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Let's Go!

I like to go to the beach, but I also like to visit small towns and villages.
No links to the obvious travel sites on this lens. I figure you already know how to find those anyway.

I use this Squidoo page to follow flights (using Flight Aware) and find out what the seating assignments will be like on my next flight (using Seat Guru).

I've tried to find the more unusual places, like the giant ball of twine, the Very Large Array, and other oddities.

Flight Aware

Track flights in real time

This site gives you relatively real time information about the airplanes in the air right now. (actually, there's a six-minute delay) Find out where the flight is, its altitude, expected landing time, and its flight path. I've used it to track incoming flights. I also look at it after one of my flights to see what our flight path was.

Flight Aware Logo



Seat Guru

Find out the pro's and con's about your seat before you fly

Seat Guru gives you seating plans for all major airlines and their specific equipment. It gives tips on which seats to avoid (because the seat backs don't recline, or because that window seat they sold you doesn't really have a window). So, if you happen to know that your Continental Airlines flight will be on a 737-300, you would know that seats 7A and 7F, although shown as window seats, do not actually have a window.

SeatGuru Seat Map Legend

Continental Airlines Boeing 737-300

Maps

TopoZone
Find sand dunes, cemeteries, shipwrecks, piers, jetties, ferries, airstrips, and more.
Sky Vector
Navigational Charts and Maps
These are great for armchair pilots.
Maps Live
Okay, I LOVE Google earth.
But this Maps Live is much more current.
The scrolling and zooming is easy.
Nautical Charts
Nautical charts that show you where there are shipwrecks, channels, oil rigs and jetties. This particular link goes to one of the Gulf of Mexico nautical chart from Galveston to the Rio Grande.
Enviro Mapper
Okay, this one is a slow-mover, but it does show some good information. You can find businesses with hazardous waste (as a normal part of their operations, such as a dry cleaners), and also shows where there are discharges into the air or the water.

Help for planning your next trip

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Gotta see the Big Ball of Twine

It's in Minnesota.
Here's a quote from the Roadside America website:

"The gazebo that shelters it today allows viewing from all sides through Plexiglas panels, but you have to crouch close to a vent for a good whif."

Road Side America - Twine Ball

World's Largest Twine Ball

It's a Ball of String, Not Twine!

So says the headline of this article.
This giant ball of string is in Missouri.

Road Side America - Ball of String

Big Ball of String, Not Twine

Historic Transmission Lines

Okay, it's not really the transmission lines that are historic, it's what they're about to take out that has historic value.

Transmission Lines

Transmission Lines

Wind Power !

Culberson County Wind Farm Texas



Wind Power Trail

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Historic Artists Homes and Studios
Selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Historic Hotels of America
Selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Trust Historic Sites
Selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Travel and Site Tours
With the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Astronomical Trips

From the southwest to Florida (don't forget Texas in between). Lot's of astronomy things to go visit!
McDonald Observatory
Open to the public, it's in west Texas near Marfa.

Very Large Array

Radio Astronomy in New Mexico.
This place was featured in the 1997 movie, "Contact" with Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey.

Very Large Array

Private Plane Woes

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Brad gets pranked

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What else would you like to know about going on a trip?

  • aesta1 Jun 3, 2010 @ 2:24 am | delete
    I'd love to see more info on beautiful small towns in your area.
  • sweepsisfun May 2, 2008 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    http://www.squidoo.com/FAIRFIELDCONNECTICUTMOVIELOCATIONS
    FAIRFIELD,CONNECTICUT MOVIE LOCATIONS on Squidoo

    i enjoyed your lens
  • SweatyPalms Apr 30, 2008 @ 5:43 pm | delete
    I love the beach too!
  • StacymomBiz Mar 22, 2008 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Awesome lens - so much great information, 5 stars! Keep up the great work :-)

    -Stacy
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  1. Flight Aware
  2. Seat Guru
  3. Maps
  4. Help for planning your next trip
  5. Gotta see the Big Ball of Twine
  6. It's a Ball of String, Not Twine!
  7. Historic Transmission Lines
  8. Wind Power !
  9. National Trust for Historic Preservation
  10. Astronomical Trips
  11. Very Large Array
  12. Private Plane Woes
  13. Brad gets pranked
  14. Let's Keep Going!
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