Norman (our car) was having problems with his brakes so we got some prices on getting them fixed and then headed to the Henry Ford museum. It was a great place, so much to see. It had every sort of historic technology from the model T to tractor and train equipment. It showed how Henry Ford transformed factory working into a production line which was pretty interesting but the best thing of all was the sheer amount of cars that were on show. It had everything from old mustangs to the JFK car. We got some pics of some great old [View Full Entry]

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We headed for Detroit in the morning, and at last the sun had come out so we went to a place called luna pier on Lake Erie. It was really quiet with nothing open so took some pics and headed for the city. When we got there Detroit seemed to be everything that we had been told. Run down and burnt out. Driving down the main road into the city all you can see is huge buildings that have been left to rot away or be burnt down by thugs. It was not a nice place but we headed to the [View Full Entry]

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Detroit: Detroit was my first stop in a whizz around the world on this crazy abroad program I am doing this Semester. Detroit was a real trip. I came in with so many negative expectations from the media--that Detroit was falling to pieces because of the crashing auto-industry, that everyone was trying to get out, that racial tensions were searing as the black inner city continued to decay, that there was no hope for Detroit--that the best thing to do would be to give up on the city and walk out. While many of my expectations were confirmed (Detroit is a [View Full Entry]

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WOW!!! It's been months since I've "done" anything travel blog worthy. Maybe I'm just getting old and slowing down! ;) But TA'DA! ...here's something to add some LIFE! I just got a ticket to visit Honduras from December 13 - 30th!!!! Whoo-hoo!! I can't wait to be back ... for a VISIT! I've also moved to DETROIT in the past month! :) :) :) :) I'm interning part-time at a small Christian school, helping out with children's ministry at a Spanish bilingual church, working about one weekend a month at a youth program at camp, and volunteering with whatever God brings [View Full Entry]

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We're in Detroit waiting to board our plane. Very happy that the hyper 4 yr old twins we encountered are not going to Tokyo! [View Full Entry]

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Authors Note: The following going to be a series of essays written about a three month long road trip I took with three of my best friends. All events are as true as I remember them being, and all places are as real as you or I. I am sharing these stories with you in the hopes that you can go on your own personal adventure, and experience similar discoveries, inside and out. Please, read and enjoy. I woke up groggy and hungover on a Friday morning, not too atypical I suppose. It was surprisingly warm and sunny for it being [View Full Entry]

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Just want to see what it looks like =) [View Full Entry]

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This is blister 2 Gail, I have no idea what day or date it is nor do I care. We started off our trip with some good old primal screaming, in the car of course. Everyone needs to try this ,it is very therapeutic and we are still in Michigan staying at the Marriott. Sue thought I had out done myself because right next to our room is the concierge lounge. Here we were greeted by Sally with all kinds of yummy things to eat. Of course I was as just surprised as Sue, as I did not realize the significant [View Full Entry]

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Here we go again, see the attached map for a more detailed route guide for the next 14 days. We are in Detroit Airport for a 7 hour layover (there are worse airports we could be at). No upgrades on first leg, Northwest has really been disgruntled since the Delta acquisition, very unfortunate for them and for us as a result. Will work magic on the Detroit Amsterdam leg. We had a bit of hummus and some cocktails just now in anticipation of the real thing in Turkey. No photos until we reach Athens, but the restaurant manager got a shot [View Full Entry]

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Well I have one week left until I start my new job as a firefighter in Iraq. It is a one year contract where I work for 4 months then I have 10 days R&R. I plan on going to many diffrent places in the world during my 10 day R&R and I would like to share it with others. So I have started this blog. I will post some pics from my going away party and I will see what pics I have from my trip down to TX. [View Full Entry]

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