I spent over half of the last month in Florida and had three different rental cars and three different toll experiences. One of those experiences was good.
In the first experience, I rented a car from Hertz. Typically I make sure that I have cash with me and drive through the cash toll lane.…
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Can we talk about cheese? When I travel, I like to visit interesting museums or similar tourist attractions. I know that they are usually tourist traps but they can also be a good condensed version of the legend that a place wants to put on display.…
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Rather nice documentary on Amazon Prime about (East) German Daniel Rintz and his motorcycle trip from Berlin to Australia. Like Motorcycle Diaries, Jupiter Travels, and Long Way Round, the story focuses on the interactions with the people along the journey and the hardships or travel.
While cleaning out my digital desk I found this image from 2014 listing places in the world that I would like to visit. Six years later I have checked off six places that I have visited since then. The Chichtzen Itza on irks me because I was in Progreso this past summer but did not have time to get into the jungle.…
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Movie Poster for Highlander
Probably my favorite movie is
Highlander from 1986. When planning a trip to Scotland, I had to make sure the Eilean Donan Castle was on the agenda. To me this castle is the epitome of what a castle should be.…
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While on my “winter vacation” I on occasion thought to point my phone out the window and capture a few seconds of video. Once home, I stitched those clips together, deleting about 90%. What was left is a waterfall laden collection of video clips.…
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Here are some pictures and a short view from camping at Lake Ray Roberts State Park on the Isle du Bois. I knew camping had really changed when I used my Apple Watch to buy firewood from a vending machine and we used a crockpot for a good deal of the cooking.
On a work trip to Philadelphia I was able to take a little time to take some pictures and video. Locations featured in the post include Camden Docks, Wiggins Marina, Campbell’s Field and Rutgers University in New Jersey. Crossing the Benjamin Franklin Bridge you can see pictures from the Convention Center, City Hall, Eastern State Penitentiary, Schuylkill Rowing Basin and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This week I’m in Cary, North Carolina for work. It was a last minute trip. I thought I was going to Atlanta until the last minute. Cary is one corner of the Research Triangle formed by the state to foster the high tech industry.…
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I finally too up an offer from my high school buddy to visit the Dallas Arboretum. Jeff is a volunteer docent and was able to give me free admission and a tour. The weather was cool and clear so I met him up there when the park opened yesterday morning.…
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So it’s Sunday afternoon. I didn’t get any sleep on the plane. I walked around Miraflores and Parque Kennedy until my hotel was ready. I finally got in my room but my bag was still MIA. The front desk staff had sent it to the wrong room.…
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For the second year in a row I was asked to speak at a conference in South America. This year’s conference was held in Lima, Peru. My trip started out mid afternoon on Saturday with a flight on Aeromexico. Company rules dictate choosing the least expensive airline.…
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The Internet is all a-Twitter today over a couple of escaped llamas. Let the memes fly. Below are some pictures I took last May in Bogotá, Colombia of some llama’s making a living letting the tourists take their pictures.
