The one thing I love about travelling is people watching in airports. Because in general people are very interesting to watch. I think especially in airports, where I tend to wonder where everyone is from or where they are all going. Right now I am in the Detroit Airport, which is HUGE! Concourse A has 78 gates alone. Its nuts, and yet the place seems oddly quiet for an airport. I don't know if its because of the day or the time, but it seems dead. Of course I'm hanging out in the International part of the terminal, I'm certain [View Full Entry]

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My flight from London Heathrow was delayed by about three hours, so I missed my connecting flight in Detroit. Now, I'm stuck here, trying to stay calm because I just want to go home! The wind is so freakin' cold, it practically burns my skin. I'm sitting in a huge van, a shuttle that's taking me to a Best Western down the road. The airlines is putting me up in a hotel for the night. To my right is a good-looking college-age guy.... I'd seen him in the airport in London, with his backwards baseball cap, cargo pants, and white t-shirt. [View Full Entry]

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Just wanted to send out some truly heart-felt congratulations to my bestest friend back in the states, Christina and her new fiance Keith, on their recent engagement!! I am so happy for you two, I know that you are perfect for each other and you will have many, many years of happiness ahead of you :) I am hoping that I will be back home so that I can join you on your special day...Miss you both!! [View Full Entry]

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DIA's 'Monet to Dali' is magical Originally printed 11/06/2008 (Issue 1645 - Between The Lines News) Originally published at http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=32848 By Anton Anderssen Love is an art, and art is a love. When the two are intertwined, a moment of magic occurs. Capturing emotion and transfixing it into tangible form requires genius, and such objets du désir are rare indeed. Now appearing at the Detroit Institute of Arts is "Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art," an amazing collection of Impressionist, Post-Impres [View Full Entry]

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As most of Tuesday (9/16) was taken up by driving to Detroit, we decided to get tickets to visit the museum for Wednesday, September 17. We were surprised, and very happy, to find that with a Verizon phone, the audio tour of the museum was free! Apparently, they have a deal set up with Verizon to allow customers to dial #THF (#843, 313-483-4098 for non-Verizon) and then enter individual item numbers to listen to the history of Henry Ford and pieces in his collection. It was great! So for anybody who wants to, we will include the item number with the [View Full Entry]

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4th July 2008 Yesterday after our trip to Peele point we were all hungry and Amy had spotted Shermans resturant almost next to the Ramada Inn where we where staying. Despite our original misgivings it turned out very well. I managed to get a roast beef dinner with a salad (bar) starter for $11-75 (less than six pounds) and also had apple crumble and ice cream. The others all manged to find soups and salads. We then returned to the Ramada where I loaded up our blogs whilst Amy wore the exercise machines out in fitness room before joining Mum and [View Full Entry]

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Our annual baseball and arts roadtrip took us to the city of Detroit. I'd been there once for work and didn't care for it too much. But, for the sake of getting another ballpark out of the way, I was willing to give the city another chance. The trip also went through Indianapolis IN, Windsor ON, Lansing MI, South Bend IN and Omaha NE. [View Full Entry]

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So the trip is off to a good start. The airplane sat on the tarmac in Ottawa for 1.5 hours while the crew sorted out a "baggage problem." Unfortunately, this caused me to miss the connection in Detriot to Tokyo, and there were no other flights on other airlines that would get me there today. So my best option was to take the free hotel and dinner. All drinks on the flight as a result were gratis! which was the good part of the flight. I thought I would make the most of my night in Detroit but the Pistons, Red [View Full Entry]

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Two days before the mission team leaves! Please subscribe to this blog so you can be notified of our updates! We will try to access the internet and write how the mission trip is doing as often as possible but please be patient and keep in mind we will be in a third world country. Pray for us! [View Full Entry]

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Another short night. 7 a.m. load in in Detroit, about 20 minutes from where we’re staying. Kyle said he had a surprise for me in the truck; I was hoping it was a puppy, but it was donuts, which was my second choice. Union house, but much more like the one I’m used to. Comfortable. Good guys. When shows come to Spokane, it is often said that we have a lot of women. But that’s always been normal for me; there’s always at least on women wherever I am. The last a few houses have had none, except maybe one for [View Full Entry]

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