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Trip: An American Tale: Krista goes west

There are [10] stories from my trip: An American Tale: Krista goes west


Tales from Wisconsin

USA | Monday, 25 Jun 2012 | Views [275]

I realise that this is long overdue. I got a little caught up in wedding festivities and the like. I'm now in Ontario at my Uncle and Aunt's house but I would like to tell you about Wisconsin; rather than rattling off a 700 page essay here are some ... Read more >


Let's get quizzical

USA | Saturday, 16 Jun 2012 | Views [619] | Comments [1]

Wedding preparations are in full swing so I don't have much time to write fulfilled, excitement inducing blogs so instead there is a quiz.  News for now. Thomas almost locked Frosty in a wooden trunk with no key. States in America have ... Read more >


Following the yellow brick road

USA | Friday, 15 Jun 2012 | Views [445]

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." That's right, Dorothy, we have just passed over the state line from Kansas to Missouri. We'd already been to Missouri quite a few times but on this occasion we have departed for good.... Read more >


Fun with Nik and Shana

USA | Thursday, 14 Jun 2012 | Views [487]

"If I went West, I think I would go to Kansas."         -Abraham Lincoln Having been in Kansas for a few days now, I have visited a few different places, we have been to Truman Lake, a WWI memorial, a theme park and a lot of ... Read more >


The American Dream

USA | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012 | Views [484] | Comments [2]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of fast food." I have never seen ... Read more >


The wild, wild west

USA | Sunday, 10 Jun 2012 | Views [566] | Comments [1]

The gateway to the west is a huge arch in St Louis, Missouri. It was so large that it didn't look real, even standing by it. We had the opportunity to go up this 630 feet (192m) monument. To get up the beast you first have to clamber into a small ... Read more >


On the road again

USA | Friday, 8 Jun 2012 | Views [477]

Yesterday we drove . We drove and drove and drove until the word drove lost all meaning and we were over 600 miles further west.  Due to the monotonous nature of driving down the same road for 11 hours I will just tell you about one aspect.... Read more >


Washington, D.C.

USA | Thursday, 7 Jun 2012 | Views [285]

Washington , the home of the Capitol, the Smithsonian, the President, a giant Abraham Lincoln and sun burn. Yes, that's right I have been hit with the sun burn curse. I had avoided it so well and 2 hours in Washington, D.C. and I'm as red as a radish.... Read more >


Photos: An American Tale: Krista Goes West

USA | Wednesday, 6 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Time is Relative

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 6 Jun 2012 | Views [279]

I've found that time inside an airport moves significantly slower than in the surrounding world. The queue for check-in takes at least a week and those hours waiting, delayed, in the departure lounge can seem like a lifetime. In a way its a little ... Read more >