Monthly Archives: September 2014

Iowa State University Golf Team – Iowa, USA

Posted on September 8, 2014 by SUNGRL

We had the pleasure of watching the ISU men’s golf team play a qualifying round at The Harvester on Saturday afternoon. They are a great bunch of young guys and their golf swings are amazing. It was magical to watch. … Continue reading →

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The Harvester Golf Club – Iowa, USA

Posted on September 8, 2014 by SUNGRL

We are staying in a condo on The Harvester Golf Club. It is in the middle of nowhere but the accommodation and golf course are fantastic. It is one of the Iowa State University golf team’s home courses and we … Continue reading →

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Iowa State University – Iowa, USA

Posted on September 7, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Des Moines Airport, Iowa on Wednesday night. We picked up our rental car and fired up the GPS. I also google mapped our route on my iPad – the GPS was telling us it would take about … Continue reading →

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US Tennis Open 2014, Flushing Meadows – New York

Posted on September 3, 2014 by SUNGRL

When we started planning our big OE we came up with the idea of going to all the tennis grand slams in one year. So we got the yearly planner out and blocked the relevant dates out and started planning … Continue reading →

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Our First Atlantic Crossing

Posted on September 2, 2014 by SUNGRL

After getting off our cruise ship on Saturday in Southampton we headed to Heathrow’s Terminal 3 to catch our Virgin Atlantic flight to New York. Although we have been to the USA before it has always been to the West … Continue reading →

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Food Glorious Food – Celebrity Cruises

Posted on September 2, 2014 by SUNGRL

Well the food on board the Eclipse in the main restaurant wasn’t as impressive or as inspiring as we had come to expect on a cruise ship. Thank goodness for the speciality restaurants on board though. The Tuscan Grille, an … Continue reading →

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