http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Connecticut en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:04:28 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:04:28 BST Irsquove been home in Connecticut for nearly two months and Irsquom still waiting for it to sink in that Irsquove actually traveled to twenty different countries. Every once in awhile it will hit me especially when Irsquom watching a movie that has scenes from a city I have traveled to. One night Jenna Bean and I decided to rent Rendition an excellent movie and the first scen http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-304608.html Well here we are in sunny L.A. We spent the day at Disneyland yesterday and had a wonderful day. We are staying in a hotel which is about a 8 minute walk from Disneyland which is very convenient as we spent the day there went back to the hotel for a rest a bath to ease my aching feet some dinner and then walked back to Disneyland for Round Two which included the fantastic fireworks show. D http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-303894.html So the official ETD is 24 days and counting.... With tons of things ACCOMPLISHED we still have tons to ACCOMPLISH yet can't seem to get a freakin ToDo List straight. We're recruiting travel groupies to join us along the way and so far we have Thailand parts of Australia and Fiji covered Applications welcome...references a must Every once in awhile one of us will scream like a little girl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Stamford/blog-301231.html Dear AllA gps will take you only so far before one needs to turn on onersquos brain and navigate a little further. Such was the case as I drove within a few blocks of Michell College's campus and my gps system said I was there. I was not but I eventually did get there on time. The lesson has been learnedmdashnever rely solely on technology. All three schools visited today are located in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Groton/blog-300724.html Sages ravine is a magical place of waterfalls and deep pools old birch and pine sun and shadow. It defines the border of Connecticut and Massachusetts high up in the Taconic mountains. It can be reached via the AT or fittingly on Paradise Lane... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-297672.html Today we left Middletown DE for Hartford CT with a stop on Norwalk. I have to say that we were making pretty good time though PA and NJ until we came to a grinding halt at the GW Bridge in NYC. From the bridge it was slow going. Alex and I stopped in Norwalk to visit the Maritime Aquarium. The aquarium has a lot of species local to Long Island Sound. They also had one of 44 albino alligators in e http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-296988.html Planning with EmilyThere's now less than a week left until our departure so we finally decided to get our act together and figure out what we want to do in ItalyFranceGermanyHollandEngland. We're still waiting to figure out the hostel situation in Berlin and the flight or boat ride from Amsterdam to London. My books Count of Monte Cristo Tom Jones and Crime and Punishment arrived along w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Fairfield-County/blog-292088.html HeyJust wanted everyone to know that I'm safely home in the US of A. I'm getting settled into my dorm in New Haven for my summer teaching job. I'm so sick of packing and unpacking it's ridiculous but I'm grateful for the morning jetlag so I can get up and get things accomplished before breakfast. Just so you all know there are more blog posts coming down the pipeline on the JoeSarah blog. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/New-Haven/blog-291156.html Ok im really sorry i havent updated this but i have 3 posts with pictures ready to upload. to give you and idea as to why i havent had time i have just finished my third day of lifeguard training. A normal day involves waking up at 730am breakfast at 8 we are then in the lake til lunch doing drills or endurance training each day starts with a half mile swim after lunch we are in the class room http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-289100.html I can never tell anyone about the events that transpire during my morning commute. Only the broken white stripes on the asphalt of I91 South prevent me from drifting into an adjacent lane. The commute is so stress free I chuckle at traffic reports on WFAN out of New York City. I listen with anticipation as the updates are announced It is ldquoonly a fortyfive minute delay on the George W http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-289016.html Hey Everyone sorry this has been slow in coming i have two posts already written and will post them as soon as i get a spare 20 mins to upload them but so far everything is going amazing hope everything is going wellBe ExcellentBen http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-288423.html Welcome to this summerrsquos essays entitled SUBCONTINENTAL DRIFT. SUBCONTINENTAL DRIFT will depict my journey starting in Delhi and moving on to the far Western Indian state of Rajasthan. From there who knows A travelerrsquos itinerary should never be set in stone. For me that has always been the case. The purpose of these essays is to document what South Asia feels like through my ey http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-287797.html And so ends of my European experiment. I would call it a success on the whole. Apart from housemates who were not the most inviting of people they were nice and easy to get along with as long as you were perfect in everything you did and living in a place where the dollar went nowhere I made some great friends from all around the world had a good job with people who were welcoming easy to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/New-Haven/blog-287412.html Having serious Butterflies this morning as we're doing our last minute stuff. Or I should say I am Miranda's been done for three days now she is serenely reading a book France has been working its way into my dreams in weird ways like a dream I had where I was trying to find my way around in the little Renault and a traffic cop saw I had photographic equipment in the back of the car and dire http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-285018.html While driving through the town of Avon we could not miss stopping by the Cider Mill. When we pulled into the graveled parking lot we could already smell the fragrance of springs flowers and plants. There were red wagons parked in a row just as we entered. Customers were stocking up on their annuals therefore there were wagons of flowers and bags of soil all around us. When we walked into the bi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Avon/blog-283528.html Hi All We are packing Furiously and have sooooo much to do. It seemed like we would never get here but we are a week away from leaving. We have done a prepack and so far including all clothes shoes necesseties electronics and a full bottle of water the pack is weighing in at about 35 lbs. Not too bad. There are probably a few more things to add and I hope some more things to subtract but http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Tolland/blog-281629.html I decided I will continue to post entries as I decompress from this experience because I think itrsquos important for people to see this part of it too rather than to just say ldquoWow did you have an absolutely amazing time What were the highlightsrdquo Because really how can you sum up living in the developing world into a few highlights Where do you even begin to tell the story http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-281203.html Winter is over...and we all like the thought of a New Year. We have a fresh start to complete goals to try new things and for those who've gone through tough times there is hope for a better year. We watch the weather change the flowers bloom and the birds return. It's spring and it's time for Lacrosse Parents buy the gear shoulder pads arm pads gloves etc. We buy all the support gear http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Avon/blog-277139.html Hiking to the Farmington River.....Peeking through the forests edge was a trail that appeared to go in the direction toward the river. We decided to see where the trail went.....We realized we were at the top of a big hill looking down on the Farmington River Hiking down was quite a task. There were roots bursting through the dirt and cracks made by water erosion. The hiking was uneven and somet http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Avon/blog-274936.html Driving through the town of Avon on rt. 44 I noticed the most charming coffee shop. The sign said The Coffee Trade. I was intrigued by the name alone. The 100 year old farmhouse w antiques outside and the brick path guiding me in had made it impossible to pass up. I am always up for antiquing and a great cup of coffeeAs I walked into the establishment I was wrapped in the aroma of fresh coffe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/Avon/blog-274878.html Since my departure is rapidly approaching one week from tomorrow I have decided to start a blog for when I am in Italy so you all can know what I'm up to. No promises on how often I will write in it but hopefully I will keep you updated in between traveling and classes. See you when I get homeCiao http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-273908.html My profile says I'm not heading out on any trips around the world but today I am. I'm leaving for a month in SE Asia. Today I fly from JFK to Bangkok where I get a connecting flight for Vientiane Laos to meet my friend Chris who is staying there at the moment. I'm writing this from the guest room of friends in Conn. Bob Betsy Huffman. Bob is driving me to the airport Thanks Bob My alarm j http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-261928.html We arrived in Hartford by bus and met Lenny Daddy's good buddy from college at the University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB. He was also with Jack his 1 year old. It was the first time we met Jack. He was a cutie. We then went to Lenny's and met up with Stacy his wife and Maddy their cute 3 year old daughter who I had seen 2 years earlier in Miami. I had a lot of fun playing with http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Connecticut/blog-256500.html