I am not sure what it is that attracts me to the States. It maybe the influence of television in the sixties and my desire to visit the cities as shown in the various progarmmes and in particular the westerns.
The proposed trip will be my seventh.
Trip 1 – Summer 1995 – Main purpose was to attend a D.A.R.E. Conference in Houston, Texas. My travelling companion was Dave Middleton, a Dunedin Police Education Police Officer. Over the month we visited Los Angeles. Las Vegas, Houston. New Orleans, Memphis, Chicago and then caught a train to Buffalo. Stayed with my family in Niagara Falls and visited Toronto. Train from Niagara Falls to New York.
Trip 2 – Spring 1998. Main purpose to visit schools in the Lake Arrowhead area as part of a Study Award given by the Otago Primary Principal’s Association. Spent a week in Hollywood with my cousin Marilyn and husband George. Shot down to Tijuana, Mexico. Spent two weeks at Lake Arrowhead including a weekend in Palm Springs. Flew from Ontario Airport to San Francisco. It was back to Los Angeles staying in the Pasadena area.
Trip 3 – Summer 1999. Managed to persuade Denise to spend our first overseas trip outside Australia in North America. Spent time at Anaheim then flew to Vancouver. Drove over the Rockies to Jasper, Edmonton, Calgary, Banff, Kelowna and back to Vancouver. Flew to Paris via Chicago. Came back to Niagara Falls via Buffalo. Spent a week with my cousins including time in Stratford and Toronto. Onto New York and back to LA.
Trip 4 – Winter 2000/2001. I travelled by myself to Los Angeles, Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas.
Trip 5 – Spring 2005. Flew to Los Angeles and later onto Chicago (Midway Airport). With Oliver my American buddy, drove a rental car on Route 66 back To Los Angeles. The eight states included Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
Trip 6 - Main purpose - to vist schools in North Amrica as part of my sabbatical. Stayed with Oliver in Aliso Viejo, California, then visited two schools in Hollywood area. Flew to San Antonio and stayed for 2 nights. Flew to Buffalo and then stayed at Niagara Falls, Canada. Visited three schools. Drove to Cleveland, Ohio to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Spent time with cousins. Did road trip to Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Stratford - Toronto.
The proposed trip will be my seventh.
Trip 1 – Summer 1995 – Main purpose was to attend a D.A.R.E. Conference in Houston, Texas. My travelling companion was Dave Middleton, a Dunedin Police Education Police Officer. Over the month we visited Los Angeles. Las Vegas, Houston. New Orleans, Memphis, Chicago and then caught a train to Buffalo. Stayed with my family in Niagara Falls and visited Toronto. Train from Niagara Falls to New York.
Trip 2 – Spring 1998. Main purpose to visit schools in the Lake Arrowhead area as part of a Study Award given by the Otago Primary Principal’s Association. Spent a week in Hollywood with my cousin Marilyn and husband George. Shot down to Tijuana, Mexico. Spent two weeks at Lake Arrowhead including a weekend in Palm Springs. Flew from Ontario Airport to San Francisco. It was back to Los Angeles staying in the Pasadena area.
Trip 3 – Summer 1999. Managed to persuade Denise to spend our first overseas trip outside Australia in North America. Spent time at Anaheim then flew to Vancouver. Drove over the Rockies to Jasper, Edmonton, Calgary, Banff, Kelowna and back to Vancouver. Flew to Paris via Chicago. Came back to Niagara Falls via Buffalo. Spent a week with my cousins including time in Stratford and Toronto. Onto New York and back to LA.
Trip 4 – Winter 2000/2001. I travelled by myself to Los Angeles, Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas.
Trip 5 – Spring 2005. Flew to Los Angeles and later onto Chicago (Midway Airport). With Oliver my American buddy, drove a rental car on Route 66 back To Los Angeles. The eight states included Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
Trip 6 - Main purpose - to vist schools in North Amrica as part of my sabbatical. Stayed with Oliver in Aliso Viejo, California, then visited two schools in Hollywood area. Flew to San Antonio and stayed for 2 nights. Flew to Buffalo and then stayed at Niagara Falls, Canada. Visited three schools. Drove to Cleveland, Ohio to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Spent time with cousins. Did road trip to Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Stratford - Toronto.
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