Friday Five - 02/29/08

[Refugee 7]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where?

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?

3. What is the best museum you have visited?

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis?

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?

[Mary Jane 49 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? ----No I havent

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?-----The John Lennon Airport

3. What is the best museum you have visited?----The Louvre ,Paris

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis?-------No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?----I`ve never been on a plane

[Echosoftom 3]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? - Nope, never.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? - That's hard I've been to so many and it's usually so brief. I like Orlando's airport. It's got some interesting shops and it's fairly modern. Also Portland and Minneapolis are pretty nice too.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? - Growing up in L.A. I loved the Museum of Science and Industry there. Portland's OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is great fun too.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? - Yes. I met a lady flying to Chicago for the Vic shows and Soundstage. She and I talked the entire 4 hour flight. It went so fast. We keep in touch off and on. We even went to a concert together and I went to see her sons band play one night. Her name is Jo. Very sweet person.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Oh yes. Some good, some not so good, lol. I flew to L.A. once with a lady who talked the whole time about being afraid the plane would crash. :eek:

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Friday Five - 02/29/08

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where?

No..

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?

Heathrow in London

3. What is the best museum you have visited?

The Witney in NYC

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis?

I have..

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?

I always do....

[Wingspan91089 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? I don't have a favorite airport. I've only been on a plane about 4 times in my life, and I can't tell you which airports we were at. lol

3. What is the best museum you have visited? Probably the Detroit Institute of Art. Before they re-did it.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? I imagine I have - sitting next to my brother and sisters.

[conmae 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Our local airport - Outagamie (ATW) as I worked there for years. It is small but probably the best job I ever had.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? Milwaukee County

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? No, but my mom became friends with a man that ran an inn when we were in Maine 25 years ago and they still keep in touch.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Small talk, sure.

[Doxiejoe 1]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Singapore...Free movie theater, spa services....best 12 hour overnight layover in the world!

3. What is the best museum you have visited? Museum of Modern Art, NYC

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Mostly keep in touch off and on, but I've met a lot of cool people traveling.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Absolutely!

[PumpkinBumpkin 1]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? Nope.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? I liked the Chicago O' Hare.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? I like the Military Museum we have over here, and I also loved the Holocaust museum in D.C.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Nope.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Yes, it was this sweet older lady. We talked about the Beatles and books we liked.

[AmyLou 5]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where?

no

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?

Jackson Hole - definitely. Tiny and runs well. Same for Daytona Beach.

3. What is the best museum you have visited?

Hmmm - probably the Chicago Museum of Art (is that what it's called?)

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? no

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?

LOL! Have to laugh about this one. Was once on a tiny (50ish seat) plane into Jackson Hole, and was seated next to a huge sloppy drunk guy. He kept going on about the Tetons - that that meant "big tits!" My kids were behind me cracking up, but did they rescue me - noooo! :eek:

[Pettyjunkie 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? -Nope

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? - O'Hare, I love this one area with these neon lights, and also it means I'm either going home or at my second home.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? -Rock and Roll Hall of Fame count?

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? -No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? -For the most part, every time I fly.

[surfnburn 5]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where?

Yes....all over Europe when I was in my 20s

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?

SFO -- It's near my home.

3. What is the best museum you have visited?

The Louvre

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis?

Not recently in touch. But there are many who look me up..

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?

Yes. I think I always say something to the person next to me..

[asakitten 13]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Never stayed in any very long, I guess Denver Internation Airport just because its the only one I've been in long enough to see

3. What is the best museum you have visited? The Louvre

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? no

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? no

[kira 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? Yes, in London

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? I'm not overly impressed with airports - generally speaking. The Austin airport brings in bands. Barf Boy played there three times.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? Natural History in DC. I loved the mineral part

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? I did keep in touch a while but then lost touch

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Being a business traveler, I do not like to have conversations with people on the plane. I have usually been talking for hours before getting on plane and do my best to avoid eye contact. I will avoid sitting with people who look as if they are vacationing. Best to sit next to lawyers as they use the time to read briefs. My computer comes out at 10,000 ft and I usually have something to read while we board, taxi, and get to 10,000.

[wild1forever 152]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? None in Europe, but I have stayed in hostels in Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and probably some others I'm forgetting.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? I don't have one. George Bush Airport (Houston) has a restaurant that actually serves some great Mexican, though. LOL.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? The Uffizi in Florence, Italy.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Yes.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Yes, brief conversations.

[Starfish 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? nope!

