http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Pennsylvania en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:44:36 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:44:36 BST Hello friends family and those of you who are curious where life is taking me After filling yet another few pages in my passport and people asking for pictures I decided to start a blog that everyone would be able to visit and I would no longer risk missing people on my epic mass emails. I am currently working at EPA in Philladelphia communting and reestablishing to myself that the west co http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Chester-County/blog-304483.html After settling in last night at about 230 a.m. we tossed and turned and finally at about 430 we started to fall asleep. That's when the alarm clock went off in our room. Needless to say we didn't get much sleep. Left the hotel at 1000 on our comfy bus. After a stop for lunch we arrived at PNC Park in Pittsburgh at about 500 with plenty of time to explore before the game began at 700 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh/blog-304202.html We have arrived in St. Johnsbury Vermont and have hit our first rain and cool weather in three weeks. We should be complaining but are actually rejoicing since we have been baking since we left BC. I haven't wriitten in here for a few days since I have not had access to the internet because of technical difficulties. In the last few days we have come from DC to Plattekill New York to Gettysbu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Gettysburg/blog-303956.html Dear AllOn this last day of the tour I returned to Pennsylvania on my way home and toured Bucknell and Susquehanna. BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYStudent Body Population3500Classroom Performance 93 in top quarter of high school classMid 50 Test Scores if required 12301400 Out of State 77 Male 50This beautiful well maintained campus reminded me of Wake Forest in its architecture its student http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Lewisburg/blog-302364.html Dear AllTours of Wesleyan University Trinity and the United States Military Academy followhellipWESLEYAN UNIVERSITYStudent Body Population2800Classroom Performance 78 had a 3.5 or higherMid 50 Test Scores if required 13001490 Out of State 92 Male 49I arrived to the campus early and enjoyed a hot breakfast in the schoolrsquos dining hall. I was particularly excited to see Wesleya http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Lewisburg/blog-301272.html Well Hello Our trip to Harrisburg New york and Chicago is over. We had an excellent time in all the places. I have broken down the trip into three sections It's always cool to go the burg and see what is new what has changed and what still remains the same. Not too many pictures of the burg but the day we arrived we went to a winery in Lancaster called Moon something.. I think... There w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Dauphin-County/Harrisburg/blog-301206.html where to start... my last entry left off when I was still in Seattle at the end of May. After leaving Seattle I visited Rhea again in Portland then travelled south to meet Spud in San Francisco. We met up with my dear friend Sunny who's currently living in Berkeley and Sunny's friend Mik offered us a room at the place he was staying. With the luxury of a room to ourselves and a key to the back http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-300186.html ldquoEven if you are feeling up to it you absolutely cannot exert yourself for 2 weeks or you might rip the stitchesrdquo .. Irsquom going to go crazy.I was told by the doctor at school the good one not the voodoo witch doctor that my tonsils were permanently enlarged and probably should come out they were likely the cause of my 34 strep type infectionsyear for the past few years. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-298073.html I totally forgot that I have a vacation last week and we decided at the last minute that we were going to go to Philadelphia to celebrate Independence DayTurned out that traveling by plane train or bus cost about the same at that time so I decided what the heck I will just drive there. It's more comfortable and faster than train or bus and I get to decide when and where to stop and take a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-298032.html let me know if you received this... if so there's no need to sign up... you will get the blogs automail style. ray http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-297619.html will i figure out this travel blog site in time... hmmm i'm currently clueless as to how to fixate a stinkin photo on to any of it's pages... and i'm nothing without spell check damn it why do you mock me lord no but seriously here i am. waiting... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-297565.html Today was filled with many wonderful experiences. We started the day with breakfast at the hotel in NJ and then departed for Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty via ferry. The building that once filtered millions of immigrants into the United States is now a museum. Many of the kids enjoyed looking through the roles to see if any of their ancestors came through Ellis Island many were able http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-297237.html Dear AllThe more schools I visit the more I am convinced that there are so many schools that could be great fits for our students. Impressions of Lehigh Lafayette and Muhlenburg follow.Lehigh University www.lehigh.eduStudent Body Population4800Classroom Performance 90 of admitted students are in top tenth of high school classMid 50 Test Scores if required SAT 12901400 Out of Sta http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Lehigh-County/Allentown/blog-297160.html Dear AllI have logged nearly 600 miles of road time and boy does it feel nice to settle into my hotel tonight Lancaster Arts Hotel a national landmark courtesy