Das wird der letzte Eintrag werden. Sitze schon am Flughafen und in einer Stunde geht es nach Hause. Am Donnerstag vor einer Woche bin ich bei Cornel, Ann und Alexander angekommen. Ziemlich krank, aber zum Glueck ist die gute Ann eine Aerztin und sie hat mich wieder ganz gut hinbekommen. Auf jeden Fall hat sie mir das amerik. Krankenhaus erspart und dafuer bin ich gar nicht genug dankbar. Also, die ersten Tage, habe wir es ganz ruhig angehen lassen. Ging ja darum, am Sonntag fuer das NASCAR Rennen wieder fit zu sein. Cornel & ich sind mal nach Michigan gefahren, um [View Full Entry]

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I finally posted the blogs that I wrote on my blog ages ago but never copy and pasted into the travel blog. I didn't upload any pictures because you can see them on my Facebook. Right now, I'm up in Toledo visiting with a friend. We had a great day yesterday. I got to see the city and the campus of the University of Toledo. I really liked the campus, it was pretty. It has a lot of old buildings. I'm curious to find out about the connections that Toledo has to Toledo, Spain, since it's a sister city. Afterwards, we [View Full Entry]

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One of the good things about being back east is being close to the majority of my family. Not only did we get to visit my Aunt Lori and cousin Dan in Michigan, we also made stops at my Great Aunts' houses in Mansfield, Ohio and Sharon, PA. Additionally, we made it to Pittsburgh, PA, and saw my Aunt Karen and cousin Christian, as well as my Aunt Mary Beth and cousins Sophie, Anne Marie, and Lucy. But, first things first. After the Henry Ford, we headed south to Toledo (specifically Waterville) to show Cody where I was born and our [View Full Entry]

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We left the stunning Yellowstone National Park behind and continued our long drive east. We headed out of the east side of the park, up and over the Sylvan Pass through part of the Rocky Mountains. This road was supposed to be the most scenic entrance into the park, but is often closed due to snow fall and avalanches. Luckily that did not affect us and it certainly was pretty spectacular, going through the pass and hugging the side of the mountains as we wound our way back down again. The only dampener was the fact that we again saw signs [View Full Entry]

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Well, friends, the journey starts tomorrow. I am flying out of Chicago and will be stopping in Miami before traveling on to wintery Santiago, Chile. My bags are not packed; I'm not ready to go. I should be packing right now. But alas, I am not. Clearly. I was til just a moment ago. And I will resume packing in a few minutes. It is very tiresome work. It will not be fun living out of two backpacks, one big and one little, for six or so weeks, but it is a sacrafice I am willing to make so that all [View Full Entry]

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hey, both of us here, on a wifi. we decided today that we are going to make reservations for 1 hotel in each city. that way when we get there we can cancell if we want to, but at least we got a pre-planned hotel to stay at. (we forgot to buy plane tickets last friday.... we got hungry,thirsty,sleepy.) we are getting closer to a master plan, to be published later. just wanted to drop this note from toledo ohio. [View Full Entry]

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Part I I arrived at the airport without much hassle. Believe it or not, the 7-11 in the MTR station was closed, so I had to go to one on the street. That was pretty much the only hitch the whole morning. Reading material for the trip: The Quiet American by Graham Greene (Paul Farmer’s favorite author), Catfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham, and I may refresh my memory on Mountains Beyond Mountains. The two new books were disserted in the hostel room. A copy of Salmon Rushdie’s Satanic Verses had also been disserted, but I heard a roommate talking [View Full Entry]

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Hello family and friends! Welcome to our travel site! This is the first of our travel notes that you'll receive throughout our trip. Read them as you please, post responses if you like, or do nothing at all. We are in Toledo now, celebrating our nation's independence and getting ready for Eric & Mandy's wedding festivities in Cincinatti this Saturday. Our trip begins on Sunday as we fly to our first stop in Paris. From Paris, we head to Annency and hope to catch some sights and see the Tour de France on Bastille Day. After a week in France, [View Full Entry]

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