Monthly Archives: May 2014

The first half of Saturday in Milan was sort of a rest day for the Cyclones. This was different from previous “rest days” because we were not waking up early to get on a bus to go somewhere or not … Continue reading →

The biggest fear of international travel nearly struck the Iowa State volleyball team late Thursday night and early Friday morning. When we travel from country to country, when we check into our hotels we have to turn in our passports. … Continue reading →

Thursday was a travel day for the Cyclones, as Iowa State departed Maribor and Slovenia. However, it was an extended goodbye as to get to our destination of Venice, Italy, we would have to cut across Slovenia to get to … Continue reading →

Before we left the hotel for our journey into Maribor’s City Center, our guide for this leg of the trip, Cory, gave a really interesting speech. He said that this is what a lot of Europe is like, and what … Continue reading →

Today is the sort of halfway point of our adventure in Europe. This was our fifthish day (depending on how you count the day when we arrived mid-afternoon) and we have five full days to go before we begin our … Continue reading →

Before we talk about our adventures, I want to start off by wishing a happy Memorial Day to everyone back home. I always enjoyed going to the cemeteries, and the ceremonies that honored all those that have served our country … Continue reading →