Blogs from Denver, Colorado, United States, North America - page 12

Longest.Day.EVER! Arrived at Melbourne Airport around 9.30am to find the check-in line was huge. I only just made check-in in time. Flight to LAX was ok. A bit too bumpy so I didnt really get much sleep. So uncomfortable. Customs at LAX was a breeze, unfortunately. This meant I had a long (4 hour) layover just waiting around the terminal. One odd thing is they make you remove any jackets and even your shoes whenever you got through a security checkpoint. Makes for an even more tedious airport experience. And unbelievably, there are three Starbucks' in the one terminal. For breakfast at a diner themed place, I ate Cinnamon French toast with syrup and apple smoked bacon. It seemed like an odd combination but it was quite good. The bad part was the endless supply of ... read more

This morning (Friday 2nd December) I was awoken by my phone ringing at 4.05am. It was a recorded message from Amtrak to say that my train had been cancelled!! Yup, I was wide awake. First things first, get a coffee! Second, think things through, yeah right, at 4.00am in the morning? I'm a morning person but 4.00am is pushing even my boundries. Thirdly make the call to the number provided, yeah good idea, find out what is really happenning. Phew!!! The woman on the phone (a real woman that talked to me) tells me that the train is running late and just go to the station a couple of hours later that scheduled. Hmmm, that's good news but now I'm really awake. OK more coffee, rebook the shuttle. I'm thinking that I'll sleep later... after dark.... ... read more

Geo: 39.74, -104.992I've been working on this last entry for weeks. And I still have no idea what to say. There's so much! Summarize five months, dozens of states, scores of highways, hundreds of interactions, and thousands of miles into a few paragraphs. Even once the words do find themselves, I know there will be more. Every memory will multiply. Movies, conversations, and just basic life will trigger thoughts and emotions that I will wish to include here. This entry may just become a myriad of random, unrelated thoughts, and will likely also be a work in progress.To those of you who are reading this, to those who checked in at any point, to those whom I saw along the way, to those who gave me a couch, a shower, company, hope, encouragement - in all ... read more

Geo: 39.74, -104.992In a small college town, the differences between closing time on a Saturday night and 9 AM the following morning are astounding. Overnight, some great alien race (perhaps called Alcoholians or Ganjites) completely eradicates all that was existing and replaces it a anew. The smells are different, the sights are different, as are the sounds and, of course, the inhabitants. Where hours earlier dozens of swaying, noisy, alcohol and hormone fueled bodies poured out of narrow doors in obscure recesses, there are now quaint sidewalks and sapling trees with colorful flowers deliberately planted amongst their roots. Where there were empty buildings and dark, uninviting windows there are now delightful tables, cheery townspeople, and the smells of fried eggs, greasy bacon and fresh baked goods. Where there was a tipsy student waving a cigarette and ... read more

Today wasn't much of a day, but I need to say that I am going to be stuck in Denver for another two days, since there were no hostels available in Chicago - my next stop. There were only rooms available two days later, so I used those two extra days to stay here, in Denver. There's not going to be that much I can do, but I've gotta try and make the best of it. There is not much to do in Denver other than to walk around. So that's what I did. I checked out some of Downtown. There is a main street going through the middle, where they have a free bus going through every so often. I spent most of my time down here to eat. There isn't much else to do. ... read more