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In Liverpool…
This week I found myself in the northern English city of Liverpool on a work assignment. I am ashamed to admit that I haven’t explored much of England beyond Bath, Birmingham, and Oxford,…
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An Afternoon in SW19: Wimbledon
In need of a break from all the World Cup madness, Kenz and I thought it would be a great idea to spend the day on the grounds of the All England Lawn…
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The Greatest Game on Earth and What It Represents: World Cup 2010
It is very easy these days to read the news and feel pretty glum about the state of the world. There are growing tensions on the Korean peninsula with no clearly favorable solution…
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A Quick Trip to Lyon, France
I recently had the opportunity to visit Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region of France for work last week. It was a busy trip, but I was able to squeeze in some sights along…
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Boa Viagem: Porto
We arrived to Porto around noon following a three-hour train ride from Lisboa’s Santa Apolonia station to Porto-Campanha. Most visitors bypass Porto, Portugal’s second city, in favour of Lisbon and the sun-drenched beaches…
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From Rio Tejo to Rio Duoro: Bank Holiday Weekend in Portugal
Did we make a trip back to San Francisco, CA and not tell anyone? Nope, look again. It’s not the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, it’s Pont 25 de Abril (celebrating the…
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Richmond Park
With the beautiful weather and sunny skies yesterday, Kenz and I took the opportunity to visit the nearby village of Richmond and Richmond Park. After a quick bite along Northcote Road, we hoped…
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Eyjafjallajökull or “How a Volcano Continues to Intimidate and Bully Us”
A few weeks ago I witnessed one of life’s greatest lessons in action; it’s the random, nonsensical-sounding events that can have the biggest impact on what was expected to be a certain course…
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Wine-Tasting Party
I love organising and hosting parties, dinners, and get-togethers, be it a Thanksgiving eat-a-thon, dinner for four or eight, surprise birthdays, potlucks, pre-Marathon pasta feed, picnics…whatever you name it. If anything it gives…
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Drinking Bordeaux…in Bordeaux
Having spent last month tasting wines of the New World (South Africa), we thought it would be fun to take a little wine trip to the Old World, that is, to the world-renowned…
