Oakwood at The Leeward
Travel Blogs from Webster
And We're Off!
Heading off to the airport, IAH! Next Stop Atlanta, then a straight 15 hrs to Joburg, where we'll catch another plane to Gaborone! We have a room at a casino resort to relax and unwind before we head out to the white hot sands of the Kalahari. Im taking a duffel bag and a backpack, with mostly clean clothes and books. 36 Days will be over in the blink of an eye! ...
Not much to write about...
My only reason to come to Houston was to visit the NASA space center. Frankly, it was unimpressive at best.
Houston downtown looked very busy, huge and un-inviting and I felt very tired at the same time. So I decided not to do anything else in Houston. I checked into a motel close to NASA and crashed.
Tomorrow morning, I leave for the Bayou country in Louisiana. My destinations are going to be Lafayette, Avery Island, New Orleans and anywhere else that looks ...
Vom „Old Europe“ in die Neue Welt
... hier am Airport George Bush (allein der Name sagt alles!) haben wir dann lieber nicht erwähnt, dass wir gar nicht verheiratet sind – sonst hätten wir am Ende noch zwei Einzelzimmer bekommen.
Um 20:00 h Ortszeit und 02:30 h biologische Noch-Deutschland-Zeit waren wir todmüde dann endlich im Bett, mit einigen kläffenden Hunden in der Hundepension direkt unter unserem Hotelfenster. Die wurden aber Gott sei Dank irgendwann rein geholt, so dass dann endlich Ruhe ...
Cancelled flight and problem solving
... the 7am from Houston to Austin. Sounded like a great suggestion, especially as there is a Marriott within the Houston airport.
So we did; the flight was fine and on-time. We were even able to sit together in Economy Plus, which isn't bad for a last-minute change. I had booked us a room at the Marriott; we took the train to the hotel and were in bed within 30 minutes of landing. It was after midnight but we were still a bit wired so took a little while to fall ...
Houston: 4th Largest City in the US
... s Cousin, Kate. Kate and her roommate Killian took us to a really nice indoor/outdoor bar/restaurant near downtown houston that had specialized burgers and beers for all tastes called Onion Creek. It was a nice change of pace to sleep on a comfy sofa as opposed to our sleeping mats and floaty toys. The weather in Houston is beautiful and Kate seems to have a number ...