Burj Al Arab
This is the Burj Al Arab hotel, arguably one of the finest in the world. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Burj is notable for its height, opulence, and architecture. Oh, and its mayor on Foursquare: me. The issue is, I’ve never been to the Burj Al Arab. The closest I’ve ever been is [...]
Alaska
How can something like this (http://anchorpoint.blogs.com/amythoughts/2010/07/summer-break.html) not make you want to drop everything and escape to Alaska? I’ve tried to be a die-hard new urbanist by walking the 1.2 miles downtown (AND the 1.2 miles back) with the baby instead of driving… but honestly, who wants to take a shower, sweat their ass off walking [...]
Kennedy Space Center
It doesn’t look like it judging by this photo, but I’m actually quite close to the shuttle. Click this link for a larger size.
Florida whirlwind
Somehow we managed to drive ~550 miles — all in the state of Florida — in the last three days. For work reasons we stayed at the Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale. Their web site photos look nice but, of course, marketing photos are supposed to look nice, and you never really know until you [...]
NYC restaurants
Last time we were in Manhattan, we visited these restaurants. Posted here so I’ll remember! Spring Street Natural Restaurant. 62 Spring String (corner of Lafayette). http://www.springstreetnatural.com. The place was packed when we arrived (Friday around 8?), but by the grace of God we got a table for 10 almost immediately. Had a great experience here. [...]
Disney Wonder
We booked a cruise yesterday. Looks like I’ll be visiting the Disney Wonder, my former workplace, next month, for a short 3 day cruise to the Bahamas. If you’ll recall, I lived and worked onboard the Wonder for about 7 months, starting with the voyage across the Med to England for her christening in Southampton. [...]
Jersey Shore
Our first trip to the Jersey shore. Three days, three nights of near-perfect temperatures; clouds when we wanted clouds, sun when we wanted sun; beer; sci-fi books; lots of seafood. It was good. Click here for more beach photos.
Charlie’s tips for long-haul travel
Charles Stross is a brilliant science fiction writer. As it happens, he has a weblog, too. Here are his tips for long-haul travel: Charlie’s Diary: Arrive Alive (Charlie’s tips for long-haul travel) I found the following quote, however, laugh-out-loud (or “lol”) funny: Few things are as soul-crushing as trying to make sense of the public [...]
My priceless day in Tangier
Link: priceless.com: Savoring Tangier’s medina quarter How cool is this? I’m so happy with the way this turned out, even if the pic of me and camel isn’t super-flattering. Comments!
SoCal, day x
I didn’t really get a chance to write on the other days, now did I? During my six days in Anaheim area I was either a) working, b) eating, c) sleeping, d) walking. So now I’m back from California. Both conferences went well. The first one had two few attendees (a bad thing), and the [...]