1,200 Hours in North America
In and around Milwaukee, United States
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After one Valedictorian graduation, several GMI happy hours (thanks everyone!), another life-affirming year at Badger Boys, several pre-MBA tutorials, and some quality time with families and nearby friends, we are finally ready to hit the road! We're planning on an east coast/west coast figure eight with equal parts American history and American summer...and a few sprints into Canada thrown in for good measure :) Stay tuned and we'll try to keep you entertained with shots of us in front of crazy tourist traps and reviews of the local fare! 1 hour down, 1,199 hours to go!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler kforecki
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1st Stop Murder Capital of the US! (Detroit)
Ah, Americanna :)
We started off true to our late-night bias Tuesday by driving through the night from Milwaukee to the Henry Ford Museum in... Continue reading »
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Oh, Canada
Toronto is a beautiful city of man-made blue, green, and tan surrounded by lots of natural blue, green, and tan. As we drove up, the CN Tower (the... Continue reading »
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Niagara Falls, natural and unnatural wonder!
If there is a more commercially-exploited natural wonder than Niagara Falls, I can’t imagine it!!!
We were a little unprepared for the throng... Continue reading »
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New York
On our first day in New York we stopped in Buffalo to check out the city and devour a plate of buffalo wings at Anchor bar. (where buffalo wings we... Continue reading »
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Hyde Park, home of the Roosevelts!
Hyde Park houses the original homes of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as FDR’s Presidential Library (the very first... Continue reading »
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Detour: Closing Time
I think from time to time I’m going to write what I call a “detour” -- a departure from our typical narration to comment (or more likely, rant) abo... Continue reading »
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What's so great about Albany?
The real question should be: What is NOT so great about Albany? And the answer is: Nothing!
To the best of our experience in Albany, everyone... Continue reading »
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Aren't we out of New York Yet?
Today was one of those days when I was just genuinely thrilled to be alive.
The day didn’t start off terribly spectacular, just a run-of -the... Continue reading »
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Detour: Why can't anyone take a decent picture?
I think from time to time I’m going to write what I call a “detour” -- a departure from our typical narration to comment (or more likely, rant... Continue reading »
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Vermont: Our Extra-Special Super-Size Entry
Hilarity ensues:
Before I can tell you about our adventures in Vermont, I must tell you about the crazy convoluted way that we reached it.Continue reading »
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Detour: Expensive Hotels
I think from time to time I’m going to write what I call a “detour” -- a departure from our typical narration to comment (or more likely, rant) abo... Continue reading »
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Bonjour, Montreal
Montreal is a bilingual city. I cannot stress this point enough. Everything, even stop signs, is written is French AND English. I’ve never been in... Continue reading »
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Detour: An Open Letter to Tour Guides
I think from time to time I’m going to write what I call a “detour” -- a departure from our typical narration to comment (or more likely, rant) abo... Continue reading »
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Maine: Welcome to Vacationland!
How can you not love a place that actually calls itself “Vacationland” on its license plates?
We started our tour of New England’s coast wit... Continue reading »
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So this is New Hampshire, huh?
Portsmouth is a Navy town, so we started our day with a tour of the USS Albacore, a historic Navy Submarine. Very interesting to walk through -- I... Continue reading »
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Newport, Rhode Island
On our way from Portsmouth to Newport yesterday we stopped in Providence, RI to check out the Capitol building and get a taste of the local flair (... Continue reading »
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Connecticut. Really? Huh.
We took a look around both Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut today, and we didn’t really find the Connecticut that I had grown to know and love i... Continue reading »
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Philadelphia!!!
We really ran the gamut of Philadelphia while in town, experiencing everything from the super-touristy to the super-local.
Our first day was... Continue reading »
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Delaware
There isn’t too much in the guidebooks for Wilmington, Delaware that isn’t in some way affiliated with the DuPont family. We toured the DuPont’s or... Continue reading »
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Maryland
Our experience in Baltimore actually exceeded our expectations. We mostly stuck to the Inner Harbor and saw the Aquarium, toured the USS Constellation... Continue reading » -
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Washington D.C.
We started off slowly in D.C., as it was a Sunday and everything (i.e. the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, etc.) was closed. In the extreme... Continue reading »
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Virginia
Today we took what is best described as a field trip through Virginia. We started in Richmond with a tour of the capitol. The building, originally... Continue reading »
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West Virginia
Unless you’re into outdoor activities like fishing or hiking, there really isn’t a lot to do in West Virginia. We took a drive to the New River Gor... Continue reading »
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Indianapolis
Despite the fact that it wasn’t in any of our guidebooks, we just couldn’t pass up a trip to the Indianapolis 500 Race Track (“The Brickyard” to yo... Continue reading »
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Home Sweet Home!!!
Ironically, a stop at home was just what we needed to recharge our batteries after three weeks of vacation! Congratulations on your Valedictorian Grad... Continue reading » -
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South Dakota: On the Road Again...
We returned to the road after our brief homecoming as vastly wiser, more experienced road-trippers with downsized suitcases (why on earth did we ev... Continue reading »
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Montanna
It was just us and the stars as we drove through Montana past huge, flat praries and the occassional brightly lit power plant to reach Billings, Mo... Continue reading »
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Yellowstone!!
I’m sure that the mountain-top drive from Billings, Montanna to Cooke City is just beautiful, but unfortunately I can’t say that I’ve really seen i... Continue reading »
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Boise Idaho (yep, we went to Idaho!)
There isn’t quite as much tourism in Boise, Idaho as there was in Yellowstone. There is also (look as we did for it) no real attention paid to our... Continue reading »
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Walla Walla and Roslyn
No offense to the fine citizens of Walla Walla, but there is really not a lot going on there. When deciding whether to stay in Walla Walla or Yakim... Continue reading »
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Back to Canada
Neither of us really knew what to expect in Vancouver, and I think we were both surprised by what we found.
First of all, let me say that Ca... Continue reading »
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Seattle, WA
And then we were in Seattle, where “hip” has much more to do with your electronic accessories than your outfit. In a city where odds are 2:1 that y... Continue reading »
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Mt. St. Helen's
Like I said, odds are 3:1 that you’ll have cloud cover on the coast of Washington, which means that odds are if you drive any length of distance to... Continue reading »
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Mt. St. Helen's
Like I said, odds are 3:1 that you’ll have cloud cover on the coast of Washington, which means that odds are if you drive any length of distance to... Continue reading »
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Mt. St. Helen's
Like I said, odds are 3:1 that you’ll have cloud cover on the coast of Washington, which means that odds are if you drive any length of distance to... Continue reading »
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Portland, Oregon
What an electic place!
Portland is a land of characters, from street performers to young artists to a suprisingly large homeless population.... Continue reading »
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Ashland, Oregon
Outside of maybe one casual mention and my guidebook, I don’t think I had ever heard of the internationally renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival th... Continue reading »
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This land is your land, this land is my land...
PICTURES TO COME
On our way down to San Francisco, we stopped in the collection of parks that makes up the Redwood forest for a quick look ar... Continue reading »
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San Fran
PICTURES TO COME
Didn't leave our hearts there, but had a great time nonetheless!
First of all, a very important public service announc... Continue reading »
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In Conclusion
We've had a fabulous time, but the fabulous-ness has gotten in the way of my writing-time! I promise to sum it all up soon :) Continue reading »
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