June 2012
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Photo of the Week – A Marathon in Vienna
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Marathon in ViennaA few years ago, I went to Vienna as part of a series of offices visits for a client. Vienna meetings were conveniently scheduled for a Friday so the weekend could be enjoyed in the former Imperial capital. As the Peachtree Road Race approaches in my hometown, a race I ran for 10 yrs before…
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Going to Heaven’s Door – and a Challenge in Gender ID in Lake Titicaca
More Details: Going to Heaven’s Door – and a Challenge in Gender ID in Lake TiticacaBased on the recommendation of the local contact at work, I decided to spend the weekend exploring Lake Titicaca and its islands (Uros, Amantani, and Taquile) with a boat tour. I barely scratched the surface as I stayed within the Peruvian side of the lake (I really had wanted to go to Isla del Sol…
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Photo of the Week – A Piece of Great Architecture
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Piece of Great Architecture“You may normally see me in bathrooms but here I am among friends in this spectacular piece of architecture with a slightly different coating than my bathroom brethren. I hear the blogger will be re-issuing some writeups about our site, our host town and the neighboring area. You will see me and my buddies in…
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Photo of the Week – Walking Home into the Sunset
More Details: Photo of the Week – Walking Home into the SunsetIn 2006, I visited Oslo for work. As usual, I like going to a place where I can see the locals in their day-to-day. This plaza gave me a great view of folks headed home at the end of a work day… (Picture taken with Canon EOS Rebel)
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Getting Good Cuban Food in Tampa
More Details: Getting Good Cuban Food in TampaTampa, Florida may not be at the top of your destination list but being close to great beaches and other attractions such as Busch Gardens – and close enough to Orlando – it may be a place you will visit some day. And if you do, do NOT miss out on the great hole-in-the-wall Cuban food…
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Quote of the Week: Travel and Open-Mindedness
More Details: Quote of the Week: Travel and Open-Mindedness“One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller
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Photo of the Week – A Beer Goes to Rome
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Beer Goes to RomeI came to Rome in a barrel. Ready to see the eternal city. It was dark all the way. I was in good company. Then we felt a tapping sound. Just twice. Then it went quiet. A day later, I felt pulled away. I saw light!!! I decided to sit and bask in the light. …
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Rome Is to Be Enjoyed – 2 Sites That I Did
More Details: Rome Is to Be Enjoyed – 2 Sites That I DidRome has an endless amount of sights to see, places to visit, and walks to take – it is near impossible, lest you are a travel guide company, to document all that there is to see and almost just as impossible to cover all the ground. At least not when part of your goals for the…
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Up Close with Dali in St. Petersburg
More Details: Up Close with Dali in St. PetersburgSalvador Dali, one of the most interesting painters of the 20th century was, let’s say, a tad eccentric – but a genius nevertheless. The new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL does a great job of presenting of how Salvador Dali evolved his style in a way that a layperson like me can grasp and enjoy. Guided…