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Tag Archives: Kentucky

Finding peace and tranquility in idyllic Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

After bidding farewell to our friends in the beautiful Victorian neighbourhood of Old Louisville, we took the I-65 southbound, soon leaving Louisville behind us. We were motoring nicely along the interstate, when I saw a sign up ahead for a Rest Area with a Welcome Centre. I was curious to see what this was, so…

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

Bittersweet goodbyes among the tree-lined boulevards and magnificent Victorian mansions of Old Louisville

When my penpal Bobz and I recently met in person (an unforgettable and totally wonderful experience that I shared with you here), we spent some happy companionable hours going through all my old letters and postcards and assorted things I had sent him over the 25 years that we had been penpals. I was so…

Monday, 23 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

An all-too-brief Visit to the Kentucky Horse Park amidst Tornado Watches and Warnings

The Bluegrass region of Kentucky is famous for its magnificent horses and its superb bourbon whiskey. Do you know why Kentucky’s nickname is ‘the Bluegrass State’? It is so named because of the bluegrass (Poa pratensis) that grows in the fertile soil of its pastures. Incidentally, this has also given its name to the distinctive…

Sunday, 22 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

We are off to Shoot some Elk … And are Chased Away by some Cows

In our defence, we were only intending to shoot them photographically. So I don’t know why they were playing hide-and-seek with us. All along the highway between Hazard and Hindman, Kentucky, where I was staying with my friend Bobz and his family during our little American roadtrip earlier this year, there were signs warning of…

Sunday, 22 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

We Blast Off Into Space: From Mission Control to the Space Station at the Challenger Learning Centre

One day, Bobz, Dana and I visited the Challenger Learning Centre for Space Science Education on the campus of the Hazard Community and Technical College in eastern Kentucky. This is one of 48 such centres around the United States. They were created by the families of the seven astronauts who died when the Space Shuttle…

Sunday, 22 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

A Memorable Meeting with my Penpal of 25 Years

Sunday, 26 February 2012, is a day that will forever be etched upon my memory as the day on which Bobz and I finally met each other, face to face, for the very first time. In that one instant, he had become more than his distinctive scrawl on a postcard or a letter that had…

Friday, 13 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

Introducing Our Little American Roadtrip of 2012

In February/March this year, we visited the United States of America for three weeks. I took a break from blogging in order to start writing up the story of our trip, and hope that you will enjoy reading the upcoming series of posts. Please bear with me if this process takes some time. For now,…

Friday, 13 April 2012 in Travel, United States of America.

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