CINCINNATI - It’s concert night, but once again with little to do, we had breakfast at Wild Eggs at the recommendation of my friend (and former Lexington resident) Alissa.

The slow road to Cincinnati took us to a river ferry and a fittingly quick visit to the William Henry Harrison Memorial before landing on the UC campus ( Read more... )

BISMARCK ND - After lugging Chad and his chair back up the steps to ground level, we headed for breakfast at Marlin’s Family Restaurant, which Chad was relieved to find out didn’t sell fish. (Marlin? Get it?)

We then hit the big features of town. The self-promoted World’s Only Corn Palace is not really devoted to corn, though the murals - replaced ( Read more... )

After a brief prelude roaming the "MUNnels" connecting the buildings of the Memorial University of Newfoundland, I connected to the Confederation Building, coincidentally on the opening day of the Spring Session of the Assembly.

(Brief history lesson: Until 1949, Newfoundland was an independent British colony. A 1932 financial crisis created by ( Read more... )

Today was the long drive home, and since Chad couldn’t find a suitable-to-him place for breakfast, it was a direct departure from the hotel - except for a stop at the New York/Pennsylvania state line for a fill-up on gas - non-stop to Canton ( Read more... )

MONTGOMERY AL -- We continued our southern march out of Tennessee and into Mississippi, where we discovered that there is an actual Guntown where we can buy two tickets to.

We stopped in Tupelo to pay homage at the Elvis Presley Birthplace museum. The site also includes his childhood home and church, as well as a wedding chapel and amphitheater ( Read more... )

(1/21) -- First off, I should mention I finally remembered to get Chad something -- and that was chocolates from the hotel bakery. (I'm not that mean a brother.)

3:00 am came awfully early, but I was greeted by English-language pop music thanks to Universal 88.1, where only the commercials are in Spanish. And while the second song was that '80s ( Read more... )

EVERETT WA -- Despite staying up until 11pm PT (2am ET) last night, Chad and I were both up by 7. Since my rental car wasn't ready until 8:30, it was a real slow start to the morning. Thanks to Avis, I came out of the garage with a Nissan Rogue, a hatchback SUV ( Read more... )

BUFFALO -- Breakfast was at a nice local place I had passed on foot yesterday called Lisciandro's. Chad couldn't complain; they had omelets.

While I mentioned that Lucille Ball was from Jamestown, I didn't realize how ingrained she was into the city. She has not one, but two museums -- one for her, one for the show. There's not just the one mural ( Read more... )

MANCHESTER NH -- Who knew that daylight came quickly to Portland? When I rolled over in bed to daylight this morning, I glanced back at the clock, squinted, and saw that it read 5:35 ( Read more... )

Day 3: Start spreading the news ( Read more... )