Dear Friends and Family, We had some problems with our first travel blog. It seems that we signed up for a very low-tech knock-off of the much better version. We have canceled our old blog and you are now all signed up to receive an email notification whenever we add new content. Our apologies for any inconvenience to those who had to struggle to sign up with the old blog. If you received this message you need to do nothing else. When we officially depart in just 18 days (ouch!) you will start to receive more of these links from us. [View Full Entry]

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As July creeps closer and closer, my future plans keep evolving and, dare I say, exploding into something of a dream world that is SOMEHOW coming true. All of those things that people do that you hear about and go, "wow... those people are really doing something with their lives..." are things that I am finding myself stumbling upon as wide-open opportunities. While trying to figure out what the HECK I am going to do with myself between July 25-August ???, I was just trying to figure out some cost-effective options that would keep me busy and active. It dawned on [View Full Entry]

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So, here it is - my first-ever blog posting to kick off this chapter in my life. Right now, I'm sitting at home in my little Boston apartment, windows open on this beautiful spring day, and I'm wiggling around like a 5-year-old who is getting ready to go to Disneyland. Today, therefore, is what I've taken to calling a "Wiggle Day". Other "Days" include "Oh Sh**" days, "Denial" days and then there's the glorious, just-plain "Whoa..." days that correlate with the phases that I go through as all of this madness sinks in. Since moving to Boston, I've developed this habit [View Full Entry]

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Well here I am in Boston. It's an unusual place after coming from New York. The sky line has the occassional sky scraper and it is desperately trying to cling on to what heritage it has. The city has a sort of yellow brick road running through it (well it's not actually yellow or a road). It's called the Freedom Trail and it's like a treasure hunt of American history (as you can expect this doesn't take that long). Now I don't know very much about American History (a contradiction in terms if you ask me!) but it appears that some [View Full Entry]

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We left our rig in Hershey, PA and headed to Boston to meet Kathy and Megan. Of course, Princess went with us and we stayed in pet-friendly hotels. Boston Childrens was in the heart of Boston. The trip there took us through Manhattan the day the Pope spoke in Yankee stadium. How do you say "traffic gridlock!" Made it to Boston only to learn the Boston Marathon was taking place. Our GPS had PMS and said "find the place on your own!" (too many tunnels for her.) Well all was well. Megan was a real trooper; as was Kathy. Megan and [View Full Entry]

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Just days before departing for this incredible journey, I thought it would be beneficial to think about what I expect for Egypt, and what I hope to gain from this experience. But first, I should explain a little more about the program itself, for those of you reading who are less familiar with the Dialogues. The Dialogues of Civilization program at Northeastern began several years ago with the goal of promoting cross-cultural understanding and exposing Northeastern students to new societies and cultures. The Dialogue to Egypt is the oldest one, but it changes every year. This year, our group w [View Full Entry]

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Hi Friends and Family, Dave and I are heading out again. This time we are driving to Alaska, leaving Raynham on May 16. We are really excited about our 2-month trip to the "Last Frontier". We will be driving through Buffalo, Chicago and on up into North Dakota before crossing into Canada. We are leaving the fifth-wheel at home and taking the van once again. For this trip though, we have bought a tent that attaches to the back of the van and becomes part of it. Instead of sitting in the van at night to watch movies, we will be [View Full Entry]

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I hardly slept at all the first night in the hotel because my nephew snores like it's his job, but I made due. We got some breakfast at Friendly's and then made our way towards the city. We boarded the green line in West Borrough and took the train 40 minutes downtown. The city immediately greeted us. As soon as we stepped onto the surface, I saw a man dressed like some kind of priest dancing in the median of a very busy street. He was picture worthy. Even though it was my 2nd time to Boston, the city still blows [View Full Entry]

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My sole reason for wanting to visit Boston was because it was the home of my beloved program Ally McBeal. However there is no set destination for fans of the television program to visit, but simply walking the streets is enough to get a feeling that you have seen it before due to Boston’s distinct architecture. Cheers is another television program that the city is famed for ‘the bar where everyone knows your name’. You can visit the location that inspired the setting of the show and where the exterior shots were filmed. This can be found on Beacon Hill and [View Full Entry]

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Heading South from Boston we stopped off in Provincetown a small fishing town in Cape Cod. Benji had given us the choice to either go to the beach for the day or go on the Whale Watching boat trip that alighted in the harbour. I was disappointed because out of the group only myself and one other decided to go. The trip cost $35 that lasts 3-4 hours but I was hesitant to hand over this much money because I knew these animals were not performing moneys in a zoo and viewings are not guaranteed. I was reassured by the pledge [View Full Entry]

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