Blogs from Canton, Ohio, United States, North America

I’ve heard that the journey is more important than the destination. Is that just for life in general, or for trips we take? Maybe both. For my trip, the voyage was much more memorable than the destination. Violence has a way of doing that to you. And so this entry will be short on touristy stuff, mainly because I didn’t really do that much sightseeing at my destination, or even on the way. So let’s dispense with that first, since most of my anonymous readers probably only clicked on this entry for my experience in Canton, Ohio. Part 1: Tourism, or Sometimes You Get What You Pay For I’ve only been to Canton once before, on a larger road trip a few years back. I did the presidential things: the McKinley tomb and house. I had ... read more

I’ve completed my 5th week on my travels. I’m in Canton, OH to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I really enjoyed my visit. They had a Football card collection, several exhibits on time perioDDS, dominate teams, equipment, records, and of course the Bust of all the enshrined members. The videos throughout the Hall were well done.... read more

My main goal for today is one of the most important places on the entire trip. I’m an NFL fan. Thanks to Tivo, I am no longer glued to my couch every fall Sunday, but I still watch plenty of games. Early on, I knew that the Pro Football Hall of Fame was a must see. Akron Art Museum Before I get there, I had another art museum. The Akron Art Museum in some ways is a complement to the Butler from yesterday. It also specializes in modern American Art, but it has more art from before 1960 than the Butler Museum. Between them, they cover all American Art trends of the last 150 years. The Akron museum is spread over two buildings. One is a neoclassical edifice that used to be the post office. The ... read more

Weds 9th June. Woke up to thunder and it was chucking it down! So I did all my coaching indoors with the lil kids. In the afternoon, me and my family and some of the other coaches all went to the Pro American Football Hall of Fame. It was really good and made me want to go and watch a live game!!!! My family are Pitsburg steelers fans - so I am now! The rain had finally stopped for my evening session so that sesh went went. Then afterwards, Patty (my host mother) took me to a Vegan restaurant! It was owned my Chrissie Hynde, the guitarist from the Pretenders. The food was so good! It was so good to have so much choice (everything was vegan on the menu!) I liked going there! Thurs 10th ... read more

8th June 2010! I'm staying with a lovely family in Canton this week - mum, dad, two sons and two daughters, and a rat-terrier dog! Their house is on a lovely cul-de-sac and it is massive! When I arrived on Saturday, all the soccer coaches stayed in a hotel in Cincinnati. A few of us went out that night to a bar in the middle of town, which was a good night to get to know everyone again. Sunday morning we set off driving to our destinations - mine and 4 others travelling to Canton, 4/5 hours away. I was handed the keys to drive so I was very nervous but driving was fine!! I swapped with another coach who also drove half the way. Then we met our families at the fields where camp takes ... read more