Blogs from SeaTac, Washington, United States, North America

Yesterday I saw a PSA (public service announcement) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency put out using clips from the film Zombieland. There was a gag in this movie where the main character explained his tips or rules for surviving the Zombie apocalypse. So, FEMA had bent those into a PSA with rules for dealing with an emergency, such as an earthquake or tsunami. I bring this up because I could probably put together my own tips for global travelers in like manner. The first tip would be: Be Ready For Surprises. You will be surprised by the smells and the sounds. You will be surprised by strange sounds and strange animals. You'll be surprised by people, frequently. The money, the rules, the gestures, you're gonna be surprised by a lot of things. One of the ... read more

We are beginning our long trip to Italy, and then on to Slovenia and Croatia! We spent the night with Luke, Alannah, and Greyson, and Terri...We are a bit delayed leaving because of severe weather in Chicago, but hopefully our flight to Venice will still leave on time...once in Venice, we pick up a rental car and drive an hour up to the base of the Dolomite mountains to our small rental house in Piece d'Alpago... We will stay there for 5 nights.... read more

Trip to Washington (June 24 to July 1, 2016) Day 1 We flew out of Nashville in the afternoon via Alaska Airlines. They had our seats mixed up initially, but the lady at the gate made it reasonably good for the flight. Otherwise the flight was uneventful. Boring is always good on a flight! We arrived at SeaTac on time and got our rental car. We drove over to our Airbnb apartment and found it alright, a nicely finished basement. It only had one bathroom though, which was quite a bummer since we were met there by Doug, Brook and Elizabeth and Abby. Along with Me, Rob, Laurel and Mom, there would always be someone waiting to go pee! Otherwise it was nice and we slept well that first night. Day 2 We all got up ... read more

Waiting at Sea-Tac for my flight. Thanks to all my family and friends for your love and support. I am heading out with a full heart.... read more

Well, we're on our way to Maui. I left home with my mum and dad (Anne and Tony Charles-Roberts), along with my brothers family (Andrew, Jeremy, and Lori Charles-Roberts) in my girlfriend Rachel's minivan yesterday. We stayed overnight in a sketchy looking but ok and reasonably comfortable Days Inn in Bellingham. We all had dinner in Red Robin and crashed out early to be ready for an early flight. Today (Friday October 10th) is when things when a little sideways. My parents are flying on an afternoon flight, which ended up leaving early, so they're on their way and staying overnight at an airport hotel in Honolulu. The other four of us, on the other hand, were meant to fly to Seatac, then connect to a flight to Honolulu. When we got to Bellingham airport at ... read more