Quote Originally Posted by PK View Post
Hi Guys and Gals,
well I survived my first trip to the US of A.

Flew -
Hobart - Sydney - LA - Dallas - Houston.
Conference for 4 (2 plus 2 extra) days
Houston - Dallas - LA - Brisbane - Hobart.

Man - your air travel is in chaos.
AA delays caused me to miss 2 connecting flights and lost my baggage in both directions.
Going over it took one day for bag to catch up, coming home they estimate 3 days.
Pathetic.
Depends on the airport and airline. If you are going to Houston you want Continental. That is their base and requires less hopping.

[/QUOTE]Apart from that, the trip was great.
Good food, but hey, do you guys really eat as much as the restaurants put on the plates??
I ended up ordering entrées, and then still only eating half of what was served.[/QUOTE]

Well food cost is usually a small percentage of the cost of the food. Restaurants want bigger check averages Eaters want a fair price. The only way both are happy is if you put too much food on the plate and the diner takes it home or throws it away but got their moneys worth.

[/QUOTE]The one thing that stuck out as most memorable -
The absolute politeness and friendliness of all the people I came in contact with.
Admittedly I was probably in the top end of town most of the time, but whow - I didn't expect that.
Americans abroad tend to show the opposite.[/QUOTE]

Its not americans who are rude abroad it is the rich. They also happen to be the ones who can afford to travel so they are the ones you meet. Funny thing is I have run into many tourists here from other countries. If they are in a tour group (probably a travel packet) they are pleasant. The ones who are going to the nice restaurants and spending money are rude as hell too.

[/QUOTE]Went to Hooters!!!
(Hey what can I say - Sue would have been disappointed if I didn't.)[/QUOTE]

Wich one I used to live by the one on the east side on I-10 GSHaw lives even closer we had a meet at his house about a dozen or more showed up you should have let someone know you were coming there are better places in Houston to go to.

Pity I didn't catch up with anyone, but there is a glimmer of hope for another trip to witness the GT's being test run -
May 2012

How far is MOAB from Houston???????

PK[/QUOTE]