Blogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 4

I work in the very beautiful town of Chapel Hill,located midway between Duke University and University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill.The place is a vibrant mix of Ivy league students and Corporate crowd.I work with Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance,that has 6 offices in Chapel Hill.Probably Chapel Hill is a near ideal location that offers you a relaxed life,best places to study,large corporate offices like IBM and Cisco,lotsa excellent eateries and most of all a mild climate the year round. The people,the Southeners,are very warm and kind.They are courteous and friendly too.I love working with the people here and so far each person has been nice to me and very welcoming and more so,the ladies here complete their phrase with a 'hun !' that makes you feel special. Chapel Hill will delight you the year round with ... read more

Today we head out from Chapel Hill, North Carolina for our final US destination, Atlanta, Georgia. We are staying with Rawley, my fourth-year roomate and sometimes friend from UVA. He's here drinking up a bit of the Chapel Hill social scene and also some GIS kool-aid as part of his masters studies in urban planning. Yesterday we drove from Washington, DC through Charlottesville, VA to Chapel Hill, NC on semi-back roads, only traveling about 45 miles of interstate along the way. In Charlottesville we walked around the UVA campus, ehm grounds, with a focus on the Rotunda and the so-called 'Central Grounds' (see photos). The Rotunda is based on Pantheon in Rome. What can I say, I have a thing for oculii. We also squeezed in a side trip the old SAM fraternity house and an ... read more