Newark
Travel Blogs from Newark, United States
Back in the USA
After a 14 hour flight, feels good to be on US soil! The flight was more than 1/2 empty, so I had my own row to stretch out in, makes a big difference on a flight that long. I breeze thru immigration and customs, all smiles and "welcome home" and "Merry ...
Goodbye America!
What do you pack for five months in India? I decided three bags and a computer bag would be enough. On the evening of February 18th after saying my goodbyes to a few important people at the airport i boarded my flight for Europe and the first ...
And we're off.
Right now I'm on the plane going to London's Heathrow Airport. It is 10:11 PM our time and 3:12AM theirs. There are many teenagers on our flight. It holds up to 500 or more and is filled. The teenagers are from New York City schools and are on a class ...
My First International Flight
... peeled for this supposed Cleveland-goer. Sneaky... Otherwise, this is very surreal. I'm sitting at the gate here in Newark awaiting to board this gigantic jet to Manchester. On one side there are several older distinguished Englishmen in their slacks ...
Ah the plane...
... ; I was packing for awhile. It went pretty well. Dad came home around 1:30 to get me. We all got to Newark around 2:30. It took awhile to find a parking space. When we went in we had trouble figuring out where the gate ...
Overnight flight from Newark to Heathrow
Here Laura and I meet up with our teacher group to get on our British Airways overnight flight to Heathrow International Airport. Because of the evening hour of this flight, I was able to lean my pillow against the window very nicely and drift off ...
And so it begins...
It still hasn't sunk in yet. In less than 24 hours, Amy and I will be on a flight to London, England to live there for 2 months. I've never been to England or any other country in Europe for that matter, so this shall be ...
Day One: Our Travel Begins From LA
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. ...
New Jersey Airport: Missed Flight
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. ...
The Journey Begins...
... , the first chance that we will get to meet as a whole group will be Thursday evening. There are four of us travelling from Newark so we are all on the same flight today. I am really excited about visiting the schools and meeting with educators in the ...
Shiverring Anticipation
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, ...
Leavin' on a Jet Plane...
As I'm packing my one carry on suitcase for a three week journey I'm thinking, "Is this all I really need!?" I think thats why I was drawn to this trip in the first place, nothing is laid down in stone and each day is a mystery. Of course we ...
Finally finding out hotel (Robert Treat Hotel)
After taking a bus to the Metro, going the wrong direction for a half hour on the Metro, transferring to PATH, and hailing a shuttle, we finally reached the ...
who knew Newark had so many baseball diamonds?
... the river, with a skyline boasting what could only be described as: "the Empire State Building." Am I the last soul on Earth to realize that it is merely the Hudson River separating Newark from New York City? ...
Toget/flyturen
Jeg står op af sengen og tænker: "1. Januar, Ohh, fuck.. Nytårs aften er nu slut og det nye kapitel starter med rengøring..." Svend og jeg bliver efterfølgende kørt hjem af Lasse og så skal der pakkes, vel og mærket i sneglefart, fordi det hele ...
Turbulence, 'difficult landings', up 24 hrs!
After a 8 hour flight, inlcuding flying a holding pattern, some extra bumpy turbulence and a'difficult landing' we arrived in Newark, ready (but not very willing) to catch the next 5 hour flight to San Jose. There was also a lightning storm beneath us and ...
To Newark New Jersey
... Terminal,NYC from Woodbury,Ct. Pick up by Lisa and Ben by car and drove to Short Hills Mall,NJ. Ate at Legal Seafoods in the mall. Check in at Days Inn, near Newark Airport. Could see the runways and airplanes from the hotel ...
Flying with a Toddler
There are so many stories that we've read online about taking long flights with a toddler, but nothing prepared us for what we experienced flying from Boston to Delhi. Oh.My.Goodness. It was just too easy! Sacha let us know when she was ...
Heading home
We stopped back through Central Ohio to drop off the camper, have a night in our favorite hotel (we always stay at the Cherry Valley Lodge when we visit if we are not with relatives) and scrub the smell of wood smoke off our bodies. As a bonus, we ...
Last plane to China....
... let me know that she was close by and little did she know that this was my wake up call. My dad advised us to leave for Newark Airport at 6am because If I miss my flight it's not like I can just hop on the next one....point well taken. After getting off ...

