LORALORALORA'S
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If I haven't been there yet, I want to go there. If I have been there before, I probably want to go back. What can I say? I am easy to please. Fortunately, my cushy federal job gives me lots of annual leave and disposable income, and I have managed to surround myself with people who want to travel the world with me. All signs point to many trips in the future.
| loraloralora's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 Southern US Road Trip with Katie Aug 13 '09 | United States | |
 Starting out Aug 13 '09 | Alexandria, Virginia | |
Stop 1: Music City Aug 13 '09 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
Stop 2: The King's House Aug 14 '09 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Stop 3: SpaceCamp Aug 15 '09 | Huntsville, Alabama | |
Stop 4: Is there a choo choo or not? Aug 15 '09 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
Stop 5: The 404 Aug 16 '09 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Stop 6: I declare! Aug 18 '09 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
Home at last Aug 19 '09 | Silver Spring, Maryland | |
In The Works: Alaska Jul 01 '09 | United States | |
Alaska road trip Jul '09 | Alaska, United States | |
Return to Islamorada Sep 25 '08 | United States | |
Back to the Boat Sep 25 '08 | Tavernier, Florida | |
It Finally Dawned On Us: Brussels Sep 08 '08 | Belgium | |
Belgium et al. Sep 08 '08 | Brussels, Belgium | |
Queens: A Way of Life Jul 24 '08 | United States | |
Melissa's wedding! Jul 24 '08 | Queens, New York | |
Just Saying Hi To Rachel, Joe, and Kate Jul 10 '08 | United States | |
The Way to San Jose Jul 10 '08 "I must really like Rachel or something, because I got up at 4:30am on Thursday." | San Jose, California | |
San Jose Day 2 Jul 11 '08 | San Jose, California | |
Well, Since You Asked...Jamaica May 02 '08 | Central America / Caribbean | |
The Longest Day May 02 '08 "I am telling you that the patio furniture was in the bathtub. I don't know either." | Runaway Bay, Jamaica | |
Sun, sun, and more sun May 03 '08 "I would prefer if all bars were of the swim-up variety." | Runaway Bay, Jamaica | |
Sand, SCUBA, and more sun May 04 '08 "Just what we need to power us through another high-energy day in Jamaica." | Runaway Bay, Jamaica | |
Another long day May 05 '08 "I estimate that the humidity in Jamaica is around 214%." | Runaway Bay, Jamaica | |
Texas Road Trip with Melanie and Kim Mar 06 '08 | United States | |
Houston Day 1: Wet, Wild, and So Very, Very Flat Mar 06 '08 "If there weren't a Mercury Redstone rocket on the grounds, you would never guess what those buildings are." | Houston, Texas | |
Houston Day 2: Cows Both Delicious and Entertaining Mar 07 '08 "I cannot believe how entertaining this whole thing was." | Houston, Texas | |
Austin Day 1: A Slower Pace...We Tried, Anyway Mar 08 '08 "He finished the song by playing the piano with his FEET." | Austin, Texas | |
Austin Day 2: Plenty To Do, As It Turns Out Mar 09 '08 "Since I'm the one telling the story, I proclaim proud victory for me. Me!" | Austin, Texas | |
Dallas Day 1: Easy as ABC (American Airlines Center, Barbecue, and Caves) Mar 10 '08 "The barbecue was delicious, the best I have ever had." | Dallas, Texas | |
Dallas Day 2: BBQ Good, DFW Bad Mar 11 '08 "We got to DFW and returned our rental car with plenty of time to spare, which would have been great if our flight were leaving from DFW." | Dallas, Texas | |
Going with Ashley to San Francisco Feb 22 '08 | California, United States | |
The Newest Petit Ya-Ya Feb 22 '08 "Rachel's directions were great, but they didn't factor in my average driving speed." | San Jose, California | |
We Came, We Saw, We Ate Feb 23 '08 "With the fur!" | San Francisco, California | |
Nature, Wine, and Fun...Also, a Hot Australian Feb 24 '08 "Not surprisingly, everyone on the van was even friendlier after the wine tasting." | Sonoma Valley, California | |
The Journey Home Feb 25 '08 "Fortunately, Ashley and I are pretty S-M-R-T. That, and we are both willing to say, F it, let's just use brute force." | San Francisco, California | |
NYC Because Brooke Said So Feb 16 '08 | United States | |
Newark DE with Ashley and Lauren (and Alex and Luke) Feb 16 '08 "Luke is only about 2 inches shorter than Alex, which is something considering he's almost a whole year younger." | Newark, Delaware | |
NYC with the girls Feb 16 '08 "As always happens to me in the Village since I lost my little map card, we promptly got lost." | New York, New York | |
Sunday surprises Feb 17 '08 "Once we got back, we looked through our loot and relived the whole fabulous experience." | New York, New York | |
