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... up front on the LAX - SYD portion. With almost 14 hours of flying just from the West coast, you would feel the same way too! <br><br>If everything goes OK, we should be landing in SYD at 840AM on the morning of Friday, Nov. 20th. <br><br>We are all excited about our first trip DOWN UNDER! Vegemite for everyone!

... to go on the next day... but Atlanta was chaos. The show was hilarious from my perspective, seeing actors play different roles, etc., but it was definitely not quite right.<br><br>On top of all of this, when we started to load out, we realized that our truck as about 3 giant holes in the roof, and water was EVERYWHERE in our truck. <br><br>But, we all kept our spirits up, put on the best show possible, and congratulated ourselves on putting on the best show we could.<br>

... beat Jesse at mini golf, there is a first time for everything!<br><br> The ride home was also full of adventure, peak hour traffic Atlanta style. Eight lanes of traffic both sides of the road, bumper to bumper. It took us 25 minutes to go 8 miles, riveting!<br><br>We hope you are all well and avoiding peak hour traffic. Love and Peace to you all, the adrenaline high, Bek and Jesse Train.<br>

Wow! Where does a year go?!! I can't believe that, in addition to casting my vote for change (which ain't quite working out as well as I'd hoped so far), this time last year I was also preparing to embark on my dream trip to India and experience a change of culture that I'll never forget! In revisiting this blog of my trip I've found that India certainly remains the most challenging journey abroad I ...

All good things must come to an end..., "they" say.<br>I guess so, but if you're lucky (or just an excellent planner)... more good things await you around the next corner.<br><br>I had a great trip. I met interesting people, saw amazing sights, ate delicious (and not so delicious) foods, and had many new experiences I will remember for the rest of my life. I'm sure there is so much more to say... but even after everything, it's still good to be home!<br><br> <br>

We got up, had breakfast at the hotel and drove to PDX to turn in the rental car. We had driven over 1500 miles in eight days. We got in line to go through security and I got separated from Dennis and Elizabeth. The TSA checked my bag and confiscated my jar of Huckleberry Honey. They said ...

Hey fans, I'm back in America!!! I have a concert in a few minutes, so I'm going to make this really really quick... <br>Thank you so much for reading my blog!!! It's really an honor! I never expected I would be writing a blog on the web ever! I feel as if this is the right thing for me... I just want you to know that you all are awesome, and it's a pleasure!<br>Gotta go, concert.<br><br>XOXO,<br>Lovegossip909< br>

Next to Hotlanta see one of my good college friends, Toni Bananas. Turns out he lives with another one of my fraternity brothers, Dirty (because he is from "the dirty south"...I think I will stick with nicknames as much as possible in these blogs). It was College Football Saturday and that took up a bit of time jumping around Buckhead area sports bars eating ...

We waited on the runway fo about 45 minutes then we took off. Those new GPS screens showed we circled several times over the Carolinas before heading north again. We circled again in NY then the pilot said we did not have enough gas to continue circling so we detoured to Syracuse to refuel. We were able to make phone calls and at this time it looked like there was no way to catch my flight. By the time we took off it was too late. I cried!!!

... week. But still, we're excited about going to Rio de Janeiro, where we're expecting 80-degree weather the entire time. The 9-hour flight was pretty uneventful. A light dinner while watching the movie "Chronicles of Narnia" (glad we didn't spend our money on that one at the theatre). Then a little sleeping in our exit-row seats. And before we knew it, they were serving continental breakfast and informing us that we were beginning our initial approach into Rio. That was fast.