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Charlotte Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Charlotte, United States
The day draws closer
The day draws closer...I will be driving up with Jason, Hope, Ali and Diane, all in one car, so I wonder how this is all going to pan out, we will still be friends by the end? Will I have my sanity? Am I just thinking too much of what could happen? Who ...
NASCAR Hall Of Fame
... !! Overall, there was so much to do, and it was really good fun! Tonight we drove to our motel at Concord (a suburb in Charlotte) and had a quick look at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the dirt track and drag strip near the main speedway. Dad drove ...
Airport A-holes
So last night I flew out of Charlotte to come to Seattle. Was already worried because vicious thunderstorms were in the forecast. Things were looking okay though. Tiny delay boarding the plane, about 10 minutes, but no biggie. We're all seated and it's ...
Back in the USA
After a nine hour flight, I landed in Charlotte. I had a layover and then was headed to Charleston. I was stopped in customs after standing in line for several hours only to have my bags quickly scanned and given back to me. I headed on ...
Time to change planes
Didn't get much sleep on the place. After 30 minutes I woke up and didn't get back to sleep for awhile. Got about an hour more. Was in the last row so the seat didn't recline and it is where the plane curves in so the seat was smaller ...
Week 6 NFL Bonus - Seahawks at Panthers
... where we were. And it just so happened that the Seahawks were going to be playing the Panthers the day we were planning to be in Charlotte to visit Scott and Juilie Mall. So, we got three tickets, and Jason, Scott, and his son Josh headed to the game to ...
Leaving 4th of July to Frankfort, Germany
Leaving Charlotte to Frankfort, Germany. Dan had Lauren and I sit in First Class for the trip. Thank you, Dan!! You are quite the ...
No Rest room here....
... car, none of us were too keen to get back in the car. No meandering today - onto the Interstate and straight to Charlotte. The route took us directly south through Kentucky which seemed to have very few rest stops we had come to expect on the ...
Ready to Explore Today!
We are up and finishing up getting ready. Time to go explore today!! We are heading up to the Myakka Forest to do some hiking in the woods & hoping to see some alligator & other wildlife. Depending on how much time is left in the day we may even ...
Shopping Day!!
Time to get the girls out of bed!! Today we have a full day of plans. First we are off to a large Flea Market in Fort Myers, then to see the Manatees at a local park. Then we will be headed back to Punta Gorda to see the replica ships Nina & ...
st thomas and st john
this was my first real vacation. some dummy ran into my car and with the insurance money i bought a new car and went on a real vacation. i went by myself and loved every minute of ...
A wonderful afternoon sailing and snoke
Ruthanna and I both were looking forward to the next couple of days as we get to see places we've never been before. While we've never been to Coco Cay, it's not really a city or town but just a stopping point created by Royal Caribbean. Today's stop ...
Independence Day, 7 days to go
Sooo stoked, only 7 more days to go! I will literally be at the airport right now this time next week, about to get on my flight to Liberia! We still have great weather here in the QC, I got up early this morning and doing some organizing and ...
We're HERE
... C9 and departing 35 minutes later from Gate A8. We had to run all the way. About 5:00 EDT, we finally got to Charlotte. It was overcast, but not humid and the temperature was about 75 degrees. Very pleasant weather. Got the rental car, a ...
travel details
No problems flying on United Express plane into Charlotte. We stayed at the Charlotte Westin with an airline rate of $99. This was a modern, upscale hotel on the southern edge of downtown. You can walk anywhere, but the downtown is not very ...
USITT 2011 Conference
Arrival Time was actually Friday at 10:30 to our friends Connie and Todd Perkins and their children, Jack, Mary and Britton. Up Saturday early and enjoyed the warm weather. Todd Jack and Mary were off to soccer and lacrosse games while Tammy ...
Packing
Well, I have been up since about 4am, since my neighbor has come home from clubbing and woke me by arguing with her girlfriend right outside my window. The music isn't as loud as it used to be but its still going on and its 830 in the morning, thankfully ...
Bacon beer should be split separately
Just in time to use the infamous pink glass to ring in the new year at the Olewine's. Met Nettie's Freddy. A little roadside stop to relieve the bacon beer and then back to the Higginses for some needed sleep. New year's day was filled ...
Layover in Charlotte
... was uneventful (although on a small plane, you can hear the landing gear engage and disengage very loudly). Now I'm sitting in the Charlotte airport (where I passed not one, but two Starbucks going from gate to gate), enjoying a cinnamon twist and a chai ...
T minus 3, 2 days out
7/8/09 3 days out Well, its coming faster than I thought it would be this week, work usually drags out super long, but its Wednesday already! Totally stoked, just need to finish up a few things and I will be free! Though I didn't lose the weight I ...
A brief catchup with some special people
Ginny and I are having a cookout with Pete, Jess, Liane and Nicole. Attempt for good fun and then hopeful rest before my first trip to Texas--Austin, home of the Longhorns! ...
Prep Time - 14 days and a wake up to go-Stoke
... . Cannot wait! Really stoked to get back and really get a lot of surfing in, and then really relax and get away from work and Charlotte. I will be meeting Brendan down there and its going to be a blast. Can't wait to see Shawna, Rafa, Flash, Maria, Joe ...
A Cigarette In Exchange Of A Cigarette
Cigarette smoking is injurious for health. More as long we can remember, we have been told that, rather it's been imbibed in our brain. Not only is this told to us, but also this is written in cigarette packets. Yet, we don't want to give it up. For some ...
Au Revoir America
We had a short flight from Orlando... made it to Charlotte with little difficulty.... Now for layover before we fly off to Jolly Ole England... Ok I had too.... Thankfully we got to stay in the US Airways Lounge prior to our flight.. Kaia quite enjoyed ...
Sabbath in Bogota and Returning on Sunday
... got to Miami we ate at TGIFriday’s. It was nice to be back in America on home turf. Another short flight to Charlotte and we were home. Rusty and Maria picked us up. We shared Feast stories. They had an equally spiritual and ...
Changed planes in charlotteTo rome
... 't need to share with strangers. Flight was nice and quiet . No crying babies or any bad turbulence. Flight from charlotte to Rome: about 9 hours. Very uncomfortable trying to sleep sitting up. Gabe did pretty well. Didn't complain much. ...