http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 14:29:23 BST Mon, 12 May 2008 14:29:23 BST Tip toe through the tulips with me Today we had a wonderful time in Holland..... Holland Michigan that is Holland is a lovely town on Lake Michigan they have a tulip festival each spring and Geoff and I were lucky enough to go along with Marilyn and Tom. We couldn't decide which was our favourite.... there were too many to choose from. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Michigan/Holland/blog-275284.html We finally made it to Page AZ and I Donna An will be closing my flight plan with C2C Radio tomorrow and heading for Flagstaff AZ for work. I had 3.8 hours logged as a student pilot prior to this trip but now have approximately 24 hours. I've flown about 2000 nautical miles on this trip practiced take off and landings at high altitude have gotten more proficient at preflight checks and com http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Page/blog-275275.html I had a walking tour planned for today that was disrupted a bit due to our having to move our car out and back into the Harrah's parking structure validation is only good for 24 hours at a time. It's a good thing we have one more full day here so we can catch all the sights we missed todayWe started the day off at Cafe du Monde a coffee shop on Decatur Street that was established in 1862 and h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-275267.html We spent the fourth day at the Polynesian Cultural Center near the north shore of Oahu. They provided us transportation from our hotel.It is a living museum of the culture of Polynesian islands. This cultural center represents seven islands of the Polynesia Hawaii Tonga Tahiti Fiji Samoa Aotearoa and Marquesas. Polynesian cultural center is divided into above mentioned villages. All the vil http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Laie/blog-275265.html Glen CanyonAfter the Grand Canyon we headed to Page Arizona which was to be our base for seeing Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. I find it amazing to look at such a beautiful lake and imagine the canyon that has bee submerged. Water is a valuable resource in this area. The dam provides for a more even supply of water throughout the year to the areas surrounding it and dow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Bryce-Canyon/blog-275261.html So school ended and real life as they call is knocking our door but before hand we decided to stay young for a while irresponsible punks running against the clocks. We decided to explore and we started in Vancouver on UBC campus. The ocean a goddess in blue the trees monsters of nature and the birds singing an all day everyday sugary morning tune. The quiet of the place is slowing time dow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-275257.html New York New York I loved it here. Such a happening city. Very hip. Went to an awesome Brian Adams photography exhibition. Also went to see Gypsie on Broadway. It was fantastic Definitely want to go back soon. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-275254.html Hello allI've finished packing most of my stuff and just wanted to post a test entry and see how this site works. You all can expect an entry at least every other day. I'll put pictures from my trip on here as well so you can see all the beautiful sites that I'm seeingAnyway I leave tomorrow at 222pm weather permitting and arrive in Spain around 1100am. I think it's a 6 or 7 hour time diff http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Asheville/blog-275253.html Well no walking today. We hung out here at NOC watching whitewater boaters and going over our gear. We have a simple room on a hill near all the facilities. Washed our laundry and did some repair work on our gear. It was a beautiful day in the mid 70s with a light breeze coming down the river valley. Our box did not arrive today so we will wait until 1011AM tomorrow to see if it makes it http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/blog-275238.html ldquoHello Passengers we have now come to a complete stop. Sorry for the short delay. The train has hit a boulder and a hose has detached from the front engine. Once we reattach the hose in about 10 minutes we should be on our way.rdquoThe wait was a little longer than 10 minutes and after about an hour and no success the driver called ahead and asked that a spare carriage from a nearby http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Portland/blog-275237.html We wanted to celebrate our first Valentinersquos Day after the wedding in stylehellip something differenthellip and the answer was Hawaii Volcano National Park It is the home to one of the most active volcanoes in the world Kilauea. This national park is located on the Hawaiirsquos Big Island.The Big Island also known as the Island of Hawairsquoi or the Big Isle is the biggest isl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Big-Island/Hilo/blog-275236.html Five more days until i Leave the land of cows and cowboys and head to the land of SmilesThailand last night i had a small bbq for my going away Trip just a few friends kicking back and talking about the Past Present and Future to me having time just to hang out with your friends to talk and just laugh about stuff is probably one of the best joys in the world the days are numbering dow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Arlington/blog-275235.html Tom Okies back to the US and A and Chicago. We check into our hostel after a good flight and a very bad metro ride due to maintainance to the whole Chicago subway system called the EL system as much of the track is elevated above street level and we find we've made a small balls up here. Skillfully we've managed to find a dry Alcohol is Prohibited hostel which brought a tear to our eyes t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Illinois/Chicago/blog-275214.html Finals letztes Fortgehen Wilmington Beach und Auszug http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-275206.html am 28.4.2008 kam sogar Obama an die UNC... natrlich lieen wir es uns nicht nehmen in den Dean Dome zu gehen und ihm zuzujubeln eine Freundin von uns Ali groer Obama Fan hatte an dem Tag Geburtstag und dadurch die Mglichkeit bekommen ihn persnlich vor 20.000 Menschen anzuknden. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-275203.html nur fotos bin schreibfaul ... sorry... Fun run in Chapel Hill nach Carborro. 25 km hin dort einen pint Eis essen und wieder zurck ... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-275198.html Not Quite Ready So I decided to officially start packing today and I realized how unprepared I am. Still have yellow fever vaccinations and malaria pills I need to get no travelers checks yet and the list goes on. I think Grant and I have decided we're going to Greyhound it up to DC to catch our flight though and since the bus leaves at 1030 at night no lodging costs sweet. However I did http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Raleigh/blog-275185.html On Friday I bought my much anticipated ticket bound for Thailand. Now for the hairy side of the trip finding travel insurance getting extra passport photos applying for visas making an appointment to get that polio vaccine the CDC says I need deciding what to pack making living arrangements for when I return whew This is the best http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-275183.html Hello another quick update. I am still alive and got to NYC safely The dorm i am in only has 8 in it so it is much quieter than in philly where there were 30 I am doing my best to see the touristy things so far that includes Times Sq Broadway the Empire States Building the UN building and Saks but the most exciting news is that i was able to buy a pair of trainers in my size at 11.45p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-275173.html Hello EveryoneToday is May 11th which means only 14 more days untill I leave I will be travelling all around Greece in search of heroines and goddesses coincidentally thats also what the course I'm taking is calledI will be travelling with a fantastic class of 28 that includes the three professors that are teaching itthe twentyfour North Island College students and me I'll be keeping in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/blog-275161.html For the first few weeks when I walked around at night I would hear this creepy PSST sound. It happened on a beat so I didn't think it was a person so I told myself it was a sprinkler... except people don't really use sprinklers here and if the do its during the daytime Other people heard it too but to some it sounded like a SHHHH. Turns out its a bird There's also a bird with a catc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-275148.html Depuis notre dpart de Charleston on navigue 12 heures dans lrsquointracostal. Nous aurions aim prendre la mer jusqu' Beaufort mais dame nature nous souffle des vents du nord pour 2 jours et par la suite a sera des vents du sud de 25 35 noeliguds de vent. Nous nous reprendrons pour la sortie en mer de Norfolk Cape May afin drsquoviter de prendre la Chesapeake Bay et la Delaware Ba http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Beaufort/blog-275146.html News via the Judy RelayWe've now gotten safe arrival pings from the SPOT transmitter in Gallup NM at 105 EDT halfway between Albequerque and Flagstaff on the AZNM border close to Four Corners and a mainstay of the Old Route 66 for the record the next significant town west is Winslow Arizona such a fine sight to see where as I recall during the planning there was considerable enthu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Mexico/Gallup/blog-275139.html