Destination: USA

Fri 30 Sep 11

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 | By jamag | Views [693]

Leanne dropped us off at the King Street Metro station and we headed into the Smithsonian Station, en route to the Holocaust Museum.  At the corner of 14th Street and Independence Ave, we noticed three outside broadcast vans grouped near the Washington ... Read more >

Postcard from the Coast Starlight & the Teatro Zinzanni

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By emily_abroad | Views [297]

Just a short blog... Sitting in my hotel room in San Francisco, it’s got one of those over-bed fans – note to self, when I get my dream house/flat/someplace it’s going to have one of those over-bed fans, a wooden one, or one like this in white..... Read more >

Postcard from (mostly) Seattle

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By emily_abroad | Views [421]

A few days, blogging silence... Been too busy, not been in the mood, and the hotel didn’t have free wireless anyhow.   But, I’ve got 23 hours to kill on the train now, and whilst the scenery is beautiful, there is only ... Read more >

Photos: Danielle René

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By daniellerene | Photo Gallery

Thu 29 Sep 11

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By jamag | Views [276]

Another slow day - we continued our poor act as caregivers, until the afternoon when we took off for Home Depot and beyond. The Home Depot visit was to check their holdings of push (hand) mowers, known to the Americans I think as reel mowers, but ... Read more >

Photos: Personal

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By abounader1 | Photo Gallery

Wed 28 Sep 11

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By jamag | Views [389]

Walked down to Brookland Plaza to day to get a haircut and do sundry other things. Found a Barber Shop among the Mexican/Indian and Arab food joints, which was staffed by a Vietnamese fellow and a lady whom I assume, was his wife.  While I waited ... Read more >

Tue 27 Sep 11

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 | By jamag | Views [277]

As it is only a week now before we drive north to Hershey for the car show, I thought I'd better confirm that the phone call I made to the Avis mob at the Holiday Inn, did actually go through to the rental schedule.  So, with that in mind I walked ... Read more >

Shana Tova!

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 | By julie_bien | Views [501]

Happy New Year! And for those who were wondering, it's the year 5772.  Chag Sameach! (Have a joyous festival) Now go eat some apples and honey to celebrate the sweet new year :)

Photos: Tá Quase Chegando

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By cesarvictorino | Photo Gallery

And it begins

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By nicholas_harrel | Views [322]

I am now one month and 5 days away from leaving on my adventure "around the world". I have quit my job so the last few days I'm trying to squeeze all that I can from my health insurance. I have a flight on November 2nd 2011. there is still a ... Read more >

Tags: prep work

Mon 26 Sep 11

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By jamag | Views [428]

Didn't get out at all - we thought we'd better stay in contact, because Brian went in for his back operation today.  It was day surgery only and involved a small incision through which the medic could remove the spur from one of his spinal bones.... Read more >

Southern USA: 7 Tips for the First Time Visitor

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [7852] | Comments [3]

While many people visit the United States every year, most overseas travelers hit the big three– Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York– and rarely stray from that path. This makes the southern United States “off the beaten path” by default. I don’t know ... Read more >

Tags: entertainment, food, gerogia, history, music, north america, the south, travel, travel tips, usa

it's about time huh?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By nrpope | Views [526]

I am slacking in this whole write in a blog to keep people updated, but as of today I have been here for two weeks! I love it here and don't think I could have made a better choice about studying abroad.  I am staying with a host family and four other ... Read more >

Day 1: Heaven or Hell

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 | By aearnest | Views [341]

The day started off at 7:30 am when my cell phone alarm clock went off. Out of habit I found the snooze button without opening my eyes. Wait! Today is the day! I rolled off my flattened air mattress onto the hardwood floor. My day looked like this:... Read more >