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Sick while traveling
Always a pain. Heading back to the US tomorrow and very much looking forward to getting home, rested and back to my usual diet, sleep habits and workouts. I’ve been in Townsville, Cairns, back to Townsville, Melbourne, and now Sydney. … Continue reading
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Take a moment to reflect on luckiness
I just picked up 5 rolls of film I had developed and printed at my favourite lab (Yeah, I know, I’m old school). In that collection were some pics from Buenos Aires last year (great buildings in San Telmo), wonderful … Continue reading
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Two reasons why Melbourne / Victoria is the New Jersey of Australia
(probably most of interest to my American readers, but still… ) On my very first day in Melbourne I was walking down William street to Foster’s and I saw this strange sign (remember USAians, that Aussies, like all right-thinking people … Continue reading
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Snowpocalypse!
Greetings from the Aloft hotel in Ashburn, VA where I’m watching over 24″ (60cm) of snow fall and now blow all over the place. It’s fun to be part of snowmageddon or sn_omg, but I’d much rather be home than … Continue reading
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Rainy and Windy
We have English winter weather today in NYC – pouring rain, winds gusting to 40 mph. Reminds me of so many days and nights in the north of England and also feels like Wellington too. I get a really clear … Continue reading
Airport Food? Just carry Clif bars
It’s hardly original to criticize airline and airport food, but why not add to the voluminous literature on the subject? Well, airline food has pretty much disappeared so that rules out that area. Except for international flights – but it’s … Continue reading
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Is the US the “greatest country in the world”?
Fascinating Op-Ed by Neil Gabler on the Boston Globe website questioning the reflexive statement of the superiority of the US made by almost all politicians and media in this country. I’ve lived in the US for over 20 years now (with … Continue reading
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Lighthouse at the End of the World
I got back from Argentina on Sunday and had a fantastic time there – even with the travel issues on the way down.. Lots of stories to share, but I thought I’d start with a photo. I flew first to … Continue reading
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I (don’t) love LA
I was in the City of Angels earlier this week and remain unimpressed. I’m sure it didn’t help that the weather was overcast and smoggy the whole time I was there, that traffic sucked, and that I flew 5-6 hours … Continue reading
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This has bugged me for a while
Mostly because it offends me that airlines think we are so stupid. It’s the practice of advertising air fares at less than half their true cost with the following disclaimer (from United’s email today, but could be any of the … Continue reading
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