Slow down Monday Feb 18 '08 "We'd seen it Saturday on the way to PurseQuest '08, but there was no time to stop then!" | New York, New York | |
Heading home Feb 19 '08 "I think I am the only person who gets emotional on the Northeast Corridor." | New York, New York | |
NYC Because It's There Feb 2008 Jan 31 '08 | New York, New York | |
DCA to LGA Jan 31 '08 "As usual, I got a little sad that I don't live in NYC anymore." | Bayside, New York | |
"Soaking" Rain Feb 01 '08 "I picked the movie because I have been wanting to see it and because it is really long and I had lots of time to kill." | New York, New York | |
Just a regular day Feb 02 '08 "Do not even get me started on NY pizza." | New York, New York | |
Time to go Feb 03 '08 | Queens, New York | |
Pan-Pacific Fantastic Voyage Nov 06 '07 | The World | |
Airport; Free from the Airport; More Airport Nov 06 '07 "We walked around on the Promenade and had terrific NYC-style pizza (yeah, I know)." | Los Angeles, California | |
Sleep is for the Weak: Auckland Day 1 Nov 08 '07 "Right away, we noticed that the city was an interesting hybrid of Britain, California, and traditional Maori culture" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Everywhere's a Postcard: Auckland Day 2 Nov 09 '07 "Every second on Waiheke is a postcard...The view from the Sky Tower was perfect, of course" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Nature on an Impossible Scale: Northlands day trip, Auckland day 3 Nov 10 '07 "The fact that I took 150 photos just today should tell you something about the sheer gorgeousness in which we found ourselves immersed." | Paihia, New Zealand | |
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Rotorua Day 1 Nov 11 '07 "We smelled Rotorua from the air before we landed." | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
What's that Smell, Smell, Smell? Rotorua Day 2 Nov 12 '07 "I generally do not like bus tours, but let me tell you: This one was terrific." | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Ice Ice Baby: Christchurch Day 1 Nov 13 '07 "The Minus 5 bar in Auckland was a tropical paradise compared to this storm." | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
No yodeling, but yes sheep: Tranz Alpine train/Christchurch Day 2 Nov 14 '07 "After we were blown away gastronomically by the pancakes, we were stunned by the vista unfolding before us." | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
Strolling to kill time: Christchurch Day 3 Nov 15 '07 "We didn't get to be rowed gently along the river by toned young men. Booooo!" | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
There's something so familiar: Surfers Paradise Day 1 Nov 15 '07 "We rolled up our jeans and got our feet wet for the first time in Australia." | Surfers Paradise, Australia | |
Sun, sand, and a timely escape: Surfers Day 2 Nov 16 '07 "The sand was soft, the waves were gorgeous, and the sun was perfect." | Surfers Paradise, Australia | |
Well, it IS a rainforest: Cairns Day 1 Nov 17 '07 "As soon as we stepped off the plane, we felt the humidity. Oof!" | Cairns, Australia | |
Finding Nemo, for reals: Great Barrier Reef/Cairns Day 2 Nov 18 '07 "Once we got underwater, we saw all of the GBR wildlife we wanted." | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | |
Green, Green, Green: Kuranda/Cairns Day 3 Nov 19 '07 "We had lots of time with the koalas because a rainstorm came through just as we were standing there." | Kuranda, Australia | |
Everything we'd hoped for: Sydney Day 1 Nov 20 '07 "It was a picture perfect day in Sydney, 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, so we headed out immediately to Circular Quay" | Sydney, Australia | |
A Great Place to Settle: Katoomba/Sydney, Day 2 Nov 21 '07 "It makes life hard when you are just waiting for the rain to come, and the wait can be a long one." | Katoomba, Australia | |
The City of Stairs: Sydney Day 3 Nov 22 '07 "It is more than a little weird to see all of the Christmas decorations all over the place when the weather is so warm." | Sydney, New South Wales | |
No Turkey For You, One Year: Sydney Day 4 Nov 23 '07 "Oh, Sydney, I will miss your sprawling avenues and friendly ferries and flowering jacaranda trees and wild ibises in the park." | Sydney, New South Wales | |
Risky Business: Rakiraki Day 1 Nov 23 '07 "I have a good sense of direction, but that only takes you so far." | Rakiraki, Fiji | |
Everything We Hoped For: Rakiraki Day 2 Nov 24 '07 "The diving in Fiji is the reason I got into scuba diving." | Rakiraki, Fiji | |
Day Trip to Paradise: Nananu-i-Ra/Rakiraki Day 3 Nov 25 '07 "We immediately hopped into hammocks that were idyllically suspended between coconut palm trees." | Nananu-i-Ra Island, Fiji | |
