Blogs from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, North America
May 13th 2012
I have two days until I leave for Spain. I have packed my bags and I am now waiting for the day to leave. I really want to get over there and enjoy the country. I look forward to seeing a new country. I am going to keep a better record of what I am doing this time around, so do not worry. I have skype there I am pretty sure. Other than that, make sure that you subscribe to the page and get the latest on my travels. I have no clue how often I will blog, but it will not be enough to get in the way of my fun. I guess the first blog is going to be in Spain. Its going to be fun. Until next time,... read more
Day 38: Savannah - Raleigh
Published: February 3rd 2012North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
February 3rd 2012
Today was yet another driving day, however we had a nice stopover in Charleston to break up the day. We arrived in Charleston around 10.30am and just wandered aroud for a while. I ended up buying a pair of shoes that were on sale, and also a University of South Carolina Gamecocks hoodie, which I promised Jaclyn I would buy while in South Carolina. There wasnt really much time to explre the town, so I spent a bit of time chilling out in the park before I headed back to the coach. Charleston is such a pretty town, in fact all of the little towns along the east coast have been really nice, I wish we could have stayed there longer. Our drive to Raleigh wasn't meant to be long, but it was very long due ... read more
Top Ten Disasters: 10= 7th April 2007 Interstate 95 near Durham-Raleigh, North Carolina
Published: January 9th 2012North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
January 9th 2012
On arrival at Washington Airport, I took delivery of an impressively large and sharp-looking red Pontiac, definitely an upgrade from what I had booked. I drove this diagonally south-west across Virginia and (without adequate maps) down into Tennessee, at one past Dollywood. On Easter Saturday, it seemed like a good idea to get back to Virginia, so I had a day of driving the longest distance I’ve ever done (beating Warwick to Arbroath the previous autumn by 6 miles). At the north end of North Carolina, a pebble flicked up from a vehicle in front and I watched as it sped towards my windscreen. Had the glass given way, I wouldn’t be writing this! In the event a small crack appeared at one edge of the screen and I drove on. Overnight it snowed and by ... read more
Beijing Day 3 and Homebound
Published: June 30th 2011North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
June 29th 2011
On the last day of being in Beijing, we started off our day by visiting the Bird’s Nest; the Olympic stadium that housed the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Building for the most part is exactly what it seems like on TV. It was still really cool to be there and I enjoyed seeing the stadium. The better part of being in Olympic Park was seeing the Water Cube. The building was cooler to be in than the bird’s nest. The inside had eateries (I had way too much ice cream), a water park, and the pools of the Olympics. One of the pools you can swim in so a lot of our group went there. It was really something inside. Would like to know if the water park was there during the Olympics, ... read more
The Future is Now
Published: January 22nd 2012North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
April 7th 2011
I spent today in only one site, but it is a very important one: The North Carolina Museum of Art. This museum is very unusual in that it is owned and run by the state. It may be the only state art museum on this scale in the US. The museum currently covers two buildings. The older one is an international style brick box built in the 1960s. It reminded me of a well decorated office building. The much newer building is a high tech warehouse. There are very few permanent interior walls. The ceiling is covered with oddly shaped skylights that light the galleries naturally. All of the walls are white. It reminded me quite a bit of Dia Beacon (see March 5th). The museum collection is encyclop... read more
Raleigh, North Carolina - United States Of America
Published: April 4th 2011North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
April 2nd 2011
APRIL 2, 2011 City official name :Raleigh Founded date : Location :North Carolina State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Raleigh is the capital city and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of 142.8 square miles (369.85 km²), making Raleigh currently the 43rd largest city in the United States. It is also one of the fastest growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill make up the three historically pri... read more
Holidays new beginnings
Published: January 6th 2011North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
January 6th 2011
Happy New Year! It is the start of a new year. New dreams and goals; new friends, prayers and experiences are yet to be explored. Our Christmas was so relaxing. It was a great experience to spend Christmas with the children at our base house in North Carolina. Our base house is called Mirembe House which is Luganda for "peace". On Christmas Eve day we gave the children new church clothes and new shoes. They were so excited and they looked so smart!!! Later that night we went to the Christmas Eve service. It was candlelight and so beautiful. The end of the service was lit purely by candles. What a humbling setting. When we returned to Mirembe we had wrapped new pajamas for the children to wake up in on Christmas day. Once again, the ... read more
The Night Before...
Published: July 13th 2010North America » United States » North Carolina » Raleigh
July 12th 2010
It is 9:22 pm on Monday night...Steve and I are doing laundry, packing and attempting a "quick" clean of our home. My pile of clothes to bring is much larger than Steve's few items. But no worries, I am set with kleenex to use in the public restrooms! : ) A couple of more coca-colas and we should have our packs all set to go. Joleen will be arriving at our place in the morning to bring us to the airport. Stay tuned...... read more
Late start, lots of traffic, in Raleigh finally!
Published: June 20th 2010North America » United States » North Carolina » RaleighJune 19th 2010
It was a good plan - leave the house at noon, make the 5 1/2 hour drive to Raleigh, check in to the hotel, find someplace nice for dinner ... Well, we left home at 2:30pm (we got carried away doing 'last minute' yard chores we should have done a few days ago!). Immediately the GPS warned us of a 2-hour delay on I-95 south of DC. So, we took the non-highway route for the first 2 hours of the trip. Once we got back on the interstates we made pretty good time, rolled into Raleigh at about 8:30pm. Found the first suitable-looking restaurant (since we were not very suitable for any place 'nice'). Now it is 10pm, we are checked into our room, and we'll have no trouble sleeping tonight. There's a restaurant across the ... read more
Excitement and testing the blog
Published: May 11th 2010North America » United States » North Carolina » RaleighMay 11th 2010
I am leaving for Ghana in 21 days and could not be more thrilled about it. I will be leaving from Raleigh, go up to NYC, then take a lovely 10 hour flight straight to Accra, Ghana. I have done most of my preparations for the trip but still have some last minute things to do. I just wanted to test out the block and make sure it would work for my trip. Hopefully I will be able to type up a blog everyday but it depends on my internet time and such. I will probably be on facebook occasionally, have a skype account, email, and this to communicate. I'm looking forward to this experience and everything I will be learning about the people there and about myself. Hope you enjoy my blog during my journey. ... read more
