The inconsistency of the weather has made it difficult to go for bike rides around town (unless you count my daily commute). Yesterday was an exception. The sun came out and the temperature reached the mid-60s, which convinced me it was a better idea to ride around Liberty State Park than spend an hour in
Yesterday was the Jersey City Chili Cook-off on 4th Street. There was chili, music, and artsy vendors. All I could think about was Homer at the Springfield chili cook-off with the spoon he carved from a bigger spoon (and there were no hallucinatory peppers grown my inmates of a Guatemalan insane asylum). Unfortunately, I didn’t
A visit to Splendid China in Shenzhen — it’s a theme park full of miniature versions of China’s greatest cultural attractions.
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A view of Malacca, Malaysia through an art gallery window during a rainstorm.
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We’ve had a few dreary days here. Fortunately, I started replanting my garden when we had those beautiful summer-like days. I still need to figure out what to plant in a few other pots, but I’m pretty well set so far. There’s not a lot of space here, but it’s enough for herbs and such
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Reflection on sustainability and green living on Earth Day and the impact of travel on the environment. How can we maintain a green lifestyle on the road?
Since movie back to the New York-New Jersey area, I’ve rediscovered the joys of being a tourist of sorts in the city. I took New York City for granted when I was growing up in the suburbs. Now, I’ve begun to see it in a new light. Of course, sometimes I see the city with
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Ever wonder what wine would pair well with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon? No, I’m not talking about those Wine’s That Rock (I tasted one of them and it was awful). It appears some wineries in California are infusing their wines with cannabis. There is no word on which brands are offering the
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Tonight is game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Devils. At the end of the second period, they’re winning 3-2 (I really hope this continues). I used to work two blocks from the new arena–though it wasn’t there when I worked in Newark because of legal battles with the city. In honor of
I never actually thought the Simpsons lived in Springfield, NJ. They just weren’t Jersey enough — there wasn’t enough profanity. And if they did live in New Jersey, they’d probably live in Washington (at least one of the six of them in the state). After 22 years and more than 500 episodes, creator Matt Groening
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Not every kid is the same and not every destination list is what they need to see.
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Riding a yak along the roadside in Sichuan province.
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In this month’s Conde Nast Traveler, there’s a wonderful article about environmental protection in the Four Corners region. “This Land Is Your Land” highlights the drive to protect land that stretches through Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado dating back to 1936. The original vision for this land was to turn almost 7000 square miles
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I visited numerous temples in Thailand–so many that I can’t remember them all. I had a few tourist maps that I picked up at the airport and hotel lobbies, each with different wats labelled throughout Bangkok. For the first few days I stopped at almost every one I passed. After awhile it took effort to
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Beer review of Colonel Blides Cask Ale from Cricket Hill Brewery in Cherry Hill, NJ.
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