Blogs from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 3

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

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

North Carolina Museum of Art 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 ). The museum url=http://ncartmuseum.org/collection/collection_overvi... read more

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

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