I am a resident of the beautiful state of Arizona in the great American Southwest. Before that I lived in the Great Lakes and Deep South regions of the U.S.
Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed traveling to many places to enjoy the great outdoors. Throughout my life, this has become a journey to explore the world, experience other cultures, understand my fellow man and appreciate the beauty of this planet. My favorite destination I have visited is Antarctica, but east Africa and Chile also rank high on my list. I enjoy shooting video and taking photos at all places I visit.
My professional work is in communications. However, I am always dreaming of that next destination.
Tuesday, August 13 – This morning we drove around the Grand Tetons to take in the beautiful range from several different viewpoints. We passed the National Elk Refuge, home to an average of 7,500 elk each winter. Shortly afterwards, the Teton Range rose up dramatically from the valley […]
Monday, August 12 – After breakfast, we were impressed at the beauty of Cheyenne, the state’s capital. Although the largest city in the state, less than 90,000 people live in the metro area. I began thinking about if there truly were beaches in Cheyenne, as in Garth Brooks’ song. […]
On Sunday, August 11 – After breakfast, we drove by the famous Stanley hotel in Estes Park before beginning our tour of Rocky Mountain National Park. We entered the national park at the east side Fall River park entrance. Like many visitors, we spent most of our park […]
Saturday, August 10 – Sometimes in life you are in sore need of a vacation. It seems today I had reached that point! Going to graduate school year round, four nights a week and on Saturdays during some terms, has been challenging. Working full time, commuting up I-85 […]
Saturday, Oct. 6 – My brother Jeff is finishing up his masters degree in Accounting, and had a fall break at school. He is in his last semester and will graduate this December. I just recently started graduate school myself for my MBA. We both desperately needed a […]
Monday, July 31 – Unfortunately, today was my last day in Spain. I had to arise early, so I tried to be quiet as possible and not wake my brother up since he would leave out of Madrid the next day. Eventually he woke up and I gave […]
Sunday, July 30 – The next morning we ate our free breakfast of jamon, croissants, queso and orange juice before heading into the train station. We decided to take a day trip outside Barcelona to see some spectacular scenery in the mountains around Catalunya. A Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat […]
Saturday, July 29 – This next morning we awoke to the sounds of handsaws and hammers, but we slept okay. We ate our free breakfast before grabbing our bags and checking out. We had already booked our other hotel for the next two nights We left our bags […]
Friday, July 28 – This morning we arrived by overnight train in Barcelona Sants station around 9:05 a.m. from San Sebastian. We left our luggage at the train station before beginning a walk around the city. First, we needed to find a hotel. After striking out at several […]
Thursday, July 27 – Today we were going to set out on a tour of San Sebastian, the cultural capital of the Basque Country. We ate our free breakfast and the walked to the Playa de la Concha (Kontxa Hondartza) – one of the most famous city beaches […]
Wednesday, July 26 – Today we would be leaving to experience another ethnically distinct autonomous region of Spain: Euskadi in Basque or Pais Vasco in Spanish – the Basque country. This morning, we took an ALSA (Interurbana de Autocares S.A.) bus leaving at 8 a.m. for the Basque […]
Tuesday, July 25 – This morning we walked to San Cristóbal Station and took the train to Santiago de Compostela. The train covered the 45 miles in about 40 minutes. Santiago is the capital of Galicia, which is an autonomous region of Spain. Santiago means Saint James in the Gallego […]
Monday, July 24 – You know that famous line “the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain” from the musical, My Fair Lady? I learned today that it’s all a lie. In fact, the most rain in Spain falls directly on its head. That’s because it rains […]
Sunday, July 23 – After leaving Philadelphia last night, I woke up on my USAir flight this morning over Portugal and admired the plains of Castilla Leon before touching down at Barajas International Airport. What a joy to be back in Spain! Back during my first trip to […]
Saturday, July 22 – After my first year of being “out in the real world,” I had earned time for my first paid vacation. I longed to travel overseas some more since I worked in the international department at my company in Atlanta, so I decided to meet […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Wednesday, December 9 – I woke up for my final day in London around 6:50 a.m. I finished packing my gear, […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Tuesday, December 8 – Today marks my last full day in Europe after living here since August. It also marks the […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Monday, December 7 – I woke up around 6 a.m. and went to the bathroom in my railcar to brush my […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, December 6 – I woke up around 6 a.m. for a big