Blogs from Dallas, Texas, United States, North America - page 11

Bye Chicago, Hello Dallas: Antes de empezar a hablar de mi nueva escala, Dallas, tengo que decir que hago una cosa rara (una más). Las personas normales, cuando van a una ciudad nueva, se preparan comprando libritos de viaje sobre el lugar donde van, qué visitar, qué comer, qué comprar….. Yo no!!!! Al revés que la gente, no me documento nada de nada y me dedico a descubrir, mal por mi parte, ya lo sé, porque luego cuando vuelvo a casa, los amigos me preguntáis por cosas que he pasado por alto….estoy a tiempo de rectificar, pero todavía sigo teniendo esa mala costumbre…. Al grano, me voy a Dallas……..cual es mi idea de Dallas?????, - Que está en Texas - Que hace una calor de narices, mas de 100º F - Que los tíos van con ... read more

Well I spent about 48 hours in Dallas Texas and really didn't get up to much as I had to visit family out in Garland which is about a 30 minute drive from both DFW airport and downtown. I thought freeways in LA were hectic, they are even bigger in Texas! There might be a little less traffic but the number of elevated interchanges surely surpasses the LA system. It was quite exciting driving through them and marveling at the amount of road funding that has been injected over the years. Sydney couldn't do anything similar even if we had the money as due to poor town planning we have no room! Unless we knock massive amounts of homes and businesses over I think we are resigned to ridiculous traffic on small roads leading to the ... read more

Over the past few days in Texas we have driven in a hot car, almost thought we weren't going to make it any further due to the car almost going bust (Bryce rectified the problems for 25$ handy man), taken on the major rides at two six flags locations, ate, slept, taken loads of pictures and generally sat still for not too long and couch surfed for the first time. When we were in Amarillo we ran into a sheriff who told us to travel to Fredericksberg, a small town in Texas who was founded by Germans originally, which is where it got it's name and character. Lots of the street names are of origin descent, and there is literally a tonne of German food and historical buildings to see. When we found the visitor center ... read more

Set off from DFW, I think my parents are more worried about this trip than I am. Found free Wi-Fi and updated my Facebook status and ate a sandwich. Wait, wait, wait. Bonus! Apparently U.S. Airways offers Wi-Fi during flight. I wonder how they can connect to the interwebs in the air though… Nice lady sitting next to me is also headed to Italy, but Florence not Naples. Said I was perky and apparently this being my first international flight is a perfectly valid explanation for that. Not gonna lie, the take off is my favorite part of the flight; it feels like a roller coaster. I also like looking out the window as everything gets smaller and smaller, like a train miniature. Eventually fields and forests look like a patchwork quilt with embroidered rivers. Supposedly ... 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