Minneapolis, United States Travel Blogs

The Train Ride Home and Train Travel Tips
Nov 20, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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 ...

Minneapolis Pin
Oct 6, 2007

Minneapolis Pin

Bear, Churchill, Climate Change, and Eco-Tourism
Nov 27, 2006 (1 photos)

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
Oct 26, 2006

... 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
Jul 29, 2005 (18 photos)

... . 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, an ...

Hashing and The Mall of America
Jun 2, 2008 (11 photos)

... 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
Jul 6, 2009 (6 photos)

... 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 at ...

Leaving Minnesota
Aug 20, 2007 (6 photos)

... 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 wonderful... ...

T-minus 24 hours till take-off
May 4, 2009 (1 photos)

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
Sep 25, 2008 (5 photos)

... nbsp; 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 Cool ...

Andrew's Grad party and seeing the city
Jun 7, 2008 (29 photos)

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!!!!
Dec 2, 2008

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?
Nov 26, 2008

... 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!!
Nov 16, 2008

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 full ...

Back but different
Sep 3, 2007

... 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, ...

Resident Tourist
Jul 31, 2009 (5 photos)

... 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 Galen and ...

The adventure begins
Jun 12, 2008

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 O'Hare ...

Preparation
Jul 2, 2007 (1 photos)

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 ...

Getting ready...
Jul 28, 2007

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" done. ...

More videos of dancing
Nov 30, 2008 (4 photos)

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 the ...

Long Days Journey into Night -- Pt.2
Sep 22, 2006

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?
Oct 25, 2009 (21 photos)

... 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 ...

And so it begins...
May 5, 2007 (1 photos)

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 ...

Videos of some of the "women" dancing
Nov 30, 2008 (5 photos)

I am finally posting videos on the blog of some of us dancing. If you are having any trouble with the blog, I suggest you download Firefox as your internet browser at www.mozilla.com. Internet Explorer is kicking a number of people off the site. We ...

Pack it up and move it out!!!
Aug 13, 2007 (4 photos)

... the while that we were packing, we were also making time to say good-bye (for now) to some very special friends in Minneapolis....Adrienne treated us to a very nice lunch, our first day....dinner with Peter and Laura, the next evening.  I'm sure Ben ...

Minneapolis area
Jun 12, 2006 (2 photos)

We got into the Minneapolis area last night and grilled burgers with Paul's aunt. This morning was very cloudy and there was intermittent rain. We all went to church afterwards drove by the townhouse Paul's aunt is considering buying. We were hoping ...

Preparations
Oct 9, 2008

This is sort of a test post, just to see how this works.  Preparations are well underway with departure just a few days  to go.  Seemingly all our gear is set and I guess we have to be willing to live with whatever level of conditioning ...

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Apr 30, 2007

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Almost There...
Dec 19, 2006 (1 photos)

One more hop to go, just one more one hour flight...

Rush Hour Again?
Mar 30, 2007 (4 photos)

We time things just right rolling into Minneapolis right at rush hour on a gray rainy day arriving just as we had departed.  The plains finally gave way to the trees, lakes, and rivers which dominate Minnesota's landscape.  We followed the ...