Some may see it as a shame that i embark on this bloggercize at this point in my travel history. Just this year alone i've been to Belize, Spain, London, Munich and Switzerland any of which would of made fantastic first postings. Instead i start with Dubuque, IA. It's a work trip, as nice as Dubuque may be (neatly settled on the Mississippi River) i don't think i'd of taken the trip unless i was being paid to take it.
To be fair, at this point i have only seen Dubuque, IA under the cover of darkness and several layers of snow so it may be the stuff of dreams out there.
Dubuque has an airport but only American Eagle flies into it via Chicago only 4 times a day. None of these times fit into my schedule so I flew from La Guardia to Madison, WI via a connect in Detroit. (My reason for this will make sense eventually) I flew Northwestern, a first for me. According to the President & Ceo in his welcome statement, NWA have had a challenging year but aim to 'go global' in 2006. I only hope they upgrade the planes first. A 70's throwback if ever i have seen one, the overhead storage bin above me had to be taped down with duct tape as it kept opening.
I land in Detroit. i've never fancied the Motor city but i have to say the airport is 'da bomb. Very modern, slick and bright with talking travelators. Along with a Sushi restaurant, it sports it's own hotel. Right there in Terminal A around gate 34 is a Westin. Handy for layovers and anonymous airport rendevous i'm sure.
They have a flash tram that flies down the gates overhead but i was so taken with this airport that i decided to walk the 50 or so gates to my connecting flight. It dawned on me that i only have one weekend free to finish my xmas shopping and how i might have to resort to airport gift shops for some pressies. So far i have spied a Detroit Snow globe, Michiganopoly and the latest Nicholas Sparks novel....
A short 50 minute flight to Madison, WI and then a two hour drive to Dubuqe that had me gripping the steering wheel as i drove down US 151 South still icy from the previous days snowfall and no street lights.
The stars were out though which was nice, don;t see many of them in NYC.
Miles Travelled:972
Temperature: - 3
Time Zone: Central
Listening to: The National - Alligator, Supergrass - Road to Rouen, Van Morrison - The Best Of
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I travel. A lot. This is for my friends and family who never seem to know where i am.
Me. Me. Me.
- Sam
- Born and raised in London, England now based in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn via Australia. I travel for both business and fun, this is for my friends and family whom i never see often enough. I stopped writing this for a year but have resurrected it recently for something to do while in airport lounges and hotel rooms with bad cable TV.
4 comments:
yay hooray! sam is blogging. finally. this makes my day! GO SAM! - tina/swissmiss
sam, please don't be afraid to say you live in Brooklyn or Carroll Gardens...
the "New York, New York" thing is so postal...
Thanks Swissmiss this is all your fault but a good idea seeing as noone ever knows where i am!
Josh, you are so right, i was silly to be scared. I've changed it now, see how crazy i am, see!
go Sam...Brooklyn pride!
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