M@ Around The World

H ave you ever gotten the feeling when traveling through an airport that you're somehow in between here and there in the world? I have been traveling a lot over the past five years and I've seen my share of airports. I feel like no matter how big or small, busy or slow the airport is, once you go through the process of getting your ticket, checking your bags, and going through the security checkpoint, you somehow enter into an alternate reality where everyone is transient and nobody is settled. The strangest experience, then, for me came today. I'm staying at the Westin Detroit , which is attached to the DTW airport . One of the "perks" to staying at the airport hotel is that you can get a pass from the local police and TSA to enter the airport and utilize the shops and restaurants in the terminal. My brother-in-law flew through Detroit on his way to a business trip, so I took advantage of this service to meet him at his gate and walk with him to his connection. ...