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9 Reasons Why Cruises Are Fun

Prior to going on this cruise, I had all kinds of reservations about spending my vacation time this way. I was envisioning a week-long outing with people elder to my grandfather, buffet style food and hours of mandatory bingo every day. But that wasn’t the case at all. Here are the top ten reasons of [...]

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off to texas

I am off to spend the weekend with my friend Jerry and his family in Dallas, Texas. Right now I am sitting at the Seattle airport watching it rain. Next week, I promise to blog more and maybe even post some pictures from this trip.

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plettenberg p-weg impressions

While in Plettenberg, I was fortunate enough to run a marathon/half-marathon with both my girlfriend and my parents. Warning, large pictures and smiles.

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Goodbye Deutschland

Upon returning from Germany, I write about some thoughts on my mind (at four in the morning while struggling with jet lag.)

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time coming to an end

My time in Germany is starting to come to an end. Only a few more days and then I am back on a plane to America. This has been a great trip and I will be sad to leave everything behind again. But I am excited to see Jen, Otto and all my friends (7) [...]

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Marathon Weekend

It was marathon weekend in Plettenberg. Jen walked the half marathon (2:45), I ran it (1:41) and my parents both ran the full marathon (mum: 4:31, dad 4:45). It should be noted that my father ran the last ten miles with cramps and my mother was doped to the gills. Jen also got interviewed on [...]

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news from deutschland

I just wanted to send a quick update from Deutschland. All is good. We have finally adjusted to the time change, and survived my cousin’s wedding. Barely that is. I had almost forgotten how much alcohol Germans are able to consume. I saw family  members and close friends consume 20-30 alcoholic beverages and still stay [...]

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Thank You Lufthansa

On an exceptionally long flight, I have an exceptionally amazing flight experience. Magazines, leg room, soccer jerseys and no TV.

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My Worst Flight Ever – Brought to you by US Airways

Ok, this is my second bad flight experience in just a couple of weeks. Last week I was unhappy because Horizon Air ran out of beer on my flight from Portland to Santa Barbara.
This week, I am writing because I got stuck at the Philly airport for ten hours – thanks to the friendly folks [...]

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bedtime in pittsburgh

It’s 11:30pm and I am about to lay my head to rest on a soft pillow here at a fine Holiday Inn in Pittsburgh. We had a great first day on our book tour with two book signings and some important consignment deals. I am a little bummed that I am flying back tomorrow, which [...]

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