Blogs from Uptown, Dallas, Texas, United States, North America

So im off. First post on my "see the world trip" So im in Dallas, big town Dallas, not in Kansas anymore.. Wow! Straight Up Hardcore American Republican Town with a Mexican Twist. Texas is something worth visiting, for many reasons; 1. As locals explain "Everything is bigger in Texas" 2. Mexican food is somewhat unique compared to the rest of white dominated countries, its just over the border. As well as illegal immigrants,drugs and weapson secretly smuggling through the security lines, it seems so do the mouth watering recipes from down south. 3. History is somewhat controversial. With the Cowboy nature still engulfed in the republic oil rich people, it is its strong and passoinate people which give Texas its rich culture. Rich in the sense that its maintained its pride in the "Power of ... read more

Temp: 18 degrees The day started with a quick breakfast followed by a 15 minute walk to The 6th Floor Museum, the building from which Lee Harvey Ozwald Assasinated President John F Kennedy. the museum was great you could easily spend many more hours than the 2 1/2 we spent there. we did the audio tur whick was fantasti, great info, good commentary and excellent pictures. Our next stop was Wild Bills, a store you could buy everything you need to become an authentic Texan cowboy, beatifulk cowboy boots, hats belt buckles & much more. I came close to buying a pair of the boots but unfortunley the designs they had availble in my size weren't to die for so i really couldn't justify getting & then having to find room in my very over sized ... read more

OK… it’s been aaaaaaaaaaages since the last update. No apologies though, coz it was simply too busy and hectic. Don’t even remember when the last update was… nearly 2 months ago I guess. Well, a lot has been happening in the Big D since then… Djeez… where to start! Well, we have moved into our new place about a month ago now. And we are absolutely loving it! It’s in a great neighbourhood, lots of trees, and a very “village” like feeling make us almost feel like being back in Barendrecht, haha!! It is true though, it feels like a very small community, not what we were expecting at all from a city with 6+ million people living here! It’s a lot more comfortable than our “holiday apartment” in St Kilda (one of Jackie’s friends stayed ... read more

Before the Show It's always a good morning when you actually wake up after falling asleep in a small hotel room with a meth head in a bed rather than a tub full of ice. I don't how extensive the black market organ trade in Arkansas is, but I wouldn't put anything past these people. I went out to the van to wake the boys and tell them about the shenanigans of last night. Since I was the only one who had a chance to shower the night before, Adam, Mike and Chris took their opportunity to get clean. Steve, for reasons incomprehensible to the rest of us, opted to remain in his current olfactory-molesting condition. He smelled like a Tijuana port-a-potty. He smelled like a Frenchman rolling in dog feces. He smelled like Liz ... read more

San Fran to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) was the order of the day. Paranoid about being dumped from US flights got the 8.15 BART so was at airport before 9am fro 10.25 flight (unusual for me). American seem to fly the oldest airframes in the business – MD80 – that a DC9 like Ansett used to fly! The flight is 3 ½ hrs and they give you a can of pop – you are hardly done by on QF with dinner on domestic flights! Into DFW and bused (free) to the Remote South (carpark). Altho th trinity Railroad Express (TRE) runs Dallas-Ft Worth M-Fr + Sat (no Sun) with almost a 2 hr gap decided to try the 408 bus from there, change to 409 later. The bus was sitting there but left 10 mins late. All ... read more