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Tuesday Travelogue-February 24th

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Real Estate Agent with John L Scott Market Center 700512026

Welcome to the ongoing weekly series called Tuesday Travelogue. We are in our thirty-fourth week! Each week, some ActiveRain bloggers are spotlighted to take us somewhere we may not have been on some kind of virtual travel (and it doesn't cost a dime!). Here is the purpose:

 

" to enjoy the ride"

"take a trip without even leaving the farm"

"expand your horizons"

"see through someone else's eyes"

 and hopefully much more!

 

(Be sure and click on the links in blue.)

Marching across America alphabetically, today we enter the state of Kansas. I don't know much about Kansas, so let's see what I can find for your travels! I'm having a heckuva time finding anybody that's writing about the cities and towns in Kansas with points of interest, but Stacey Johnson-Cosby came through for me! She has an excellent localism post about serving the homeless Vets in Kansas City!   Three generations of women in her family served!! (And worth two pictures!)

Heart of America Standdown for Homeless Veterans Kansas City Winter 2012

Heart of America Standdown for Homeless Veterans Kansas City Winter 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City seemed to be my place for finding localism posts. Brookside Art Fair showcases nearly 200 artists! Thank you, Maria Morton for this lovely and colorful localism post. 

Thomas Maras glass artist from Hudson WI

 

 

I DID find a post from our resident "DC correspondent", Patricia Kennedy--who grew up in Kansas. Read on (then the next one will make sense). I kept seeing posts of hers in Kansas, and now I've connected the dots.

 

 

After reading Pat's post, this little funny was worth sharing, simply because of this agent's take on it! Don't Google It, Topeka It! Thanks, Jonathan Bell for the chuckle. 

The new Google

 

Please don't forget to comment on these blogposts and I hope that you enjoyed all of these virtual travels. Feel free to join our group:

Travelers in the Rain!

                                                                   

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Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Beth Atalay--I didn't know that, either!! How "in the world" did they find it let alone buy it?? A little fun fact for today..thank you!

Sharon Lee I almost had to give up on Kansas, I wasn't finding anything! Thank goodness for these people.

Kathy Streib --well, those are two MORE things I can add to my list of Learning About Kathy and Larry and  the sunflower state--how cool is that? I would never have guessed.

Feb 24, 2015 03:56 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Gayle, It is always funn to see and read your tuesday special Travelogue. I hope you are having a good week.

Feb 24, 2015 04:05 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Robert (Bob) Gilbert--thanks to you for stopping by for a virtual visit to Kansas! (Dorothy ditched us for "greener pastures".....aka Emerald City). 

Feb 24, 2015 04:36 AM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Nice post on traveling to Kansas, Gayle. Just a little FYI: Kansas City straddles 2 states; Kansas and Missouri. Most of the things that people think of, if they think of KC at all, are actually on the Missouri side. (Jazz, downtown, Google fiber, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Harry S Truman, Lyric Opera, the Kansas City Art Institute (Walt Disney + Thomas Hart Benton), the Kansas City Ballet, the Kansas City Orchestra, the Kansas City Zoo, mafia boss Tom Pendergast, Irish Fest, the National WWI Memorial, George Brett, Smoky Joe Wood, Big Joe Turner, Arthur Bryant's BBQ, Gates BBQ) The Kansas side is nice too but, like our downtown, the Plaza, Westport, and Brookside are all on the Missouri side. Thanks again for the mention and the opportunity to help people learn a little more about our wonderful city. It really is a hidden gem. 

Feb 24, 2015 04:51 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Gayle,

What a great post, I loved the art work.  Also it was nice to have Maria Morton pop in with additional great information...I did know that KC straddles 2 states having been there briefly because we missed a flight to LA from Europe thanks to late departure in Paris.  The airline took great care of us. A

Feb 24, 2015 05:13 AM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Yes, Alex, there is a street called State Line Road and all of the house addresses that end in an even number are in Kansas while all of those ending in an odd number are in Missouri. 

Feb 24, 2015 05:18 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Hey Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 ,  Hold on to your blog space, beacuse I will be driving to Lincoln Nebraska in March and will be sharing some great fly-over-state photos for your series.

Feb 24, 2015 05:44 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Maria Morton 

I had no idea!!!! This is one of the MANY things I love about discovering the US through the eyes of our "locals". They can enlighten us daily, if they have a mind to!

Ron & Alexandra Seigel --you guys are EVERYWHERE! And, there ya go, you knew this about KC, Mo and KC, Kansas. 

Belinda Spillman--you are so funny!!!!  I will OF COURSE, wait with baited breath!

 

Feb 24, 2015 05:56 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Gayle,

There are still so many places, I have yet to see that are on our agenda. A

Feb 24, 2015 05:59 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Gayle, it was fun to read this old post.  I don't think the name stuck - Google probably didn't pick them as their guinea pig, um, Google pig.  It was a nice try. 

Feb 24, 2015 06:29 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Gayle - There's a lot more going on in flyover country that we would normally suspect. Great choices for your weekly travel post!

Feb 24, 2015 06:43 AM
Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 ....another great choice .....I've never been to this area, but would really like to!

You do a great job with this series!

Feb 24, 2015 07:08 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I have to admit, even though I have been through this state dozens fo times, I too have very little in my photo album.  Thanks to these bloggers we do have some interesting things to read though.

Feb 24, 2015 07:35 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Good evening Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 , Thanks for giving us a little inside of Kansas and it's AR members.

Feb 24, 2015 10:10 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

That is great looking glassware Gayle. I love seeing art in my traveling cities too.

Feb 24, 2015 12:08 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Gayle. The best part of your photos today, is NO snow in any of them. Thank you for sharing them, great way to start my day.

Feb 24, 2015 06:01 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning Gayle, I am with Joe. No snow is a good thing.

Feb 24, 2015 08:36 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for continuing this interesting series.

Have a wonderful week with your camera in hand.

Feb 25, 2015 12:53 AM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Thanks for the series, Gayle. Flying by today, but will be back later - the art work caught my eye - of course. :)

Feb 25, 2015 06:59 AM
Ann Hayden 636-399-7544
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties-St. Louis Missouri - Des Peres, MO
SelectAnn.com

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 ,

Seeing some more of the country! 

May 26, 2015 01:37 PM