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The World's Largest Shuttlecocks on a Missouri Road Trip
June 11, 2009
in Missouri, Missouri Road Trip, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

Is there a contest out for worst song lyrics ever?

FYI, Missouri radio plays three songs: Lady GaGa's Love Games (I want to take a ride on your disco stick...

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Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest qualifier in Kansas City, Missouri
June 10, 2009
in competitive eating, Missouri, Missouri Road Trip, Road Trip, travel, United States

The production values of a high school play.

Saturday I woke up at around 8am and enjoyed the hotel's continental breakfast. Actually I just ate cereal and then kicked myself when I saw that around the corner they had biscuits and gravy that I missed! Brian skipped the breakfast, he didn't want to...

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World's Largest Pecan on a Missouri Road Trip
June 10, 2009
in Illinois, Missouri, Missouri Road Trip, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

Missouri Road Trip: The Road to Kansas City

Friday morning I woke up at 5am and was out the door around 5:45 on my way to Urbana to pick up my friend Brian. We were heading off on a Missouri road trip from Chicago to Kansas City. I picked up Brian around 7...

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World's Largest Pecan
June 8, 2009
in Missouri, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

The Greatest Road Trip Since Sliced Bread

I spent the last three days roadtripping Missouri! The trip was total awesomesauce (you might even say it was the greatest road trip since sliced bread) and I am exhausted! I'll be posting a recap and tons of photos hopefully tomorrow. For now here's a...

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Cow on a Roof
June 1, 2009
in Michigan, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

Road tripping to Southgate, Michigan…

Apparently Michigan is in the Eastern time zone. In retrospect I probably already knew that but it never occurred to me to even check. Luckily, I was alerted to this fact the night before I went on my road trip to Southgate, Michigan, and, therefore,...

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Ice cream eating contest in Metropolis, Illinois
May 5, 2009
in competitive eating, Illinois, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

Superman and Super Fan: Metropolis Road Trip

Things learned on my Metropolis road trip: 1. I am a good driver when I am paying attention. 2. Louisville Kentucky is three hours from the Illinois/Kentucky border. 3. When someone says "It's $3 for this museum or $5 for both" the deal isn't always a good deal. 4....

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Washington D.C. Botanical Garden
March 3, 2009
in travel, United States, Washington DC

We always find the bear… Touring Washington D.C.

Saturday we had a day of touring Washington D.C. I managed to not eat breakfast or lunch and get a massive headache which turned into massive nausea, which turned into me dropping my nose ring down the sink! Coke + Tylenol + nap + cheesits +...

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Rob and Christine's Rehearsal Dinner
March 2, 2009
in United States, Washington DC, weddings

You’re getting married tomorrow.

Friday, after a late night at the hospital, after waking up early, after taking off, after a bumpy landing, after a bumpy metro ride, and after a bumpy cab ride, I made it to a motel in Greenbelt, Maryland. Luckily they let me check in...

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Leaning Tower of Niles - replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa - in Niles, Illinois
December 3, 2008
in Illinois, Roadside Attractions, United States

Buongiorno from the Leaning Tower of Niles

Ever experience dejavu? If you happened to just check the top and only the top of the blog for the last three days, you may not have noticed something strange going on here...

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Bill Murray stepped here plaque in Woodstock, Illinois - the town where the movie Groundhog Day was filmed.
December 2, 2008
in Illinois, movies, Roadside Attractions, United States

Happy Groundhog Day from Woodstock, Illinois!

Saturday morning Flopsy and I woke up bright and early to pick up Brian and Paul and head out on a ROAD TRIP (yes Scott, it IS a road trip even if we only drive an hour away) to Woodstock, IL. "Why Woodstock?" you may...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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