• western us

    We arrived at Mall of America last night. G loved the roller coasters and rides, we didn't do any shopping because we are planning a 2 nite stay on the way home. If you have TONS of money and don't know where to spend it, this is the place. The Rain Forest Cafe was different, we had never…

  • 31 day Road Trip West 2008

    It was a really long drive. We got a late start Thursday and drove through storms so we didn't get as far as we planned. I couldn't drive any farther so we pulled off in Stuart, Iowa. All the hotels were full. I couldn't drive any more so we spent the night in the car in the…

  • A weekend in NYC

    [photos to be added at a later date] To say that my friend, Bon, and I got to the airport early is an understatement. Bearing traffic in mind, we decided to leave her house around 17:00 to allot ourselves plenty of time to get to the airport. We arrived at SFO approximately 4 hours before our flight…

  • Marnie and Steve's Tour du Mont Blanc and France - Summer 2008

    Today we hiked for about 7.5 miles (we think). Steve's Garmin crapped out, so we are guessing the distance. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day. Warm and sunny, it was actually a little too hot for climbing like we did. We gained 3400 feet in today's hike and all but one of our group…

  • The Hollands & Friends go to Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN -Airport Arrived at 1215 from DC. A nice smooth non stop flight on United Air. No complaints.. 4 hours. Oh, they dont serve any food on this flight. So bring snacks or plan to buy there $5 dollar snack box. Comfortable seats. Even for me and Im a big dude. Easy to Navigate Airport. No…

  • Washington DC & Williamsburg, Summer 2008

    Notes about our trip: Our Itinerary was planned around tours scheduled through our congressman's office. As a result, it doesn't always have museums and monuments located next to each other, which logistically would make more sense. I had to factor in walking time, tiredness and breaks for a…