Blogs from Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America - page 63

In our attempt to figure out this blog, figured we should take a stab before leaving. Yeah, that's right, you no longer have to hear about our trip to India. Only read about it. Liftoff is Wednesday, October 22. From that point on we'll do our best to share the ride, especially for those of you personally invested in this trip. So many moments to capture, from the elephant ride and couples massage, to all the sherpas lugging our bags up a mountain (thank you again Krisha, Jacob, and Claire & Brian). Let's test out the water with a few clips from Chicago....that place we call home. ... read more

...Columbus sailed the Ocean blue. I arrived in Chicago early this morning and wasn't able to check in to the hostel until 3pm. Luckily a couple of blocks away the city's annual Columbus Day Parade was happening to keep me busy for a few hours. It's organised by the Italian American communities and basically consisted of all the local school marching bands and a few local business putting on floats. Chicago is without doubt my favourite city so far, it's got the young busy cultural feel of New York, but without the dirt and negative attitude. I'll write some more about Chicago soon, probably on the train to San Francisco. ... read more

Day 101- Wednesday My bag is packed and I'm ready for the shuttle to the airport as I have had to check out of my hotel room. Luckily ING Direct banking have a free internet cafe across the road. You just have to buy a drink. It is rather cold and windy in Chicago today and I am attired for a long flight to Sydney...with bare legs and sandals so am not suited to wandering the streets marvelling at the beauties of this great city as I had planned. I have finished my 6 weeks in the USA in the same place as I began...Chicago. What a great city. Really beautiful, sprawled along the shores of Lake Michigan. When I marvel at the spectacular architecture, the locals modestly assert that It is due to the fact ... read more

We have finally arrived in Chicago! We pick up the train tomorrow (Sun.) at 2:15PM. I just hope we get out without problems. The weather here is just awful with flooding rains from the remnants of Lowell from the Pacific, believe it or not. The remnants of Ike get here tomorrow. I was happy to see an email from Holland America regarding a "replacement" port of call. We will be going to Aomori , Japan. We still have 8 days at sea though! That will be interesting. As a friend of mine pointed out; most cruises last less than that! The trip on the url=http://www.http://tinyurl.com/6o9yeb / Empire Builder should be interesting. The weather looks great for the 3 days and we should see some great scenery! Among other places, we will pass through Minneapolis/St Paul, over ... read more

Thank you for visiting the Kulbis Travel Blog. We look forward to sharing our experiences from our Ethiopian charity sabbatical. Because we are frantically packing, we'll keep this short for now. Stay tuned!... read more