It’s spring break in New Jersey — for some reason, my college’s break begins on a Friday, so anyone who has class on Fridays will have to return next Friday, thus losing out on the extra weekend that usually accompanies spring break. Fortunately, my schedule is Monday through Thursday. Nonetheless, I have to work all […]
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A summer trip to the Brooklyn Brewery for a tour.
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I arrived at the Suvarnabhumi Bangkok airport on an afternoon in early August 2008. My parents and I took an Air Asia flight from Penang, Malaysia, to Kuala Lumpur before departing for a few days in Thailand, which was my second trip to the country. While most people have horror stories associated with the budget
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the bars are already packed (at least, I assume so). The sun is shining and the spring temperatures have returned, which is a dangerous mix for a holiday that most celebrate as a reason to get drunk. When I lived in Boulder, everyone wanted to watch the world’s shortest St.
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Spring is almost here and the temperatures, though inconsistent, are rising. We had a couple 70-degree days this week, followed by a 20-degree drop. It’s all fairly typical for March in New Jersey. The weather is reaching a point that will soon see me drive out to my favorite home-state destination: The Delaware Water Gap
My greatest travel regret is not taking more photos. Even now, with my digital camera, I don’t take enough photos. Sometimes I’m just not quick enough at getting the camera out of my pocket. In Panama, I was disappointed that I never got a shot of the diablos rojos–the colorfully painted American school buses that
Learning some basics in any language can be useful. In Chinese, it’s important to also learn some hand signals.
Yesterday was beautiful in the New York-New Jersey area. Even as I walked home late from work, I really didn’t need the jacket I was wearing. I warmed up a bit more as my friend and I headed to the Barcade for their West Coast Beer Night (plenty of tasty California and Oregon brews on
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One of the advantages of teaching at a college is that I have more vacation time. Unfortunately, I don’t work at a college that pays adjuncts well, so I have to supplement my income with other jobs, like working in the college writing center. But, there is still more time to travel than when I
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A hike through the rainforest in Parque Natural Metropolitano within Panama City.
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This weekend’s New York Times Travel Show was a learning experience. It was my first travel trade show and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Fortunately, a few days before I purchased my ticket, Spunky Girl Monologues wrote a post about Travel Consumer Shows (I love when other people have great timing). Armed with a
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Samantha Brown’s show, Passport to Europe, was used as censorship for the US evening news in China.
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There’s a lot to enjoy about Bali. I would have liked a longer vacation there, but the few days I had were enough to inspire me. The weather was perfect–clear skies, low humidity, and a constant cooling breeze. Unfortunately, I was on a tour because it was cheaper than traveling on my own (I’m still
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Whether it’s about an official government sign or just a restaurant menu, everyone who has been to China has stories of Chinglish.
