Blogs from Columbus, Ohio, United States, North America - page 2

I am reading Opium Nation by Fariba Nawa - I picked it up off the shelf at the library because of the name and the cover. I know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover but that method has worked out for me quite a few times. As I read this wonderfully informative and interesting book about Afghanistan I can't help but be amazed how much power words have over my life. I love books. I want everyone to love books like I do. I know this is an unrealistic goal; however, I truly believe that words and books have the power to change the world. if they don't change the world, books definitely have the power to change individual lives. If it wasn't for books I doubt that I would be ... read more

I thought it would be best to start my blog at the beginning of our journey. Even though this was several days ago now, we got up early, finished packing, and were on the road by 7:00. Traffic was not that bad going from Columbus to Cincinnati. From Cincinnati we crossed into Kentucky and ran into our first rain/sleet. Thankfully this was scattered and didn't cause us any problems. Traveling in Kentucky was uneventful and we crossed into Tennessee at this point things started to turn mountinous. Traffic got a little crazier with speeds reaching up into the upper 70s. Eventually we made our way into Georigia. This was about the nine hour point of driving, and we decided to push through Atlanta that night rather than try to fight the morning traffic. Let me tell ... read more

Highland (Illinois) --- Indiana --- Columbus (Ohio) =========== 650 km (Cumulatif = 14647) =========== Température: 33 degrés au début. Puis à partir de 11 :00 : Pluie, pluie, pluie =========== Résumé : =========== Il n’y a qu’un mot pour résumer la journée : PLUIE; ------ Nous savons que nous approchons de la fin du voyage et nous sommes un peu empressés de revenir au bercail. Malheureusement, dame nature nous a joué un mauvais tour. La pluie a été intense toute la journée. Nous avons malgré tout roulé sur 650 km. ------ Vers 20 :00, nous sommes tannés de cette pluie et nous nous arrêtons. Nous sommes complètement détrempés. ... read more

Welcome to my travel blog. This first entry is pretty much a test. -Rob... read more

I have not updated in a while. Forgive me for that. Gotcha day was followed by a free day that was due to a change in the US Visa application process. Just after I scheduled my flights the US Government changed their Visa application process from a three day affair to a two day affair. This meant that I could leave a day earlier. The only problem was that doing this would mean changing my flight, which would cost $500. The cost of the hotel room for an extra day and meals would be less than $200, so it was not worth the change. So we spent a free day waiting for the flight. The free day gave me an opportunity to spend a day at the Guangzhou zoo. I went with two other families that ... read more