Blogs from North America - page 8090

So I'm heading in to finals, finally (no pun intended), and am beginning to get excited about leaving. I've begun packing in earnest and looking for places to see, etc., while I am in Dublin and Ireland in general. I'm nervous though, because the exchange rate is killing me...I almost don't want to look at the conversion pages...it's bad. On the upside though, I've gotten my many research papers completed and all my 75 books turned in. Now, if only I could find that Strabo....Anyways, yeah. I'm not taking my laptop with me (converters are really expensive), so I won't be able to update as much as I'd like perhaps, but I will do so nevertheless! Slainte!... read more

Left Seattle after visiting the Museum of Flight which was pretty cool. I has the original Boeing factory there where William Boeing use to churn out his wooden aircraft at the very beginning. They also have one of the Concordes and the fastest aircraft ever built, the Blackbird. Met the next set of fellow sardines at the hotel on Wed morning for the beginning of the trip. This time an older group with a stack of nations represented - Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Austria, US and Canadian. Again there was a fellow traveller from Brisbane. We headed north west towards the Yoho district followed by Banff and Jasper over the next couple of days. The stops included the usual collection of emerald lakes and snow capped mountains. Went for a Canoe paddle on one ... read more

American Heartland Rout As some of you know, I started blogging on another site back in January with my 1st big trip in the RV. I had heard about travel blog and decided to give it a try. I think this site will be better suited to journal my travels so I expect I’ll close out my other blog and transition to this location. I welcome any feedback from any of you who have followed my blog have any suggestions / comments about either of the locations. Tuesday will be the beginning of my American Heartland Road Trip 2007. I’m supposed to be able to map out my trip so I’ll see if I can add a map showing my basic route. I’ll be heading first to Tulsa, Oklahoma to take in the big festivities there ... read more

New Jersey & New York North America » United States » New York » New York By SPMargolinJune 10th 2007SteveBack on Amtrak & headed north. Met Mark, Sonia, Yasmine & Gulio (sp?, sorry) & headed to the Jersey shore, Belmar! Spent the next day in New York City. Tried to get Letterman tickets but to no avail. Saw Rupert G. at the Hello Deli! Walked around Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza then a bar tour with Mark. Thanks you guys; I had an awesome time; always good to see you!... read more

THE VIEW THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD (Day 1 - 267 miles) I have called this segment “The view through my windshield“ because the majority of the photos were taken with one hand on the wheel and one taking wild aim -- as evidenced by the fly that hitched a ride just after I left Gunnison. I don’t have any photos of the first hour’s drive because I was descending into a canyon and needed both hands on the wheel. Once that was behind me it was a really lovely drive. My first stop was in the little town of Montrose which is very clean and quaint and where I topped up my gas tank. After Montrose the road was two lanes through to Interstate 70. The elevation at Gunnison is 7070’ above sea level, the elevation ... read more