Category Archives: Travel

are you experienced?

Posted on June 20, 2010 by gee

There was supposed to be an entry about Spring Break, and about London. The draft post is sitting there in probably its fourth incarnation now. It’s still sitting there because it’s not saying what I want it to say. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Baby, I Think We’ve Made It Big

Posted on May 9, 2009 by PpFt

Ever heard of the Sanderson Hotel, London? Me neither. It looks like the sort of thing that might be called “comtemporary luxury with a touch of whimsy” in magazines. But all this eclectic modern sophistication is not the main point. … Continue reading →

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Happy songs that make you cry?

Posted on March 25, 2009 by PpFt

Yeah I don’t have much to write about. But I’m hearing a lot of great songs. Simple evocative piano FTW! Patty Griffin – Burgundy Shoes, 2007 “My friend said ‘What the heck you don’t have any happy songs at all. … Continue reading →

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it’s pretty

Posted on October 24, 2008 by gee

Greetings from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home to the (original) Mighty Ducks, Macgyver and yes, Donnie Pfaster. Pity UofM doesn’t have a library science program. I’ll be back to Bumfuck, Indiana on Sunday. Toodles till then.

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one last look

Posted on June 23, 2008 by gee

It’s not the A380 but the A340 is a pretty sweet piece of equipment. This is the last time I’ll be flying the BKK-JFK route. Thai Airways will no longer fly this route beginning the first of July. Also, they’re … Continue reading →

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this is how we roll, NYC edition

Posted on June 21, 2008 by gee

Continuing a tradition started in Vegas – The Three in New York City.

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oh hai

Posted on December 20, 2007 by gee

in response to comments: yes, I do need a frikkin haircut. yes, that’s GRACE. yes, I’m “back”; as in back to reality and away from vegas. And Tommy Trojan is keeping well: My camera lens, however, is cruddy as hell. … Continue reading →

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that’s how we roll

Posted on December 17, 2007 by gee

3 G’s in Vegas.

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a little goes a long way

Posted on December 14, 2007 by gee

I just got up from a 10+ hour sleep. That really helped since I passed on sleep the previous nite. Heh. We’re leaving for LV but not before a stop downtown for Chanos. My mind can’t wrap around the fact … Continue reading →

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purgatorial piece

Posted on December 13, 2007 by gee

I’m currently in a place that doesn’t exist. After having to catch a 4.30am shuttle to the airport to make my 8.10am flight, I landed in sun-shiny Phoenix to see that my connecting flight to LA has been cancelled. Loverly. … Continue reading →

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small bite of big apple

Posted on May 16, 2006 by gee

New York really is dirtier than Chicago. I got to see Times Square.. all the crazy people watching a TRL taping and just regular crazy tho there weren’t many of those; and soak in the local atmosphere at Central Park … Continue reading →

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it’s the falls that’ll kill ya

Posted on May 13, 2006 by gee

Friday the rain stayed away and we had a great time at the Niagara Falls State Park. Like most things, I can tell you how awesome it is to behold a force of nature but it’s not till you see … Continue reading →

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blogging to you live from the hotel lobby

Posted on May 12, 2006 by gee

the only place with free internet access, save the school’s library but we’re too lazy. The 18-hour flight from Bangkok was pleasant – as pleasant as being stuck in a plane for a better part of your young life can … Continue reading →

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Postcards from Romania

Posted on April 12, 2006 by kumquat

I mailed 4 postcards from the airport of Bucharest, 1 to myself and 1 to a friend who is also in Singapore, and 2 to individuals in Malaysia. I got mine a week later. And then the other 3 were … Continue reading →

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Romania

Posted on April 9, 2006 by kumquat

Other than the gymnast Nadia Elena Comaneci, who became the first gymnast to be awarded the score of perfect 10 in the Olympic Games (1976, Montreal), the only other fact that I knew of Romania was that it was part … Continue reading →

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