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Houston Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Houston, United States
Houston, we've got a problem, not!
Houston & San Antonio On the 15th we arrived in a cloudy Houston. First impressions, Crazy traffic! 12 Lane Highways and lots of exits. We had a general idea where to go and some basic directions. Took us a while to get to our destination but after ...
Stuck in Texas!!!
Hello everyone, Glad to be back in the states...I think! Right now I am stuck at the Dallas Airport, my flight that came in from London was on time, and I was running through customs like a madwoman, almost stopped for not wanting to take off my shoes ...
I Don't Think We're in Spencer Anymore, Toto
... so I switched over to the weather channel. The guy the weather channel was showing a close up map of an area of Houston where the to fronts were colliding and causing the clouds to spin (this is what triggered the tornado warning.) Well wouldn't you ...
The Ultimate Coast to Coast Challenge 2010
I am plotting a motorcycle trip this summer, called The Ultimate Coast to Coast Challenge. It is sponsored by the IBA (Iron Butt Association) a long distance motorcycle travel association. The objective is to ride from Key West, Florida to Prudhoe Bay, ...
Houston, we have a problem
... touched it over the years. We then did a trolley tour of the Johnson Space Centre, which included historic mission control (Houston, we have a problem), the astronaut training centre and Saturn V rocket. The historic mission control was good - a lady ...
The First Last Waltz
It still hasn't been terribly hot. Apparently whenever Jamie and I travel to a hot area they end up experiencing the coldest wettest weather they've had in a long time. Of that is to say that it's not actually cold. It's still in the mid to high 80's ...
at home
im a little sad today. packing everything up, going away for three months. i wanted to put some photos up so that i could see them ...
One month and counting
Okay, I haven't started my trip YET, but I am so excited! I just started this travelogue to share all of my experienced this summer. I realized the other day when I was telling my boyfirend that I am leaving for the summer that I only have one month to ...
Packing
... of gifts to Irene's family. We are finally ready for the trip. At least I think I am. Our itinerary tomorrow is from Houston Hobby to DFW to Tokyo, Japan to Taipei, Taiwan. Always fun on 3-4 hours of sleep... Its go time... I am ...
Swa-hing batterbatterbatter swa-hing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... in Houston, goodbye Shiner (local beer), goodbye awesome accommodation, goodbye Astro’s, goodbye Randall’s (supermarket), goodbye Houston.......more importantly, goodbye Sheryl and Mike.....we’ll miss them the most. Thanks so much for ...
First leg of the journey
... the man with too much cologne AND I had a middle seat. What was I thinking? I donīt remember booking that. Flight to Houston went reasonably quick. The fact that we were 20 minutes early didn't hurt. Arrived at 5:30am. Grabbed breakfast at none other ...
Kids and Cowboys
Yesterday was almost a December record for maximum temperatures in Houston. The gauge in the car had it at 81 degrees - a brilliant, balmy day. Today was to be more of the same. Houston is a big place. 4 million residents. The ...
Epilogue
Trip stats: We were traveling for 222 days, visiting 18 different countries along the way. We slept in 46 different places, 15 of which were with friends or family. Total distance traveled: 52,457 miles / 84,395 km (equal to 2.1 times around the globe) ...
Update 1/30/07
Here is the latest info. *Updated at the bottom for 1/30/07 We are all still discussing Alaska and St. Maarten( the french spelling for those that don't know, St. Martin is the UK side and St. Maarten is the French side). We aren't yet firm on ...
A Problem in Houston
... size, sleek and smart, without that sardine feel. But there's a buzz. My seatmate starts to tell her tale, delayed in Houston yesterday, because of weather, and then due to the crash. NATB investigating now. What?? What happened? A plane was on the ...
Houston
... was not going to see my family for 9 months, it was kind of a bonus to be able to spend the weekend with my parents and my sister Debbie. They released my dad from hospital, so we spent the weekend seeing all of Houston's hotspots...Kemah and Herman ...
Ready to leave
Ten years ago my wife and I lived in China for a year as we taught English at a teachers' college in Shijiazhuang. I was hoping to come back someday to catch up on what's happening in this vibrant country. Now, it has become a reality as my ...
Houston, I've Got Problems!
... annual rode & saw men getting rag-dolled by bulls & different men throwing ropes around calve's throats. Now we're in Houston where I want to go to the NASA space centre at Johnson!! It's pretty hectic at the moment & I hate ...
Houston Sucks
... situation, the only exceptions being the hotel's front desk and the server at House of Pies. I am seriously depressed. And Houston Sucks. The only enjoyable thing I've experienced, aside from the aforementioned pie, is the Houston Museum of Fine ...
Houston and the Big Drive
... ; all 900-odd kilometres of it) you notice the heat. The tail end of the drive from Louisiana state line into Houston became almost unbearable. The rays felt magnified through the car windows and we obsessively re-applied sunscreen every hundred clicks or ...
Galveston, Texas
28/03/07 - NYC to Houston (summary map)- The blue line denotes my pre-departure plan and the red line my actual journey. An * denotes overnight stay and I have included mileage and date. Hope its ...
The Stars at Night are Big and Bright (everyone!)
... were warmly received by the Arkansas Lambs, Gordy, Beth and the kids (thus completing the Lamb gamut for Zoe). While in Houston we saw Gracie play in her first basketball game, Garret perform technically difficult pieces on his guitar, Gabby gladly give ...
Simple Physics
... say "Excuse me" when slamming into a stranger at full throttle. But there I go digressing again . . . The drive back around Houston was stressful since we headed directly into a severe thunderstorm. Also, Bandit was alone at the camper and we both ...
Mess with Texas? Don't.
... IN THE WORLD. It's not just one or two people. It's all ya'lls. I swear on the Confederacy. So anyway, now I'm in Houston. It kind of reminds me of...the inept teacher I had with a severe sweating problem. It's beautifully green, from all of the ...