Category Archives: Trips

Anything related to travelling, or trips that I take for business or leisure.

National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 5 (Wednesday)

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Joel

Wednesday was a fairly quiet or easy day. Doug and Kathy had a few errands to run, so we took the kids to Cumberland Park near that pedestrian bridge that I liked. We had the kids wear their swim clothes, … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 4 (Tuesday)

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Joel

Tuesday morning, after a delicious breakfast, we all piled into our car. Next stop: the gas station! After that? Nashville! We drove in, parked the car in a lot, and purchased tickets to this hop on / hop off trolley … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 3 (Monday)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Joel

Monday morning, I kinda wanted us to get up early and get an early start, but some short people wanted to sleep in a little while longer. We gave them a little extra time to snore, then we got them … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 2 (Sunday)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Joel

Refreshed by our complimentary hotel breakfast, but not sufficiently caffeinated by complimentary hotel coffee, we packed up our stuff, and checked out of the hotel. We took a leisurely morning drive through Roanoke, and found it to be a nice … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – Day 1 (Saturday)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Joel

We left Saturday between 11 AM and 12 PM, and surprisingly, the car was only mostly stuffed to the gills, and we only forgot Lily’s iPod charger. That was a victory in of itself. The mail was held, my Dad … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s Ipe Family Vacation – The night before the trip

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Joel

During our Michigan trip last July, the Ipes – Kondorfs – Connellys agreed to a joint vacation down in Tennessee at the end of the summer. Doug and Kathy have a summer / vacation home there outside of Nashville, and … Continue reading →

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A Friday Beach Day at Long Beach Island (on the North side)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Joel

Nums and I took last Friday off so that we could take the whole family down to Long Beach Island for the day. Similar to last summer, we met up with my sister-in-law Anju and her family for the day. … Continue reading →

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The July 4th 2015 Road Trip to Michigan Extravaganza

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Joel

We recently finished a nearly 1500 mile road trip to Michigan. Yah, haven’t done that since January 2014 MLK weekend. This time, we planned out the trip in more detail, and friends Doug & Kathy would also fly out to … Continue reading →

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Our Trip to Orlando – Day 4 – Animal Kingdom – Part 2

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Joel

Here’s the 2nd half of the photos from Animal Kingdom. After lunch at the Tusker House, we went to see a Lion King show, which was well done. We then met up with the Horana family, who were also visiting … Continue reading →

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Our Trip to Orlando – Day 4 – Animal Kingdom – Part 1

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Joel

We spent our last vacation day at Animal Kingdom. I’ve never been, so I didn’t know what to expect. We couldn’t stay the whole day, as we had a 9:40 PM flight home to catch. We also needed to budget … Continue reading →

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