Category Archive for: ‘Writing’
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12/24 Paris by Accident, Venice by Intent
1Bridges crossed: 1 (Guglie across the Cannaegio canal) Travel-wise (and obviously excluding the death of my mother-in-law), everything was going entirely too well, right? Well, all that was about to change. Today, I’d wind up in France by accident. I woke up at 3:30 to …
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12/23 Two Errands
Friday is my last real day in Liverpool, and I decided to go back to explore the pedestrian area. I have two goals in mind: I want to hit a local health food store and lay in some supplies of gluten-free items in case I …
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12/22 Magical Mystery Tour
For Thursday, I’d booked a tour: the Magical Mystery Tour. I walked over early enough that I could do something else: I decided to take a ride on the ferris wheel. It’s 60 meters high, and I do believe I could actually see to Wales. …
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12/21 Downtime
The weather today was utterly miserable, and that did not encourage me to go out. I was tired from the day before, still jet lagged, and I just wasn’t feeling all that great, so I spent a lot of the day resting up. I did …
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On the Run: The Tour
Tuesday’s the big day. I tuck my concert ticket into my passport in my neck travel wallet and head down to breakfast. I’m starving, and I woke up at 4 a.m., which my iPad insisted (it still thinking it was on continental Europe time) was …
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Greetings from Paris
No, I wasn’t supposed to visit France this trip, but sometimes one winds up in the wrong country by chance. Long story, which I shall tell later. I have done the CDG airport death march, and this is my third airport today. One left (one …
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Above Us Only Sky
Liverpool’s airport is John Lennon International, and it has a cool motto: “Above us only sky.” It’s not a huge airport, and KLM’s withdrawal will probably hurt a lot (though obviously if KLM were making money on the routes, they’d continue going there, so I …
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A Brief Visit to Amsterdam
I’ve been to Amsterdam before, but never to its airport, Schiphol, which is pronounced “skipple” (by the Dutch, anyway, and they’re the ones who matter in this context. Silly British pronunciations need not apply). I’ve been through numerous airports on four continents, but this one’s …
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Departing for Amsterdam
For me, a trip always begins with the packing. I had a list, but I was still stressed I’d forget things. The list kept morphing. As I write this on the 20th, I don’t think I forgot anything critically important, but there certainly are some …
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Small Hawaii Businesses
I thought I’d bring up some small Hawaii businesses I’ve run across on my two trips to the big island. The first two you can only enjoy from the island, but the rest you can enjoy almost anywhere. First, two tour companies. Lava Ocean Adventures …
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