tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210471760748952952008-09-06T19:45:42.812-07:00Meet The Road Scholars (TRS): Sean Genovese and Chris Pasley. Two college students attending California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a mutual interest in adventure and travel and the ultimate collegiate activity: The Road Trip. The goal is quite simple: see and experience as much of North America as possible in order to enhance our education (and get a real one) and to have a great time while doing it.Road Scholar Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03014098702534100536noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121047176074895295.post-82794572284121068142000-07-24T21:09:00.000-07:002008-07-23T18:54:39.382-07:00

And sure enough, here I am, choking on my own words. Just when I thought I’d seen and done it all, THE ROAD SCHOLARS get arrested…well, almost. But first an apology, several actually. First and foremost, I keep mangling the names of our friends in Tennessee; so let me set the record straight once and for

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Woodchuck to Gray Squirrel, we're comin' hoooome! But not before visiting Hoover Dam, the eighth Wonder of the World and a big damn dam. It only costs us eight damn dollars to take the dam tour. We saw the damn turbines, the dam's transformers, and the big damn skateboard ramp that makes up the dam. Very interesting place, I hope to

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I think 6:00 comes earlier in Colorado than in California...no sooner had my head hit the pillow it was time to go. There's a reason why I'm not usually up that early. We spent most of our day driving through southern Utah...what a waste of space. The only notable part of the journey was seeing signs for Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. Oh

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Another beautiful day in Colorado. We woke up leisurely at the Hanna's in Colorado Springs and held a ROAD SCHOLARS meeting. We decided to forego Four Corners in favor of heading up to Boulder to visit my friend, Corey. The plan was to have dinner and hit the road across the Rockies en route to Las Vegas, NV. We said goodbye to Michelle

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Finally, out of Texas! And we went across the skinnier part! About 30 minutes outside of Amarillo, where we spent the night, we went through Dumbass, TX...er, Dumass, where we tried once again to no avail to obtain an ear ornament for Mr. Pasley. Too bad, too, I was so looking forward to making THAT video! We made it through the rest of Texas,

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Not one of our better days. We woke up and headed to Dell's Round Rock campus, where Chris was hoping to take advantage of "being there" and hook himself up for an internship next summer. Unfortunately Dell does not care if you came from Australia to visit their facility, they only review resumes submitted through proper corporate channels (which of

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I know I’ll eat my words as soon as I say this, but it seems like I must have seen it all by now. We just entered Oklahoma for about a 30 minute drive parallel to Texas in search of a mug. I haven’t seen this much flat land since Iowa, and I think this even surpasses that. Driving out here one has to wonder if these people even know about the rest of the country. I think I can see California from

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Perhaps the greatest part of the Y2KRTE has been all the neat people we've encountered, especially the ones we've had an opportunity to spend some time with and really get to know. Most of these people we were at least acquainted with, but in some cases, such as Texas, we had no idea what to expect. When I told my uncle Al that we'd be going

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Our hotel was half of a block up St. Anne Street and around the corner from the St. Louis Cathedral, a minor Basilica and a big damn church. I made it to 10:30 mass, which in honor of Bastille Day was in French. I managed to follow along fairly well though and it was neat to hear some French songs on the organ. There were some very nationalistic

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Good morning from the Cafe Du Monde, home of beignets and cafe au lait. If you've never had a beignet, imagine funnel cake in the shape of a cinnamon bun topped with powdered sugar. Since we had so much success with Gray Line tours in Niagara, we decided to give 'em another try and after our beignets and coffee we signed up for a combination

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First things first. Don’t forget, this is the Week Of Dave (WOD) and it is going strong. To recap, we saw David Benoit last week in D.C. performing with the Symphony Orchestra in front of the Capitol. Friday we saw Dave Letterman in New York. Saturday we drove to Boston and stayed with our friend Dave. Sunday we saw Dave Matthews.

