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Houston Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Houston, United States
Bon Voyage
... sweet to lusciously fragrant. Reality sets in, as I await boarding call back at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. I am about to board my nonstop transatlantic flight on Houston-based Continental Airlines destined for L'Aéroport ...
A week and a half
Well I bought my luggage today and some more clothes and shoes to take... It is getting to be that time... You know, that time where you know what you need to get done before you go and you know you have had the time to do it, but for some reason you ...
Houston we have a problem.
... home of the Space Center. It took about 45 minutes all up. Traffic was good today as tomorrow is Independence Day. The Houston Space Center serves as Ground Control for all manned missions once they leave the atmosphere. They are currently in charge of ...
And then there were FOUR, the Jenkins have arrived
... ? if only we could remember. Nice place lovely old buildings, great Margarita's and oysters in the Fishermans Wharf. A trip to Houston would not be complete without a visit to "The ART car museum" amazing, but is it ART? ...
Through American roads
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First Day of Class for the Trip!!!!!
Only 7even more days till we leave... I'm SO excited!!! Today was our first official class for the study abroad program; it went good... so far as class room classes go, GET ME TO ITALY ALREADY!!!! Pretty much today was like an introduction to the 2wo ...
23 degrees
... is certainly not the temperature here at the moment as the temperatures continue to sour but more on that shortly. I arrived in Houston at lunchtime after taking a 5 hour bus ride from Baton Rouge. The bus was delayed about 20 minutes, due to 3 mexicans ...
Mullets, Mexicans, and Cowboys OH MY
... to be picked up on the way out. The sign actually read "Don't worry about what's for dinner." It's easy to see why Houston is the 5th fattest city in the country. We unloaded the groceries and goods, loaded up the rolling cooler from the Monette's ...
Boo Boo Love
Ok. So I have finally started this blog thing. I am excited, very excited. I am in Houston now, chazillin with my momz and dadz and of course sweetie peetie boo boo. I put up some pictures of my stay here in H-Town. Yes, its true, most of them are of ...
A day in the deep south!!
... bad day after all. We met some AFS´ers at the airport and got them to pass the message on to Honduras and then Houston was our oyster. If Houston was an oyster though it would have been promptly spat out as there was nothing to do ...
Glorious Texmex
Hi Everyone, So this is the first installment of our big trip! We had a whirlwind visit to Texas to get ourselves oriented after leaving Dubai and all of our good friends there. Thanks to everyone who came to Belgian Beer Café and the various ...
Lakewood church
... we like to do while on the road is try different churches. Joel Osteen has a huge church in what used to be an arena in downtown Houston. They have 3 services and run a little over 10,000 people per service. Joel's book, 'Your Best Life Now,' was on the ...
Houston mini-vacation
... Show, a folk art exhibit. 2) The Health Museum, a museum. 3) The Water Wall, the most popularly photographed site in Houston. 1) The Orange Show... hah! Okay, from what I pre-researched, The Orange Show is a playground-like maze of metal and sculptures ...
In and out of the swamp
... was the row of three hundred year old oak trees which lined the entrance to the mansion. After a quick Mint Julep, we headed for Houston to meet up with June. As we pulled in, June had already prepared a homemade meal, thanks June! Then before bed, we ...
Houston, here we come
... when we leave Texas) Baton Rouge was great as our other stops have been. It took us a little over 4 hours to get to Houston. We took our time and made a couple of stops.(Kelly's favorite thing to do). The boys home schooled for a while before we ...
To space and back to religon
The next morning, we ate the bagels June left for us (thanks again, June!) and headed for the Johnson Space Center, despite hearing from the people June was staying with that it was not that great. We arrived there ½ hour before it opened and as soon ...
the hurricane
... plastic windows, so we were shielded. Later we went to the bar and saw the tropical storm warnings on TV. It's due to hit Houston and Galveston tomorrow morning at 2. Luckily my flight leaves in a few hours, so I'm just beating the storm. Even though it ...
We go home
Well, this morning, we eat more yummy breakfast & head to the airport. We go to Gatwick and get to do some last minute shopping, the only good part of going to an airport. There were long lines for security, so it took awhile & I didn't get the chance ...
International Date Line
During the flight from Houston, TX to Tokyo, Japan we crossed the International date line where we advanced a day. ...
Houston we have lift off! (Corny, I know)
... had a car but as an on foot / public transport traveller it's pants!! Everything is just so big and spaced out and Downtown Houston is just offices, we only just found a pharmacy today (in search of cough mix!) which also sold a bit of food and ...
Time to kill in Texas
... , I stupidly decided to search for somewhere to grab a coffee that wasn't too... American. Yeah, right. this is HOUSTON, baby. I shuffle past "Bubba's Bayou Grill", "Texas Spicy Chicken" and "Wendy's Traditional HAMBURGERS!". The drinks come in three ...
Departure date set
Well, we are finally getting dates settled and prep work complete. I was trying to wrap a project here in Houston, then ride. What was suppose to have been completed by June 25th, is still not done, and now they tell me it will not be ready until October ...
I think the Drama Llama snuck into my purse...
Yes, that says Houston. I was supposed to fly through Miami, but the flight was cancelled so they rebooked me on Continental through ...
Booked
I called Amtrak today and booked my 30 day Amtrak pass ($579) from May 20 - June 18, plus one extra day (Jun 19, NOL-HOS, $47) to actually get home. As well as getting the 30-day pass, you also have to book each leg of the trip to guarantee ...