http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Behold-the-heavens-and-the-horizon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Behold the heavens and the horizon en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:52:32 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:52:32 +0000 The morning of the next day I had a quick shower and finished packing and then we got to the station so I could get ready to get on my train. I stood and waited in line for a while and talked to a family who were also waiting to get on the train the father was putting his two little girls and his mother on the train and he was going to join them a few days later. They were great fun to chat to an http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/blog-365259.html In the morning we woke up to get breakfast from the hotel which was pretty average. They had an okay selection but none of it was stunning. I grabbed a couple of packs of the grits that they had there so that I could take them home and show them to people who have never seen them before. After we had eaten we grabbed things from our room and headed out to Jeffrsquos dadrsquos place which was http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-363027.html On boxing day we set out pretty early to head to Louisiana and Jeffrsquos family. It was the perfect sort of a journey for me because we got to see another big chunk of Arkansas a little bit of Mississippi and then drive through Louisiana as well. On the way out of Little Rock I was trying to take photos of the Capitol as I hadnrsquot seen it yet and so Daters pulled off the road and did a det http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Baton-Rouge/blog-360755.html We had to leave the house pretty early my first day in Little Rock to go and see Datersrsquo grandparents. We packed up all of the family Christmas presents and set off for Hot Springs. We stopped at a small gas station where I grabbed a drink and some lovely homemade cookies. We went the back route to their house which was great because I got to see more of the countryside of Arkansas it was p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arkansas/Little-Rock/blog-359528.html The first morning in Memphis was amazing having woken up and being amongst friends. Daters and I had a rough plan of what we were going to do but nothing concrete so we swung by a lovely little deli on Mud Island called Cordeliarsquos where we bought coffee and headed into the centre. We were aiming for the Amtrak station and went to the correct area but it took us ages to find it and when we di http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Memphis/blog-359513.html The next morning was spent hurriedly trying to get all of my things packed and then heading into the airport. I was in the new terminal which is apparently very exciting. I got there very early and had to unfortunately pay to check my suitcase something I didnrsquot know beforehand. I got all of that sorted and had my boarding card printed and ready with a long time to go so sat and waited to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Nashville/blog-358927.html I got up and left pretty early in the morning to go back to Union Station to catch the train to Cary NC. It was quite sad heading out of DC so soon but I was bounceupanddownontheseat excited to get to see my friends in North Carolina again. I got some food and actually met the only miserable person I had encountered the whole time in DC. She asked me for my ID while I was buying water and c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Cary/blog-356920.html On the Sunday morning I got up and had some breakfast with Tony and Gail before finishing off all of the rest of my packing and deciding what I should leave behind. I hadnrsquot filled the box that I was going to send back home so I am going to send Gail some more things that I pick up along the way to send home. It was the first day of bad weather that I had seen while I was there which was a s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/District-of-Columbia/Washington/blog-356667.html Sorry that this has not been put up for a while but my laptop was not online for ages and then the admin part of the site wasn't working so there are going to be a few in quick succession. This one starts on the 26th of November. Thanks Vick.After getting some rest in a very comfortable bed I woke up to my first morning at the Newell Residence. Gail and Tony had work to get finished before the ho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Maryland/Easton/blog-355823.html The last morning that I spent in Philadelphia was more sightseeing. I had a couple of errands to run and then decided to stop and get some breakfast at a caf called Mrs Krsquos. Apparently it is quite well known to locals according to the woman I asked for a recommendation. The food was pretty much but as ever it was far too much for me to manage. To try and work some of the breakfast off I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Maryland/Easton/blog-349132.html On Wednesday morning I packed all of my things back into my suitcase. I was hoping that I would be able to just take my extra carrybag with my things in but I just have too much stuff that I want to keep with me. It is going to be a huge pain trying to lug a suitcase around but maybe when I have offloaded some things I will be able to pick up a smaller suitcase or at the very least mine wonrsquo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/Center-City/blog-347516.html Dear allStaying in Brooklyn is wonderful the area that my friend lives in is quiet and beautiful and has lots of great streets to wander around. On Sunday I woke up early and went to get a cup of coffee at the Tea Lounge. . I arrived at about quarter to nine and stayed there for hours. It was pretty empty when I got there so I settled in with a large coffee a croissant and my writing. After an http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-346533.html Good MorningI am sittting in my friend's spare room in Brooklyn watching the rain and trying to convince myself that I want to go back to sleep. It is 07.00am but my body is convinced that it's nearly lunch time. The flight yesterday dragged on I didn't open my book once and watched both movies that I didn't really want to see. Luckily for me there were very few people on the flight so I could http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Brooklyn/blog-345298.html Hello allThis is what I have so far. Clearly the end of December is going to be played by ear depending on what friends are doing and what they recommend I do as well. For anyone who saw the old schedule yes it's changed a fair bit but up until I meet up with my lovely friend Daters in Memphis it is pretty fixed now and things just have to be arranged.In other news my little flat in London is go http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-342565.html Quick note.The flights are booked. Nearly ten weeks in America.All rather real now.Hurrah. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-337466.html HelloAfter much consideration this is the site I am going to use to record my ten week trip to America. It's something I have wanted to do for a very long time now and unemployment twinned with my parents going to Australia so they can't complain about me going seems to indicate that now is the best time to go. If you have any suggestions at any point either about the website or about the tri http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Stratford/blog-337419.html