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The idea of stopping to eat at The Mongolian BBQ while in Dublin just didn’t seem right. Ireland, Mongolian food? Well I had my share of Guinness stew and part of the fun of being in a large city is the vast array of food from different cultures. I had passed by this place on […]
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I was staying at my cousins farm about a 45 minute drive outside of Lillehammer in Norway when I woke up to this beautiful view of the morning mountain fog. The sun came up slowly and eventually burned it all off. The definitive line of the fog itself was striking. At times I […]
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I am no photographer. If I am able to capture an awesome image it is because the landscape is beautiful and the camera did all the work for me. In comes the Canon PowerShot . I prefer the point and shoots just for my limited photography skills. We can’t all be Ken Kaminesky, though it’s […]
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There are a lot of travel blogs out there, more than can be counted. Large to small, insightful to self promoting, luxury to budget. Great posts to poor posts. Most of us have had some stinkers when we just started and we’re still learning. With a constant change of technology we are all still […]
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I had booked a hotel in the historic area of Istanbul with a rooftop terrace. After checking in late at night, I was anxious to head up and see the view. After a few minutes of admiring the lights of the harbor entrance I turned around to a stunning view of the Blue Mosque. Sultan […]
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Or is it Basilica Cistern…? I’ve seen it both ways. I had already visited the “Blue Mosque” as well as Hagia Sophia and was eager to see more. The Cistern Basilica is just a couple of minutes walk from Hagia Sophia and only costs 10 TL. The entrance is modest and easy to miss but […]
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I was at a Maritime Industry Day event hosted by the United States Coast Guard recently. A sort of conference meet and greet of people from various factions from within the industry. Few of us, luckily, have ever seen an IBA (inflatable buoyant apparatus) actually inflate. Even working in the industry, these giant […]
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Well, after years with Verizon I switched carriers to see if the new T-Mobile international plan was all it’s hyped to be. I travel internationally a lot and this could potentially make jetting around a lot easier. Other American carriers charge outrageous fees for international data and buying a new SIM card in every country […]
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I was in Budapest last week with my friend Andi from Serbia. We were out walking around looking to get some good pictures of Budapest at night. This shot taken from the Buda side on a very cold night illustrates just how beautiful Budapest can be during the night. share TwitterTumblrFacebookGooglePinterestStumbleuponRedditLinkedin
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How can you not pay a visit to the Guinness Storehouse when in Dublin? I mean a beer factory? Let alone one of the worlds most famous at that. Normally I am more apt to stray down a more desolate street but I could not resist this temptation. At €16.50 it is a fairly steep […]
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I am trying to cut the cost of doing laundry while traveling by writing about various laundromats that I have found on my trips. It always seems to me the one cost of travel that is often overlooked. Hotel laundry service is very expensive so I look for a good old fashion self serve or […]
ContinueI normally use the pic of the week post for something more visually beautiful but this image is just stuck in my head. As I rounded a street corner in downtown Bangkok I came across this child looking up at me with a cup of change. At first I felt like I got punched in […]
ContinueA state of emergency is being considered here in Bangkok by Thai authorities. Going into a second week of protests with no end foreseen in the near future. There has been near carnival like celebrations, to bombings and attempted assassinations. TAT or the Tourism Authority of Thailand is now telling tourists to avoid any protests […]
ContinueThings took a turn for the worse last night when pro-government supporters threw a grenade at a truck carrying anti-government protestors, killing one and injuring an estimated 30 people. Tensions are running high as the BKK-shutdown enters its 5th day. The majority of the violence is taking place at night and tends to be concentrated […]
ContinueI had some second thoughts about coming to Bangkok during the “BKK-shutdown”. News of mass protests and the closing off of intersections, killing power to government buildings as well as disrupting Thailand’s stock market had me a bit edgy about what I may be getting myself into. The opposition had made statements that visitors would […]
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