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About SUNGRL

This blog was originally set up to share our 9 month adventure around Europe and the USA with friends and family in 2014. On returning to NZ in January 2015 I decided to carry it on so I could continue to share any future travel adventures - it has become my electronic travel diary. I hope you enjoy and get inspired to visit some of the wonderful places we have visited.

Kampen Course, Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Purdue – Indiana, USA

Posted on September 15, 2014 by SUNGRL

We departed the Morris Inn at Notre Dame this morning and headed south to a golf course just outside Lafayette in Indiana. Again we thought we had left plenty of time to get there but discovered that the main highway … Continue reading →

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Warren Golf Club & Morris Inn, Notre Dame – Indiana, USA

Posted on September 14, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Indiana on Friday from Illinois and went straight to the Warren Golf Club near the Notre Dame Campus. We had a 1pm tee time so arriving at what we thought was 12.15pm we thought we had plenty … Continue reading →

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Chicago City – Illinois, USA

Posted on September 12, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we caught the Amtrak into Chicago city for the day. Just between you and me, Amtrak will never win the Swiss award for locomotive efficiency that is for sure. The trip into the city ran 15 minutes late to … Continue reading →

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Christmas comes early at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club – Illinois, USA

Posted on September 10, 2014 by SUNGRL

We left Iowa on Monday morning and headed for Illinois. It took us about 5 hours – the driving is so easy over here due to the large straight roads. We are staying about 50km south of Chicago in Joliet. … Continue reading →

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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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