Blogs from Columbus, Ohio, United States, North America - page 6

It’s been awhile since the last update but we have been living in civilization quite normally which isn’t as bloggable as the rest of the summer has been. I am not sure that anyone cares as much as we are taking regular showers, eating at tables in kitchens, and shopping in places that actually have stuff. In fact, it has been two weeks of semi normal living (if you count the frequent trips out to the RV to get something we need that we forgot to bring in). We started this stretch in Columbus Ohio visiting with my cousin and her family (3 kids and one spouse who spent the week playing in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas). I also have another cousin (2 kids and a spouse who was not at the ... read more

Well I finally bought my tickets today and couldn't be more excited!!! I wanted to get them this past week and had lost hope on the rate I found last weekend when it disappeared mid-week but I found it again another place and so I seized it. So, mark your calenedars, here are the dates: I depart on Wednesday June 7th in the afternoon from Cincinnati and fly through Paris and continuing on to Damascus getting in at around 7pm local time on Thursday. I am in Syria or traveling to surrounding countries for 9 weeks and 1 day. I leave from Damascus and fly through Istanbul, Turkey and continue on to Rome getting there mid-afternoon on Friday August 11th. Not really sure where I'm going yet but I will then proceed to meander north and ... read more

Columbus, Ohio Airport Hotel Everything I remember of Columbus, OH is gentle rainy days and drinking vegan coffee with my wife at our Port Columbus International Airport hotel room. It was several years ago and we were in Columbus looking for a home with hopes of moving there. Most of the days were rained out, and little property that we really liked. The rain gave us very little things to do in Columbus, Ohio, but we didn’t mind. The rain was comforting and the week before at work was highly stressful. My mind just went into relax mode and everything felt so calm. The Columbus Convention Cente... read more

Saturday, 10 September 2005 The Chillicothe Inn Chillicothe, Ohio Day One of the “Mother of All Trips:”—we are heading for the West Coast, and all sorts of places in between! The last time we were visiting Lara in Seattle, about two years ago or so, I commented to Janet that the next time we visited her, we should drive out, (since I would be retired,) and take a few weeks and see some things along the way. Mount Rushmore, for instance. Well, she started suggesting things, like seeing Jim and Launa Myers in northern California, and seeing the Grand Canyon. Well, she doesn’t really understand what she’s suggesting, but I agreed to it because I’d like to do it myself! But I told her, “This will be about two months! Not two weeks!” But she said, ... read more