Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 136

It was only a few hours from our campground in Cape Cod to Boston. After a lovely drive up, we took advantage of the free afternoon and got caught up with some e-mails and blog writing…and we might have laid on the bed and watched a couple movies too. The next morning was gray and rainy so we took our time getting ready. Finally the rain cleared and we got the "T" (metro) into downtown Boston. We got off at Boston Common and started the Freedom Trail from there. This is a historic walking trail that winds through Boston and takes you past significant churches, schools and other buildings like the home of Paul Revere. They have even painted a handy red line down the sidewalks so you don’t lose your way from the trail, clever! ... read more

OK so I'm heading up to Boston on Thurs August 3 2006. The main reason for the trip is to see my son who's birthday is on August 3, he'll be 20! However, while I am there I plan on doing some major damage shopping. No, I'm not talking about clothes or shoes or any of that silliness! I'm talking about MAKEUP! Yep, you got it, I'm a very shallow person. I know this and accept it and so should you. I basically have a plan on where I will be shopping and where I will be "window shopping" Of course Newbury Street is at the top of my list. So many fantastic stores, so little time. I'll be taking my sister Cathy with me (she lives there) I'm not 100% but I don't think she ... read more

First of all, let me deeply apologize to everyone for my *horrendous* spelling and typing mistakes in all my blogs. My mom was so sweet and downloaded all my entries to print out and asked if I wanted to make any changes first, so I did a spellcheck and discovered am embarrassing number of horrible mistakes... sorry!! About half the mistakes were just typos, since I never wanted to spend the extra time/money to recheck my blogs, and half I'm sorry to say were due to my lack of spelling skills... Only "N" I ever got in elementary school was in second/first grade in spelling, and it still plagues me today! I blame spellcheck technology for my continued deficiency. ;P Thanks for putting up with it everyone, though. I've gone through and fixed the entries and ... read more

Hoping to set this all up and get it running before I go- Welcome to my travelblog! I'm not much of a writer, but I sure like to go and look and will certainly try to tell you what it is I am seeing. Here's the lowdown. I am leaving 1 WEEK FROM MONDAY on the longest and arguably the coolest trip I have made. Starting in Boston, flying to London, ending in the rainy rainy monsoon season of Northern India. Namely, and for about a month, the Rajasthan route- Dehli, Agra, Pushkar, Udaipur, Jodhpur. Shortly thereafter, we're headed through Himachal Pradesh to the mountain towns of Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj in the lovely (at least I've heard they're lovely) Himalayas to spend a couple of months teaching English and hanging out. At least this is ... read more

Ok, thank you to Cait for recommending this site. I think it will be a great way to keep our friends and families updated on our adventures! I leave on Tuesday and have begun the complicated task of fitting 20 pairs of shoes into an internal frame backpack. It just isn’t going to happen--I think 19 will have to do. My travels first take me to Hong Kong, where I'll spend some time in the office and overcoming my jetlag. I fly to Beijing on the 29th and will travel through China until August 11. We hit all of the major cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and the most important cultural sites. Then it is back to Hong Kong where I meet Evan on Aug 12. We'll spend a few days working/touring and then we ... read more