This is the third in a series of stories about my trip to Russia shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s. The first two entries can be found here and here. As part of my month long, teenage journey to the very “new” Russia, it was deemed that each person in […]
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How Many Do You Admit To?
I’m pretty much guilty of each of these! Check out the list Buzzfeed has put together to determine if you’re a traveler at heart. Are you? http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/31-signs-youre-a-traveler-at-heart Like Toland Travels on Facebook, and “like” it on Twitter.
Four Days In……..ATLANTA
It’s interesting to me that when most people consider a vacation in the southern United States, certain cities tend to come up again and again. Nashville, New Orleans, Savannah, and Charleston regularly make the cut, yet Atlanta always seems to come up short. In recent years this has begun to change, though. For a decade […]
London Underground Art
The folks over at Buzzfeed.com have put together a stunning collection of artwork advertising the London Underground/Subway from the early 1900s. These are only a few. Follow the link and see the entire set. I want a few of these to hang around my house! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/20-gorgeous-vintage-posters-for-the-london-underground
Chinese Capitalism
If you haven’t watched the international news this week, or kept up with events coming out of China over the last year, you might not be aware of the path of politician and businessman, Bo Xilai. Bo is on trial for extensive corruption as both a local and a national politician. Despite only claiming to […]
Familial Travails
This weekend I hit the road for a big family reunion. My grandmother’s maiden name was Dick. Seriously. Every year or so we all get together and have the “Big Dick Reunion.” I want to make t-shirts one year, but fear that they might be indecent. It was an interesting trip for me, because for […]
History, History, EVERYWHERE!
I’ve been to a lot of museums. I’ve been to art museums, car museums, natural history museums, and even a couple of sex museums. This weekend, though, I ended up in one of the strangest museums I have ever experienced. My friend Ben and I traveled to Warm Springs, Georgia. As history teachers, our goal […]
Sunburns…Ouch!
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Youtube’in For Your View’in
There’s now a Toland Travels Youtube page! I’m hoping to document some of my travels, show some of the movies I’ve made along the way, and to pass along all kinds of information to you guys, and even answer a few of your questions. If you have any travel questions or questions about life in […]
Facebook Fun!
Well, I’ve bitten the bullet and after being asked a few times, I now have a Facebook page for Toland Travels! Head over to Facebook and “like” the page, and hit me up! I look forward to hearing from you. Twitter @tolandtravels
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