The Accidental Tourists: Honolulu Day 1 Nov 25 '07 "The weather was, as always, sunny, low 80s, gentle breeze. Man, I love Hawaii!" | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
One More Layover: Las Vegas Day 1 Nov 26 '07 "I basically just tailed Gretchen along the Strip and through the casinos, just trying to see it all. Impossible!" | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Turks and Caicos Because It's There Oct 25 '07 | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
A whole lot of wonderful nothing Oct 25 '07 "We left DC for the Caribbean Thursday afternoon in a crappy, cold rainstorm, the way God intended." | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
Taking JAK on the Road Sep 20 '07 | United States | |
Driving with Tony K to visit Jason B Sep 20 '07 "As usual, we discussed the events that would have to occur for us to buy a boat." | Greenwich, Connecticut | |
Florida Keys and Miami Sep 13 '07 | United States | |
Bienvenido a Miami, Now Drive to Islamorada and Relax Sep 13 '07 "Tavernier is quieter than Key West by far" | Tavernier, Florida | |
Driving to Key West for the evening Sep 15 '07 "Although it was Bike Week, we set off for Key West." | Key West, Florida | |
Bienvenido a Miami, again Sep 16 '07 "While we were in the hot tub, we met a hot Australian pilot." | Miami, Florida | |
Back to the Beach...Dewey Beach Aug 24 '07 | United States | |
Dewey: It Is What It Is Aug 24 '07 "I found myself again in Dewey Beach with lots of people and dogs in one room" | Dewey Beach, Delaware | |
Bring Me Some SexyBack From Jersey Aug 13 '07 | United States | |
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Aug 13 '07 "Even though this was my 3rd experience at the FS/LS, Mr. JT did not disappoint." | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
New York City Because It's There Aug '07 Aug 11 '07 | United States | |
Walking Around...For Serious Aug 11 '07 "IS ANYONE WEARING A BLUE HAT?" | New York, New York | |
Wedding Fever! Aug 12 '07 "This has been Whitestone Legends with Gerard Sansobrino" | Queens, New York | |
New York Because It's There July '07 Jul 18 '07 | United States | |
Old friends of old friends are the best friends Jul 18 '07 "I think I may have offered to give away my first-born child at one point" | New York, New York | |
Dewey Beach -- A Way Of Life Jun 07 '07 | United States | |
2 girls + 1 guy + 2 dogs + 1 bathroom Jun 07 '07 "skee-ball and whac-a-mole" | Dewey Beach, Delaware | |
Columbus, Ohio -- a pleasant surprise May 24 '07 | United States | |
Zupnick fever! May 24 '07 "our friendly and kickass neighbor to the west, but not as far west as you think" | Columbus, Ohio | |
Bring Me Some SexyBack from Philly Mar 27 '07 | United States | |
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ! Mar 27 '07 "How do they fit that much funkiness into one man?" | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
New York Because It's There Feb '07 Feb 16 '07 | United States | |
Lora's worlds collide in Manhattan Feb 16 '07 "We wisely decided to get dim sum in Chinatown, thinking that Chinese New Year would just add to the experience." | New York, New York | |
Aloha! August 2006 Aug 01 '06 | United States | |
Return to Hawaii Aug '06 "If anything, Hawaii is underrated" | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Harpers Ferry with PTOers Nov 01 '04 | United States | |
Hiking and beer Nov '04 | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia | |
Science in San Francisco Dec 10 '03 | United States | |
Free trip to SF? OK! Dec 10 '03 "The day was foggy and cold, but that just made it more San Francisco." | San Francisco, California | |
Wine tasting day trip Dec 11 '03 "Delicious samples! Good thing we had a designated driver and tour guide." | Sonoma, California | |
Spring Break in London Apr 10 '98 | Europe | |
A simply capital spring break Apr 10 '98 "Like everyone else who visits London, I was impressed by the efficiency of Tube and completely bewildered by the bus system." | London, England | |
Day trip to Windsor Castle Apr 11 '98 "This was the first castle I had ever seen, and it definitely lived up to my expectations." | Windsor, United Kingdom | |
Chunnel! Apr 12 '98 "We were scheduled to get off the bus at the Eiffel Tower, but of course there was a political demonstration that day so we couldn't do that." | Paris, France | |
Spring Break!!! Apr 01 '96 | Mexico | |
Lora, Lauren, Shannon, and Shannon Apr '96 "Chocolate ice cream that had too much fat to be exported to the US" | Cancun, Mexico | |
Chicago in January: Great Idea! Jan 01 '96 | United States | |
A Long, Cold Weekend Jan '96 "As you might predict, it was absolutely frigid" | Chicago, Illinois | |
New Hampshire Road Trip Jan 01 '95 | United States | |
Road Trip In A Big Van Jan '95 | Alton Bay, New Hampshire | |
