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Literary England And London Trip Report: Day 2 – Driving Through English Countryside

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Today was mostly spent driving south but we did make a short stop at Bowness On Windermere shortly after leaving Grasmere to get out, take a little walk, soak in the sunshine, and enjoy the beautiful town.  Here are some … Continue reading →

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Literary England And London Trip Report: Day 1 – English Driving & Grasmere

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

We left the airport and took the shuttle bus to the rental facility.  The line at the counter was non-existent and were we’re quickly through the process.  We walked outside to find our car only to realize they had upgraded … Continue reading →

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Literary England And London Trip Report: Introduction

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Ever since we started dating my (now) wife and I have talked about going to England and London for vacation but it seems every year something came up that we had to postpone until later in the future. Finally this … Continue reading →

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7-night Caribbean Cruise Packing List

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Not as minimal as I would have liked, but needed the blazer and 2 nice shirts for formal nights and needed my work-out cloths because I need to get my fitness back from a recent surgery. Osprey Porter 46 Camelback … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Sunrise over San Juan Puerto Rico

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

  Took this photo last year from my hotel room at sunrise when I was in San Juan Puerto Rico for vacation.

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Trip Report: Holidays At Home And Touring Around Paris (Part 4: Walking Around The City of Lights)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

After freshening up at the hotel we made our way to the closest Metro station to buy some tickets and head down towards the Place de la Concord. We ran into our only hiccup for the trio and that was … Continue reading →

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Trip Report: Holidays At Home And New Years In Paris (Part 2: US Envoy PHL-CDG)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Part 2: US Envoy Class PHL-CDG After doing a Philadelphia Airport Lounge Crawl with my cousin (who was flying out that night on Delta) we boarded our Airbus 330-200 airplane bound for Paris Charles de Gaul Airport. My wife and … Continue reading →

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Why The jetBlue AmEx Card Is Not The Best For Earning True Blue Points

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

The other day someone asked me what I thought about the jetBlue American Express Card as they live in Boston, jetBlue is one of the largest airlines flying out of Boston Logan Airport (and growing), and they want to earn … Continue reading →

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Unplugging At 37,000 Feet

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I am sitting here in seat 1A on my flight from PHL to MCO, traveling with my iPad for the first time. I have always like the fact that on an airplane, I am disconnected from the web, the cloud, … Continue reading →

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Scottish Christmas Story

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is … Continue reading →

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