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This was probably one of the most enjoyable days of the trip so far. We've seen and done a lot of things, but until today we were always on our way somewhere or going to do something. Chattanooga gave us an opportunity to be on vacation. Mike took us out in his 54' yacht to Lake Tachamachahatciewoogle on the Tennessee River. We managed

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A night at our five star hotel was just what we needed to recuperate from our long day at Niagara and the long drive that followed. Actually, the Monte Carlo was a lot more comfortable than I expected. Plus, we didn't have to worry about checking out or packing up, so we were able to get on the road to Tennessee rather quickly. We

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Niagara Falls. Incredible. That's the only way I can describe it. We took so many pictures I don't have enough story to cover them all, so be sure and click on the scrapbook link above and browse at your discretion. We left our motel around 10:30 and headed towards the falls. On our way we stopped at one of the many visitor

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After my last update, I’m sure you can imagine our—or at least my—demeanor when we got back to our friend Dave’s place last night. Keep that in mind before passing any judgment on us for what I’m about to tell you. I know my grandfather will certainly appreciate the tale. We lucked out the

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If you are looking for the down and dirty, quick and easy way to see as much of Boston in as little time as possible, a Duck Tour is the way to go. What used to be a WWII amphibious assault vehicle--the same ones used for the invasion of Normandy--is now a land and sea tour bus. This is truly a stroke of genius as far as we're concerned, and

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I want everyone to know I’ve calmed way down now. Where to even begin on this one? One of the high points of the Y2KRTE that we have been looking forward to greatly is the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) concert at Foxboro Stadium in the outskirts of Boston. I am now sitting in the car in the parking lot of

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Welcome to THE ROAD SCHOLARS' four hour tour of Boston. We didn't even scratch the surface and we know it, but it was okay because we knew we had Dave Matthews to look forward to. We started off at the mall in Prudential Center (the Prude as it is called) where I got some advice on seeing the sights in Boston. The rest isn't

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We are so damned hooked up it’s not even funny. This is unbelievable. I want everyone to know we are doing this all wrong. We should have taken out loans, rented the car for two months, and spent the summer a week at a time with everyone we know across the country. Next time. This update finds

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The day of the sponsors. This is, so far, my favorite day of the trip. We woke up and rented some bikes with Bill & Liz and Arlene & Tim & Co. and rode up and down the boardwalk. Along the way we stopped and had some breakfast and occasionally investigated some of the many shops that were opening up for the day. The ride was a

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The Jersey Shore, local hot spot for East Coasters during the summer. Wanting to fit in, we tagged along with Bill & Liz and their neighbors, Tim and Arlene, for a night at the shore. We arrived with some daylight to burn, so we took the 40 minute trip to Atlantic City just north of where we were staying with our PA friends. For

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Start spreadin' the news! We're native New Yorkers (for a day), checking out those neon lights on Broadway. The Week Of Dave continued today with a visit to the Ed Sullivan theatre to see a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman. We almost didn't make it. As you read in Day 7, I had quite a night with margaritas, crabs, and jacuzzis (heavy

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Probably our biggest day yet, we did a lot!! We started out early on the Metro to D.C. for the FBI tour (Chris took a nap). Lots of guns! Anyone who has taken the tour will probably agree, the gun collection is perhaps the most memorable thing on the tour--next to the firearms display, which was our only opportunity to actually see a real FBI agent. I

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For many years now, I have been in search of a good time on the Fourth of July. Any holiday involving barbecues, patriotism, and explosives at high altitudes should be phenomenal, right? I've certainly had some good times over the years, but nothing has blown my socks off like I would have liked. This year started off nicely. We took the Metro

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Mt. Vernon, the museum, and Hard Rock Cafe sums up Day 5. Mint green...what was GW thinking?? His dining room was mint green!! A beautiful home though and an excellent piece of property, Mt. Vernon was quite impressive. Location, location, location!! In addition to the tour of the house, we walked the grounds and checked out the old

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