Blogs from Greenville, South Carolina, United States, North America
June 21st 2011
We decided to check out the Greenville zoo in south carolina. IT is small, but i like that because the kids, my husband and i did not get tired. BUt it was hot! Another reason i am thankful it was a small zoo. They had a good variety of animals. Enjoy the photos!... read more
Erste AIESEC Konferenz
Published: October 9th 2010North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
October 9th 2010
Naechste Station: Greenville, SC Um in meinen Blog wenigstens ein kleines bisschen Ablenkung zu bringen, berichte ich dieses Mal nicht aus Athens, GA - sondern aus Greenville, South Carolina. Laut Googlemaps befindet sich Greenville 101 Meilen oder 1 Stunde und 45 Minuten von mir entfernt in nordoestlicher Richtung. Grund meines Grennville Besuchs war eine AIESEC Konferenz, auf der ich als Trainerin den neuen Mitgliedern unsere Organisation naeherbringen durfte. Angekommen bin ich schon am Donnerstagabend mit 5 anderen AIESECern, die mich netterweise auf ihrem Weg von Atlanta nach Greenville aufgegabelt haben. Von daher durfte ich die erste Nacht in einem Travellodge-Verschnitt verbringen, bevor es am Freitag endlich losging. Die Konferenz fand ab Freitag in einem netten Hotel (Hyatt) statt, wobei ich leider dem Pool (siehe Bilder von meinem Zimmer mit Blick auf ... read more
January 5th 2010
1am All Packed up and ready to go, I have everything I can possibly think I need, and surprisingly my pack is just about 15lbs. Very comfortable, light and organized. I just talked to three people who have just returned from Argentina and received a lot of great tips and advice. I'm getting really excited. Flight Info: 1/5 GSP 12:35p - ATL 1:45p ATL 7:40p - BA 7:50a 1/26 SA 10:15p- ATL 6:00a ATL 9:34- GSP 10:42a My tentative travel itinerary: Jan 6- Buenos Aires, AR Rosario (maybe) Cordoba Iguazu Falls Salta Mendoza Valparaiso Jan 26 Santiago, Chilie A couple things to family and friends: - Please do not call me!! It costs $1.99 a min even if I dont pick up...don't leave a voice mail either - You can text me if you wish, Its ... read more
The Great Bus Trip
Published: June 3rd 2009North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
June 3rd 2009
Tanya took me to the Greyhound Bus station in Pensacola. When I found out the station itself wasn't even open, I should have known I was in for a weird trip to Greenville, SC. Leaviing at 6:40pm, I arrived in Mobile to await my bus to Atlanta... at 11:35pm! At least this bus station was open, even the snack bar... all night! At this point, I started to discover the, shall we say variety of people that use Greyhound. All ages, sexes, and races, with a larger than normal dose of weird. Between a lady that chatted with me, then asked me to watch her bags while she went to the bathroom, then when asked where she was going, responded in all seriousness that "she shouldn't talk to strangers"! To the drunk that pulled up in ... read more
Justin and Grandpa
Published: June 3rd 2009North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
June 3rd 2009
Monday, 1 June: My wife and I don't start our real vacation until Wednesday, so I have two days with my grandson Justing, my daughter Serena, and my son-in-law Jeremy. Somehow on the way up from Pensacola, a rather large crack showed up in the Jeep's windshield. After getting the windshield replaced, everyone but Jeremy, who had to work, went to the Greenville Zoo for the day. Although the zoo is fairly small, it did have a nice assortment of animals, including elephants, giraffes, and lions. The place was well-maintained and nicely laid out. After a couple of hours wandering around the zoo, we ate lunch at a nearby park/playground, where Justing and us big kids had some fun, then headed home. Tuesday, 2 June The new HD video camera is great, but until I get ... read more
Getting to England
Published: January 20th 2009North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
January 20th 2009
Flight Itinerary Flight 1: GSP-Dulles, Departs 2:25pm, Arrives 3:58 pm Flight 2: Dulles-Dublin, Departs 7:45pm, Arrives 7:30am Flight 3: Dublin-Manchester, Depart 10:50am, Arrives 11:45am Arrival in Manchester will be followed by a trek to the train station in the airport to catch a direct train to Leeds. Arrival in Leeds will be followed by (I suspect) a taxi ride to the my accommodation, St. Marks. ... read more
Haven't Left Yet
Published: January 3rd 2009North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
January 3rd 2009
I have had quite a nice long break before I head to Uganda. I finished my classes for Fall semester almost 3 weeks ago and still have another 5 days or so before I begin my travels. Thus far, Valerie (my classmate who will be participating in the internship with me) and I have been scrambling trying to find housing since we received news that we would be based in Kampala (where it is much more expensive) as opposed to Mbale. For those of you who do not know, I will be traveling to Uganda from early January until mid May working with an organization called TASO (The AIDS Support Organization). It is an NGO indigenous to Uganda which began with a handful of volunteers who sought to increase care and support for people living with ... read more
August 20th 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 The Reunion Today was the ultimate climax to our adventure. We had great fun in Europe and driving there was an adventure. But spending the day in Greenville at the BMW Performance School was a top thrill for me and Jackie. As I reported yesterday, we drove from Atlanta to Greenville, SC and spent the night at the Marriott. The drive was about two hours, about 100 miles. After our endurance driving in Europe, this was nothing. We drove up in my Toyota Highlander, with Ursula at the GPS. After a nice breakfast, we followed a van from the hotel to the Performance Center. It is a short drive from the hotel. Upon arrival at the visitor center we were ushered into a classroom for some briefing and signing waiver documents. Yes, ... read more
Atlanta to Greenville, SC
Published: August 19th 2008North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
August 18th 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008 Hello family and friends, Did you think that our journey was over? No way. There is still one important last step. It is time to re-acquaint ourselves with our new, or almost new, BMW. We had bonded with our new car in Europe and now really miss seeing and driving her. We have been back to the USA since Saturday, June 28th. Tomorrow we will spend the day at the BMW factory in Greenville, SC. There is a complete day planned for us. We start at 8:00am and finish at 3:00pm. It should be great fun touring the factory and then learning about the performance characteristics of our vehicle and then testing it on the BMW performance track. So, let’s get started. We have been excited about this final trip for weeks. ... read more
A lot of driving!!!
Published: July 11th 2008North America » United States » South Carolina » Greenville
July 11th 2008
On Wednesday, July 9th we left my mom's house in Greenville. The boys' were sad to leave the pool and Devin was especially sad to leave the good food. We have managed to eat food packed by mom for the past 1.5 days so Devin has not had to go back to eating ham slices out of a plastic bag:) We decided to go a bit north from Greenville yesterday and visit the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. This would have been a more adult visit since we were touring the estate that George Vanderbilt built in the late 1800's. It compared to palaces that I've visited in Europe. Enormous, spacious, sophisticated and gorgeous. Devin liked the visit and Nick was only excited about the cinnamon bun he bought at the bakery. It was a good ... read more