of Franklin and Marshall. I regret no pictures will accompany my postings until I return home. Until then I will try to paint a word picture for you in the form of notes I create for myself as well.For a visual aid to my travels cli http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Lancaster/blog-296745.html After traveling about 500 miles and a one night stop over in New York we arrived in Gettysburg PA. What a drive It's just mountains fields barns and cows for most of the way. I never knew how rural New York state is WHOA We spent the day at the Gettysburg National Park Visitors Center. This is a brand new stateoftheart building. The building is very impressive and enormous Jim and I k http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Gettysburg/blog-296267.html I am sure that some of you have been wondering where we are and what has been happeninghellip.well rest assured when I tell you that it has NOT been boring. On July 2nd the Beast departed this is Chrisrsquos name for our new home. Nick has named it Plum Island and Devin and I have not named our home on wheels. Our first day took us to Cooperstown NY to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. We http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-295825.html HelloSorry for being so crap at updating this there are only 2 computers and impatient people hovering behind and it's really offputting And the longer I put it off the more I have to write so the less chance I have to do it I have sacrificed my daily shower to write this so I really smell atmI have arrived safely if you haven't gathered. The camp is really pretty and the other Internationa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-294431.html Gettysburg http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Gettysburg/blog-294168.html We're in the process of packing for our trip it's not easy to pack for an 11 day trip in one suitcase each but it's managable We're heading out tomorrow to Virginia to catch our flight. Check back often to see where our Journey through Ireland takes us http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Allegheny-County-/blog-294164.html I couldn't belliieve but the moment I was expecting for so many monthes have arrived my journey to the USA. I was certain that I would cry from nervousness but my family that have arrived with me to the airport was so funny that I had only smiles in my face My mom Dan uncles and grandma looked together like a football cheerleaders. They were great Flying so many hours 11 hours from http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh/blog-291176.html WE ARE HOME SAFE. PLANE ARRIVED ON TIME BAGGAGE NOT LOST HOME BY 300. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Chester-County/West-Chester/blog-289683.html Hey guysI been a bit quiet since I been away its been impossible to get to a computer for more that just a few mins to check my email.Ok so whats been happening Both me and Ben had a fairly cruisy flight in both had spare seats next to us and were able to spread out a bit couldn't have been an easier 14 hour flight for me anyway didnt get any sleep didn't get crazy drunk just watched mov http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-288150.html Being in Philly last weekend reminded me vastly of my lovehate relationship with the city. If there's one thing I hate more about Philadelphia than anywhere else in the world it's the city's transportation on all levels. This includes public bus and rail Amtrak 76 and generally anywhere there is a veichle in the city. To sum it up..IT ALL BLOWS However no bigger Philly transportation nightm http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/blog-288126.html Incase you didnrsquot read to the end of the last entry which is completely understandable as it is quite long I just wanted to make sure everyone knows they are invited to the open housewelcomehome party my parents are throwing for Shane and IWhat Open HouseWelcomeHome Party Irsquoll have out all my pictures souvenirs fabric etc. for those who care to seeWhere My house mes http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/York-County/blog-287225.html EQUIPMENT LISTFor those of you who might be interested here is our detailed list of equipment that we compiled in the days before leaving Stillwater. We weighed each and every item down to the quarterounce and thoroughly considered whether each gear item was worth its weight. We have since decided to send home several items including our rain gear which we replaced with lightweight cheap http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-285885.html Hello all we're back again with another exciting installment of Appalachian Trail fun.June 2We got a late start today because we had to wait for the Doyle to open so that we could update the blog for you all. This would not have been the case had we found out earlier that the place we were relying on for an internet connection Extreme PC was no longer in existence. However the morning wasn't a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-285839.html After 20 days and more than 230 miles certain things can start to wear on a person. So in the interest of your entertainment and our therapeutic benefit we'd like to present Honeymoon's and Short Stick's list of the top ten things we hate right now. And just like the amps of the legendary band Spinal Tap this top ten list goes to eleven.11. POISON IVY Not such a big problem until we reache http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/blog-285573.html When keeping a log or travel journal as those of us too manly to call a diary what it is one should always try and write his entries in close proximity to the events. I say this only because today is june 9th and I am recounting the events of the beginning of my trip though my mind wholly focused on my current predicament.After months of talking on the night of june 4 i finally started doing. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh/blog-285447.html