day ahead. I have learned some Norwegian words […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, December 5 – I awoke at 8 a.m. to my set wake-up call but I decided to go back to […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, December 4 – After a most interesting night sleeping in a shared compartment from Duisberg, Germany on a EuroNight train, […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Thursday, December 3 – After waking up around 8:15 AM going downstairs for breakfast, I went back to my room and arranged my […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Wednesday, December 2 – One might ask, why visit the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg? And second, what is a grand duchy? […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Tuesday, December 1 – Today was going to be a great day. Ever since I was a little kid, I have […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Monday, November 30 – I woke up around 6:30 a.m. and showered quickly before getting my things together. I hurried to […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, November 29 – I awoke at 8 a.m. and showered before going downstairs for continental breakfast. One trick I have […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, November 28 – I woke up around 8 a.m. and took a shower before packing my mess. Barry then did […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, November 27 – I awoke at 8 a.m. with a good night’s sleep despite my Uncle Barry’s snoring. Sometimes you […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Thursday, November 26 – Today was going to be a day of contrasts in learning about German history. This morning Uncle Barry […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Wednesday, November 25 – This morning my Uncle Barry and I woke up about 8:15 a.m. After packing, we went down […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Tuesday, November 24 – We woke up around 8 a.m. and had breakfast in our room after grabbing self service in […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Monday, November 23 – Barry, Martine and I all woke up around 7 a.m. and had some breakfast. Then we grabbed […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, November 22 – My Uncle Barry and I woke up around 9 a.m. and we both grabbed a quick shower. […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, November 21 – I have discovered Barry is quite a snorer, but that is nothing that a pillow over my […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, November 20 – Day two, the first full day of the uncle and nephew grand tourismo, was about to begin! […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Thursday, November 19 – After pulling an all-nighter packing and wrapping up some loose ends, today my epic European journey was […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, October 25 – I awoke this morning around 7 a.m. in Penzance before grabbing a quick shower down the hallway. I then […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, October 24 – I woke up around 9:30 a.m. and showered before for a weekend overnight trip to southwest England. […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, October 18 – I awoke a little after 8 a.m. and packed before heading down to the lobby at the […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, October 17 – After waking up at around 8:15 this morning, I took a quick shower before getting dressed. My […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, October 16 – I’ve been a cycling fans for years. I always enjoyed watching Miguel Indurain clinch his 5 consecutive […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, October 10 – Since it was Saturday, I slept late and woke up at 10:30 and prepared for the day. […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, October 3 – After grabbing a turkey and cheese pita for breakfast, I boarded my super deluxe coach outside our university […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, October 2 – Today I would be traveling to a city, much like Rome and Prague, known for its beautiful […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, September 19 – This morning I woke up around 7 a.m. to prepare for a daytrip to Salisbury. My fellow students […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Friday, September 11 – I woke up at about 6:30 a.m. for a group trip today. I took a shower and went […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Saturday, September 12 – I might as well call today a literary tour. The first thing on my mind when I woke […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Thursday, September 3 – Today was an extremely busy day but exciting day. I woke up around 6:30 this morning and prepared […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Monday, August 24 – We arrived at Gatwick at 6:30 a.m. Located about 30 miles south of London in West Sussex, […]
For four months, I studied abroad in London, England. These notes are select entries from my experiences in the United Kingdom and Western Europe from that time. Sunday, August 23 – Today was an incredibly exciting morning. Throughout this summer, I worked two jobs at my university to […]
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