Linville Land Harbor
I’m back from visiting my parents in Linville Land Harbor, a private community nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
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travel
Thermal mineral springs at Karlovy Vary
Today Callum and I took a day trip to Karlovy Vary, a popular spa town in the Czech Republic. It
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
We spent the past week in the southeast of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, by far one of my
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Convent of Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Today some friends and I visited the Convent of Saint Agnes of Bohemia. The building itself was founded around 1231,
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Hiking around Karlštejn Castle
Today we hiked the area around Karlštejn Castle, a Gothic castle built in the French style and founded in 1348
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A visit to Prague Castle
Yesterday and today I walked around Prague Castle, the largest ancient castle in the world. It features palaces, gardens, a
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A trip to Manhattan
I am in Manhattan with Amelia for a few days to get her settled at her new school, so we
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Divoká Šárka
Hiking through Divoká Šárka with friends to see the autumn leaves and hunt for studánka (natural springs).
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Recent adventures
Adventures from the past month or so: Walking in Prague Hiking with friends near Kutná Hora A stopover in Bratislava
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Getting a few miles in
This evening I went for a low-key 6.5 mile run to the Prague Metronome, a 75-foot-tall metronome overlooking the Vltava
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Touring Vancouver Island
I’m back in the Czech Republic, and have been in quarantine for the past week and a half or so.
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Sanrio Puroland
Here’s something that for some reason (probably time) I didn’t post about when it happened. This past New Year’s Day,
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Protests in Dresden
Today Callum and I took a father-and-son trip to Dresden. As soon as we walked out of the train station
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Comiket 97
I’ve been to Gen Con, and I’ve been to Dragon Con, and I thought they were pretty crowded. But today,
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A maid café in Akihabara
Last New Year’s Day I made a resolution to break the mould and try out some new places. This evening
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Tokyo Disneyland at Christmastime
Tokyo Disneyland on Christmas Eve, and Ginza, Asakusa, and the Tokyo Skytree with Callum today. It’s been fun 🎄 I hope everyone
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Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea at Christmastime.
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R2-D2 in Prague
Found R2-D2 on our walk this morning. He’s painted on an old Cold War nuclear bunker in Folimanka Park, not
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Prague Christmas markets
One of my favorite things about living in Europe is the markets that spring up around many European towns around
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Helsinki and Suomenlinna
We’re in Helsinki in Finland, and it’s very cold and drizzly! Nonetheless, we’ve had a good visit, and toured some
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Riga and Jūrmala
We’ve been staying in Riga’s Old Town for four days, and it’s been a neat place to visit. The best
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Eating out in Riga
We’re in Latvia and Amelia and I just went out for Indian food and it was amazing. It reminded me
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Toronto and Niagara Falls
Earlier this month I traveled with the family to (as the title indicates) my hometown of Toronto, and also to
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At the lake back in the day
Found a picture of me at Paudash Lake when I was four years old. I’m happy that my own kids
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An afternoon walk in Charleston
This afternoon I went for a walk in Charleston, South Carolina. We lived here for quite a few years, so
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Žižkov Television Tower
This afternoon Callum and I visited the Žižkov Television Tower, a striking example of communist-era architecture in Prague. One online
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Adventures in Prague and Paris
I’ve been staying in Prague in the Czech Republic since late January… sort of. Two weeks ago we traveled to
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At our cottage in Ontario
Last month, after visiting friends in Toronto, Callum and I headed to our cottage on Paudash Lake, in the Highlands
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In Toronto
Callum and I are in Toronto, the city where I grew up. We’re staying with my friend Peter, who has
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Rough Ridge Hiking Trail
We’re currently at home in Central Florida, where Hurricane Irma is just now starting to make things very windy and
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Sugar Mountain
Callum and I are in Sugar Mountain, North Carolina. We’re staying at a condo my parents have rented for the
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Only in The Villages
… would UPS drivers deliver packages in golf carts!
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a week in Malaysia
for the past week I’ve been staying in Penang in Malaysia, working for a client located here on the island.
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from the Dublin Airport web site: “The following items must not be packed in your hand luggage. They must be
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Ireland in pictures
it has been quite a while since I have posted any updates; I promised myself I would take some time
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Glendalough
we went here today. Here’s proof! also, from a French festival we went to yesterday, here’s Callum in the bouncy
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the region in photos
I haven’t posted a lot of pictures lately, so I figured that today I’d write a bit of a photo-journal
Read Morebaguettes for everyone
I am back in France. The trip was long (from 8AM EST yesterday until about 5PM France time today) and
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I am in France. The past two days have seemed more like a single long day of traveling to me
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last week we made the 28-hour drive to Austin, Texas, where we are currently staying. One of Yvonne’s brothers and
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after my final on Friday Yvonne and I took a trip to Wilmington, North Carolina to meet up with Yvonne’s
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a rant about STUFF
Peter and I were just now talking about “slimming down” on ICQ – about getting rid of a lot of
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