Luwee
Louis Howell Joined: January 18th 2009
Logged in: July 27th 2010
Logged in: July 27th 2010
Travel Blog Posts
Scenic overllok near Frisco
Our first day in Avon was spent pretty much just waiting around for our room. We did stop at the Village Inn in Denver for breakfast. After that we did the two hour drive to Avon. It was really a very pretty drive. There were lots of ups and downs and some great scenery. We stopped acouple times. Once we took some pictures at a scenic overview near Frisco. Then we actually did stop in Frisco and mary picked up some yarn for knitting some scarves for the girls. Frisco was a very pretty town. After our stop, we were on our way to Avon. The address was not on GPS. But we were able to get very close. We arrived in Avon at about 10:30 and finally got a room at 4:00. At least we ... read more
Mary finally gets to Colorado
Mary came in bright and early today. I got up at about 5:30 am and headed over to Denver International Airport. I still remember when they were building the new airport and the horrendous mess they went through for years. Lots of cost and time overruns. I brought all Mary's things in the car. So, all she had to do was get offthe plane, find me and hop into the car and head to Avon. She was a little early but so was I. We were soon on our way to the mountains and hopefully cooler temperatures. ... read more
Good bbq at Biffles
Well, here it is summer time and time for vacation. Of course, I have been off for almost two years now. So, I guess technically, I have been on vacation for awhile. But my lovely wife needs some time off, and so we decided to use our timeshare and go to Avon, Colorado. Mary'flew and'I drove. This is a log of some of the places i went on the way and some of the things I did. I got up and after a lot of messing around, finally took off at about 10 am. My first stop was a rest stop in Missouri. As usual, I try not to drive more than 90 minutes or so. I am just too old for the straight through drive anymore. I did stop for lunch at a place called ... read more
Motel Meth
Well, it is hard to believe. I completed my dual Masters program at UMSL as well as the University of Strasbourg in France. So, I decided to do a trip IU have always wanted to do. That is to go storm chasing in the Great Plains. I recruited my brother Mark and my son Andrew and off we went...the day after I officially receives my IMBA. This is jus t a brief story of what we did and saw. I hope you enjoy. ... read more
Like mother, like daughter
Wow, it has been a long time since I posted any travels. I have done lots of cool trips since I have been back in the States. I recently started my International MBA at UMSL. So, that is taking up a lot of my time. I am taking five classes this semester. Then, I finish with two next semester and then I guess I am done. I get to start looking for a real job. Well, I have had a fantastic time being in school this past year. I really thank my Hot Wife, Mary for letting it happen. What a doll!!!! Next, I guess my lovely wife and I went on a vacation....well, for her anyway. We flew on Southwest down to Orlando, where we rented a car and went to see her mom and ... read more
Bike the Drive 2009
I went to Chicago, Illinois and rode the famous "Bike the Drive" with my sister Sharon and her boyfriend, Jerry. As always, I beat her to the finish and we had a great time. Unfortunately for me, I missed connections with a couple friends. My buddy from college, Greek and old comrade from work, ... read more
Meramec Caverns
Well, I completed my first class at UMSL, in my quest to complete my IMBA. I did well, got an A and decided, since I had really nothing to do after class, to take my mom and my nephew Nick for a little drive across the country to see the sights and to visit my sister Kathy and my brother Tim in California. Our first stop was Meramec Caverns where the floods ahd hit. Nick had never been there. So, we took a few pictures and we were on our way.... read more
Let's go here!!!
We did a bus tour one day to a salt mine. It is the largest still operating mine of its kind in the world. We did lots of walking.... read more
Standing Guard
Here we are in Krakow, Poland. Had a great time..saw Wawel Castle and ate in the Jewish quarter.... read more
The drive from Germany
These are pictures from our trip from Garmisch, Germany to Tarnow, Poland. WOW!!!! What a day of travel this turned out to be. We had a nice breakfast in Garmisch at the Army resort...and what a nice place that was!!!!! We took off for Poland..... We figured the GPS would take us through the Czech Republic since it looked like a direct route. But we were not surprised when it took us North around the country...Okay..we thought the next turn would be in Germany...great!!!! Well, we just kept going further and further north. Finally, we decided the GPS was taking us to some other "Tarnow" It was!!!! Crapola!! We probably drove 5 hours out of the way that day. I guess it could have been worse. About fifty miles from Berlin, we finally figured it out ... read more
