Blogs from Maryland, United States, North America - page 45

so i headed out to baltimore just for the day. didnt know exactly what was there just the babe ruth museum, sports legends museum, and camden yards where the baltimore orioles play. i got there early enough to go see/read pretty everything in the museums. i liked the babe ruth museum the best, has all his baseball achievements, what he did on and off the field. the guy was a pretty cool person. best story i read, he wrote a letter to a sick kid that was hospitalized and guaranteeing him a home run on his next game. he ended up hitting 3 homeruns for the lad. shit maybe i'm a hero to, last time i told flavio i can take 2 shots of tequila in a roll and i ended up taking 5 shots!! thats ... read more

and we thought we were ready ... we are running around saying "I can't believe we are leaving tomorrow!" Anyway, here's a picture of Nana and Bosco making plans for all the fun they are going to have while we are away.... read more

Well this week has been ok. Done loads of climbing and am starting to get a good tan. Went out for dinner into "town" (its a little hick town) last night, with all the ropes staff as we were actually alowed to escape.....YAY! I had a buffet of seafood which was pretty good but I still prefer NZ seafood. But then this kiwi guy got some ribs, and oh my god they were the best and biggest ribs I have ever seen/had ever!!! We had a trial with kids yesterday and lets just say it was one of the local schools and I almosted wanted to back hand a couple of them, they are so rude and have no respect, but once I had finished with them they were changed people, as I was so ... read more

This has been a busy week full of American history. After leaving Warrenton, VA we headed south and set up a base camp at the KOA in Charlottesville, VA. The first day we went to Jamestown. They have added significantly to it due to the 400th anniversary of its settlement - 3 replica ships, interactive stations in the fort and an excellent exhibit and movie in the new visitor's center. The next day we visited Monticello which reminded us of what an amazing person Thomas Jefferson was looking at the house, gardens,and plantation. Later in the week we visited Poplar Forest the small house he built later as a retreat to get away from the hectic life at Mmonticello (shades of the Petit Palace at Versailles). It is a beautiful and unique octagonal home obviously ... read more

Day one: Arrived at LAX airport and waited around for what should have been 6 hours, turned into 7 hours as the domestic cabin crew decided to turn up an hour late. Anyways so after spending most that time laying around on the seats in the airport come a 5 hour flight to Newark (NY) and it was a horrible flight did not sleep a wink!!! I was starting to feel a bit tired! Day two: Arrived into Newark airport at 7.30 am, from there we caught the shuttle to New Jersey to our hotel, the shuttle driver a very proud american decided to give us a break down of all the wildlife, greenery, people, shops, roads, air, sea, anything that he could think of he talked and talked and talked about so our trip to ... read more