staying...judging by Google Earth. This is a screenshot of the area I'll be in:
http://i29.tinypic.com/2cigois.j pg

Nothing else really. Just preparing for this whole thing. :)

... among the Fulbrighters on the caste system in India, namely concerning whether people in the lowest castes have the opportunity to better their lot by pursuing more distinguished career paths. I was fascinated when the lecturer, a professor from India, attempted to explain the caste system by drawing a parallel with racism in America- I could hear 16 American teachers suck ...

... to a tube while the boat it was hooked on to was going about 25 miles an hour =D hilarious.

It was already evening and we decided to go look for a place to grab a brownie and drink a coffee. To café “Le Soleil” which we found on the map was closed so we ended up going into the “Old Fashioned Tavern”. Because of the nice place and obviously quality (the tables were loaded all ...

... February 29-March 3: Seville Spain (to see Kelsey) March 6-9: Cinque Terra March 20-30: Spring Break (Berlin, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna) April 17-21: Amsterdam May 1-4: Dublin May 17: Tuscany with Mom and Angie! Venice, Pisa, Capri also to come!

Greetings! Well now that I am safely back in the United States, I feel it is necessary to provide some sort of a valediction for my five months in Britain. Looking back now, more than a month since getting back from England, I feel a great longing to return to London once more. Those five months were most definitely the five best months of my life. My time in England definitely had its share of frustrations, moments of despair, and utter loneliness and isolation ...

Welcome to my travelogue. I am your host, Anders Brown and I will be taking you on a textual (and probably some pictures) journey as you read about my adventures abroad. This entry is just to get things rolling. My actual adventure, as it is defined by me, has not yet started. The story will kick off with ...

... as though she'll burst into tears if you don't get it, call me a sucker but I had to sign the lease. It also didn't hurt that they agreed to pay for $60 of the rent if I took it. The reasons for their choice of apartment you ask? It smelled good! Of course I could make a pile of dead squirrels covered in vomit and baby poo smell good with enough Febreeze but they had their heart set on this place. As I have now discovered, the ...

... allowed you to get up close to them. And they made funny faces by pressing their face against the glass wall.
Next I went and stopped by Lake Mendota. It was getting late and I had to get some supplies, which I did at Nakoma Plaza then headed south were I found a spot for the night at a wayside on 92/69.