Iowa Trivia: Must Love Tulips, Dogs, Kids and Cloris In Iowa May 10th 2009 Iowa Trivia: Must Love Tulips In Iowa
Last week I wrote that traveling can be done in your backyard so this weekend I traveled to a potpourri of events within 45 miles of my home in Ankeny; Pella for the Tulip Festival, Des Moines for the Farmers Market and to see Cloris Leachman’s “One Woman Show”. I asked myself “how do I make this trip interesting as compared to my trip to Omaha? “ ... read more
North America » United States » Iowa » Des Moines Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
I am a "life long learner" with my day job as the Risk and Insurance Manager for an Energy Company in Des Moines, Iowa. When I'm not at work, I'm off traveling, near and far. I would like to share my travel adventures with my family, friends and anyone reading my travel blog. I hope to paint a vivid picture of what I'm seeing and doing during the March 2010 travel trip to Europe.
So where will we be headed this year? With Dr. C. Ken Meyer, Drake University, we will be on the run covering 9 cities in 19 days: Copenhagen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Rothenburg, Geneva, Paris, Normandy, D... full info