Travel Tips

Other cool stuff in July: Gilroy Garlic Festival, Moss Landing's Antique Street Fair, Seaside's Japanese Obon Festival, California State Rodeo in Salinas, and Fourth of July in Monterey!

June & July 2007 My summer vacation: 16 June through 22 June I was in Pennsylvania. On 23 June we drove through San Francisco on the way to Berkeley, then stopped in San Rafael the next day before watching the NASCAR race at Sears Point. We stopped for dinner in Sonoma, then spent the night in Santa Rosa. On 25 June we drove up the California coast on Highway 1 with the highlights being Bodega Bay, Point Arena, and Humboldt Redwoods, then Eureka. 26 June found us at Redwoods National Park, wonderful Crater Lake, then the night at Eugene, Oregon. The next day we stopped at Oregon's capital Salem, Mount St Helens, then the next 2 nights at Seattle. We arrived at Vancouver on 29 June for 2 nights then moved on to Portland, Oregon on 1 July with a stop at Olympia, Washington. Our last 2 days were spent along the Oregon Coast, a night of camping near Grants Pass at Valley of the Rogue State Park, then a long drive back to Monterey via Mount Shasta and Napa on 3 July.

May 2007 Planning my summer vacation...

April 2007 Spent a weekend camping and hiking at Yosemite National Park! Also made a few quick trips to beautiful San Francisco.

March 2007 Made a quick visit to Salinas to see author John Steinbeck's birthplace and childhood home, as well as his museum.

February 2007 I made some quick day trips to San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Juan Bautista, and Point Lobos State Park.

January 2007 I had a great visit to Pinnacles National Monument for about 10 miles of beautiful hiking.

December 2006 Tampa, Florida, and home to Pennsylvania!

November 2006 My parents flew out to visit for Thanksgiving; we drove up to San Francisco and Oakland, stopping along the way at Santa Cruz. I went to the Penguins hockey game at the San Jose Sharks on November 4th, and I stopped in to San Francisco and Oakland.

October 2006 I didn't do much traveling this month... I caught the Steelers game at the Oakland Raiders
on 29 Oct...

September 2006 -- Arrival in Monterey! My first California trip was to visit San Francisco and Oakland!

I recently completed my cross-country trip from Dover, Delaware, to Monterey, California. Along the way, I visited the following states: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas (Houston, San Antonio, & El Paso), New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.

August 2006 Biloxi, Philly and Wilmington, DE.

July 2006 Trips to Pittsburgh, PA, Newark, DE, home, Baltimore, Biloxi, Fort Walton Beach & New Orleans.

June 2006 I had family and friends down for a fishing trip at Lewes, DE, and the NASCAR race in Dover. I also had a fun-filled weekend in San Antonio this month.

May -- My trips to Tampa, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi have been cancelled...but I did make it back to Annapolis, Washington DC and Pittsburgh, PA.

April -- Visited Washington DC, Newark, DE, Wilmington, DE, and the Delaware beaches this month.

March -- We just returned from our annual hunting trip to Pine Grove Lodge in Bingham, Maine 11-18 March.

February -- Just got back from Europe in time to see my Steelers in the Super Bowl. Heading to Fort Walton Beach, Florida on 6 Feb, then Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on the weekend of 11-12 Feb. I also made a trip to snowy Boonville, NY, from 24 to 27 Feb.

January -- I took a trip to Vienna, Austria; Prague, Czech Republic; Budapest, Hungary; and Bratislava, Slovakia. I also made an unplanned stop in Frankfurt, Germany.

December -- Happy Holidays. I made another trip home this month, plus a quick day trip to Washington DC where I visited the CNN studios and took a lot of great night photos.

November 2005 -- My parents visited Dover for my birthday, and I made it home to Lucinda for Thanksgiving.

October 2005 -- Went to Newark, DE, the first week in October. Also visited Philly, Annapolis, and Washington DC this month!

September 2005 -- On the 13th, I arrived in Dover, back from 4.5 months in Kuwait. I made a quick stop in Pittsburgh, PA to see a Pirates game, and spent a few days at my home in Lucinda. Also had family and friends down to Delaware for the NASCAR race.

May, June, July & August 2005 -- I am entering my last full month here, and life in Kuwait grows old... I'm ready to return to the United States in September. Temps up to 123 (and only getting hotter!) & very windy pretty much every day. I continue to search for the holy grail and other lost treasures to no avail. On 3 July I made a quick trip up to the Iraqi border about an hour away. Hundreds of trucks hauling reconstruction supplies lined up to go into Iraq, but not much else exciting. I also visited Kuwait City International Airport twice in June for a change of scenery.

April 2005 -- At the end of April, my parents visited me in Dover, and I spent an evening in Wilmington, DE, with my friends for a farewell dinner.

We enjoyed a nice overnight trip to Annapolis 2-3 April

March 2005 -- I spent 12-19 March in Maine. Check out my new pictures!

February 2005 -- The last weekend in February, 5 friends and I went to Baltimore for a weekend. I also visited Syracuse and the surrounding areas of New York 17-21 Feb. Spent a night in Armory Square and the rest of my time in a small town called Altmar. Finally, on 6 Feb I spent a beautiful, sunny, warm winter day in Annapolis... I had a nice Sunday brunch at Buddy's then wandered around the waterfront and the Naval Academy.

January 2005... Happy New Year! I made it to Washington DC twice this month, to visit friends and do a little siteseeing.

November and December 2004 -- Slow months with just a few trips home to Pennsylvania, and a day of hunting in the Allegheny National Forest. We also went to Wilmington, DE, for a night on the town along the Waterfront area.

Unfortunately, October 2004 was slow... I took a short trip to Philadelphia, just 90 minutes away.

In September 2004, I went to the beach at Ocean City, MD, and Washington DC, again. I also saw my first NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway, Delaware. Additionally, I made the one-hour drive to Annapolis for a little sightseeing, dinner, and drinks.

In August 2004, I visited New York City, Washington DC, Boston, Baltimore, Annapolis, and much of western Virginia...

June & July 2004 We went to Dewey Beach, Delaware, almost every weekend over the summer... what a great town!

May 2004 ... I just completed my dream vacation: Seoul, Korea --> Hong Kong --> Macau --> Singapore --> Johor Bahru, Malaysia --> Bangkok --> Siem Reap, Cambodia --> Seoul