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Anywhere but Philadelphia - we must have the worst airport in the world. Tampa's is nice.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? Sorry, I have to list more than one. The Museum of Natural History in NY and The Philadelphia Museum of Art are both wonderful. I'm also partial to The Field Museum in Chicago because I had a lot of fun there as a kid.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Yes!

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Yes, I had a woman try to set me up with her son when I sat next to her on a plane at the ripe old age of 18 - my first flight. She was very sweet but her son was not. I don't mind talking to people on short flights, but on long ones I really just want to be left alone to read.

[Refugee 7]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? - No.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? - Narita in Japan was cool from what I remember, but I have to say Burbank.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? - No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? - Oh sure, that's half the fun.

[poppiesgal 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Missoula, MT - pretty small place ... guess it's my favorite 'cuz I'm crazy about that area!

3. What is the best museum you have visited? I've got two - Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY and Houston's Museum of Natural Science.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Sure - contact is off/on but, it's cool to meet new people while traveling.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Yes ... small talk mostly. Most memorable was about 1-1/2 yrs ago ... a young man ("baby" Marine) on his way to the east coast and then to Iraq for first tour of duty. We chatted about his family and the buddies he was traveling with ... he seemed nervous. I asked for the names of his compadres and he promptly gave me a list (which is on my fridge at home). Said a prayer for him while we sat together - he gave me a hug as we deplaned. What a sweet fella ... Jonathan & crew have been in my prayers ever since. :heart:

[TheWildOne 1]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? I despise all of them. But the Burbank airport is nice because it is so small. Ha, ha. I flew into that airport last December. When I stepped off of the plane, I expected to enter a jetway and walk to the airport, but instead found myself on a portable, metal flight of stairs, positioned right on the tarmac. After getting over the initial shock, it felt retro and cool, like I was in a 50's movie.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? I have only visited some of the museums here in Houston, and also the Fullerton Museum. The Fullerton Museum trip was the best because of the friends I was with, and the excellent Leo Fender and Fender Guitar exhibit that we saw there.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? Yes.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Many times. And sometimes whether I wanted to or not!

[dear_des 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? Almost ~ In Hawaii ~ but we opted for a garage apartment instead. *I used to live in a two-room apartment Neighbors knockin' on my wall Times were hard, I don't wanna knock it I don't miss it much at all* ok ok ok it was in my head.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? "Airport" ~ Rockin' little diddy on the She's The One soundtrack. Uhm ~ I'd have to say Hawaii ~ Phoenix was fun cuz it got me to the PettyBowl! ~ I like Tampa, cuz it's small and user friendly. Atlanta Airport is way too big and busy.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? I don't "museum" a lot ~ but I've been to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, GA ~ The Charlie Daniels Museum on Second Ave in Nashville, TN Rocks!:035:

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? My PettyBowl pal Barb and I are kinda tight ~ Heidi text msgs me and Erin leaves me notes on MySpace.

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? Yessss.

[agirl 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? - No.

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? - I think the Sacramento International Airport is a good as any.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? - I've been to so many, I couldn't tell you.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? - no

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? - yes.

[jawallac 48]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? --No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? --Atlanta? I don't really know. I don't pay too much attention to the actual airports because I'm usually walking through them quickly to catch another plane. (not that I travel that much).

3. What is the best museum you have visited? -- Any museum where you can touch, feel, learn - a science place, a living history place.. And of course the Rock & Roll Museum is on that list!

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? -- No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? --Yes. Sometimes they're short and polite conversations. And every so often they're quite interesting or talkative people.

[ComplexKid 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where? No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to? Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The planes land on a real runway but you have to take a water taxi to your hotel.

3. What is the best museum you have visited? The Getty (both the villa and the new one)

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis? no

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane? just small talk

[Gatorfan 0]

1. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? If so, where?

No

2. Name your favorite airport that you've been to?

McNamara Terminal - Detroit Metro

3. What is the best museum you have visited?

Henry Ford Museum - Dearborn, Mich.

4. Have you ever made friends while traveling whom you now keep in touch with on a regular basis?

No

5. Have you ever had a conversation with a seatmate on a plane?

Yes....during my flight to Orlando for TPATH's homecoming concert in 06...I chatted with my seatmate Rusty the entire time. He was so nervous about flying....he finally got to me and I became just as nervous. The stewardess sensed it when she came to take our order and bought us both a drink! After that, we mellowed out enough to enjoy the flight and had a nice chat.