Minneapolis
Travel Blogs from Minneapolis, United States
The Train Ride Home and Train Travel Tips
... another one. We could rent a car and drive back. Wait-wasn't Morgan driving back? Morgan lives about an hour and a half from Minneapolis. I told Julie to go talk to him about the possibility of being our Plan B if we missed our flight. He was cool with ...
Bear, Churchill, Climate Change, and Eco-Tourism
This is the mishmash section where I try to tell you what I learned on this trip and some of my general impressions. Some facts about polar bears: 1) They have black skin. 2) The hairs that make up their fur are hollow. 3) They are related to the ...
Preparations
... the average temperatures there for November are between 3 degrees and 16 degrees F. That's no colder than it is here in Minneapolis, and they're almost 1,000 miles north! It undoubtedly has something to do with how Churchill is positioned on a peninsula ...
Flying visit to Minneapolis
... . We went to Rice Park/Landmark Plaza and saw the Peanuts gang sculptures - a memorial to Charles Schultz. We headed back to Minneapolis and since we weren't allowed back to our hostel until 4pm, we deiced to go and eat something at The Olive Garden, ...
Hashing and The Mall of America
... same day we sought out the Minneapolis Hash House Harriers and jumped on trail. The hashers in Minneapolis were super friendly layed a great trail. It was a stifling hot day and the end of the run took ...
Minneapolis - Short, but Sweet
... ; Beforehand, I had dinner with two friends involved with SABR. They gave me a quick tour of downtown and uptown Minneapolis. See photos. I will be leaving again this week for Independence, Missouri, where I will be speaking and signing books ...
Leaving Minnesota
... , located in the excellent city of Minneapolis in the very well run state of Minnesota, within the controversial country of the United States of America... Gave birth to a wide eyed little boy... named him Carsten Joseph Raju Cota... life was ...
T-minus 24 hours till take-off
Excitement, nervousness, and a sense of "how the hell am I going to fit 2 months worth of stuff into these two little bags" has arrived. It is 24 hours before we take off for our around the world trip and it is a mad scramble to get all of our ...
The Lonliness of the Long Distanced Traveller
... . We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.' Wise words indeed and with Minneapolis and Claire up next I had to bow to his supreme prowess and left life follow it's natural path - wherever that lay. Stay ...
Resdag.
I dag finns det inte mkt att skriva om, vi har rest precis hela dagen. Vi började redan klockan 06.00 i morse och kom fram hit till Minneapolis klockan 19.00. Under resans gång har vi gjort tre stopp, en gång för att tanka, en gång för att äta mat ...
Andrew's Grad party and seeing the city
While most of my stopovers were with program parents, there were many more program parents along the way that I got to meet and spend a little bit of time with. In MN, Kris, Tom and I drove over to St. Paul to be a part of a special High ...
My Favorite and Final Entry!!!!
Reflections, Memories, Thoughts, Advice and Comments... about this absolutely phenomenal, invigorating, life-changing trip to Buenos Aires. (You will enjoy this more if you have read the entire blog.) When you are ...
Why do women dance with their eyes closed?
... that the women usually have their eyes closed. If you want to see it in person, go to the Loring Pasta Bar in dinkytown in Minneapolis at 6:00 p.m. on any Sunday. I will probably be there! Now I think I will go to bed, close my eyes, and ...
more pictures!!
Hellooo! So I'm back home in Minnesota, and I apologize for the sparseness of my Alaska blog. It was simply a wonderful summer filled with beautiful scenery and great friends. My parent's visit could not have been better...the fall foliage was out in ...
Back but different
... her cubs until they grow strong enough to be an integral part of me. What's next? We are living with friends in Minneapolis until I find some work. (Got to make some money for the next adventure!) I am compiling and editing this and other material, ...
TGI Fridays
... was ended. I am just glad I don't have a "Wide Stance" Mike Porter As we boarded the flight from Traverse City to Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, I had Amanda's Kindle Raymond - I am reading the Novel, Think of a Number by John Verdon. Mike had ...
Last Days In Minnesota!
Dear Vernae, Mimi and I took a fun little tour around Benson and then went to the last Art Show before I leave. The show was called "Powderhorn" and was very pretty; however, it was very, very hot! A local championship softball game was ...
Resident Tourist
... , heading over to Scott's pad for an evening of bohemian conversation and a few beers, perusing the cavernous halls of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in search of new acquisitions to their already ubiquitous collection, a quick yet "gourmet" dinner at ...
Onwards and (hopefully!) upwards....
... I'm very lucky, especially since I'll be earning over there anyway. The City is beautiful. It has 2 sides, Minneapolis itself and neighbouring Saint Paul, which reminds me of an upmarket Camden but not quite Highgate! They are divided by ...
The adventure begins
This summer's adventure begins in Minnesota with a domestic flight from Minneapolis International to Chicago O'Hare airport. The flight departed on time and was quite smooth overall except for some turbulance coming into Chicago. Chicago ...
Preparation
July 2nd and I have boxes everywhere, some packed and in storage, some packed and scattered around my place, others half packed or waiting to be packed. Chaos reigns in my surreal world. By this time next week, all my stuff will be in storage except what ...
another tough day of travel, Madison 2 Minneapolis
Checked out of hostel at 10am then made the long journey to Minneapolis got here at 7pm but have an early start tomorrow (6am) to get to Rapid city where we stop for 5 nights, a well need break from all the ...
Getting ready...
Wow, only 1 week to get packed up and ready to leave. The time is coming way to fast! Stuff is sorted and ready to get packed, Summer School is done so that means my classroom is now belonging to someone else and I am trying to get all of "musts" ...
More videos of dancing
Only one more entry and we will be added after this--I think. But as I said, Katerina and I have to get together for a couple of glasses of wine and lots of laughter. We will post our top 20 or thoughts about our trip. We will see each other Sunday at ...
Sur la route...
Alors que nous approchons de la barre des 30 000 kilomètres parcourus dans notre chère Dodge Caravan, il est grand temps de parler des règles de conduite aux Etats-Unis et, surtout, du comportement des américains. Si dans l'ensemble, ...
Long Days Journey into Night -- Pt.2
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, Minnesota Sept.22, 2006 5:30PM Minneapolis Time 2:30PM Vancouver Time 2 exciting things happened to me as I got on the next Northwest Airlines plane bound for Amsterdam: 1- I got a window seat in the 2nd row of the ...
Why go to Buenos Aires and How do I use this blog?
... and peace. It has changed my life forever! Below are some pictures from my friends in the tango community in the Minneapolis area. Enjoy! Besos, Jan Milonguero - a person whose life revolves around dancing tango and the philosophy of tango. A title given ...
Aww here we go
This entry will be the most boring entry any of you read on my entire trip. I haven't even left yet. I know many of you will miss me, my swag, and my incredible raps, but I'm only gone for 4 months. I made this blog so you can follow all the ...
And so it begins...
Well, I have finally arrived in Minneapolis and got to grips with the bike that will be my home for the next few months and beyond. It is certainly good to actually see and touch the bike that I bought over 3 months ago. I still however have a few tweaks ...
