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The Other Glasgow
I was looking for a spot to get off the train mid-way between Minneapolis and Seattle, so I didn’t have to spend 2 nights squirming around for the best sleeping position in Amtrak coach. Glasgow… more →
Downtown Train
Up to Prato Fiorito
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wrote 1 year ago: As everyone stares, mesmerised, at the stunning blossoms and tree tulips that have exploded all over … more →
Taking to the hills
wrote 1 year ago: If I step out of Hotel Corona and hang a right I am only minutes away from a lovely swing bridge tha … more →
The Other Glasgow
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wrote 1 year ago: I was looking for a spot to get off the train mid-way between Minneapolis and Seattle, so I didn … more →
The Summer Wind, Minneapolis
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wrote 1 year ago: Fearing the 100 deg heat + humidity, I cowered in my hotel lobby all morning. At 11:00, I decided I … more →
Random Milwaukee
wrote 1 year ago: It was HOT the day I rolled into Milwaukee, so the rambling was kept to a minimum until after dark a … more →
I Cover the (Cleveland) Waterfront
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Cleveland IS Nice
wrote 1 year ago: In a recent season of 30 Rock, Liz considers moving to Cleveland. While this is a bit further than I … more →
The Finest Education a Wad of Cash Can Buy
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wrote 1 year ago: Harvard University, 1636 Location: Cambridge, MA (Boston) Tuition (+ housing?): $52,650 (aid availab … more →
Providence, RI
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wrote 1 year ago: In keeping with the fact that Rhode Island (officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Pla … more →
From the Crow's Nest
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wrote 1 year ago: Who doesn’t want a crow’s nest on their house? Understandably, Portland is full of beaut … more →
Beantown Flavour
wrote 1 year ago: Considering it’s the longest-standing Anglo-american installation in the USA, its long-standin … more →
Freedom!
wrote 1 year ago: Before the Tea Party became synonymous with the mainstreaming of radical racism and conservative chr … more →
New York City - There's Only One. (You couldn't afford two.)
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wrote 1 year ago: You’re walking along and HELLO! Chrysler Building. That’s New York. You were famous, you … more →
The High Line
wrote 1 year ago: The High Line was an elevated system of rail lines built in 1930 to alleviate traffic congestion cre … more →
New York Taxis - Mysteries Revealled!
wrote 1 year ago: Standing on a busy corner in Manhattan, it is not difficult to see 5, 10 or even 20 yellow cabs wait … more →
The Little (Old) College Town that Could
wrote 1 year ago: Athens, Georgia has been home to the University of Georgia, the first state-sponsored higher learnin … more →
Reminders of an Ugly Past, Triumphant Determination...and Some Great Tunes
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wrote 1 year ago: Despite the sad emptiness of downtown Birmingham, there has been a lot of effort to create memorials … more →
21st Century Wasteland
wrote 1 year ago: Downtown Birmingham is exactly what I hoped not to find on my tour of the US urban core. Once a thri … more →
Ghosts on a stormy night
wrote 1 year ago: The French Quarter features a seeming trillion ghost/voodoo/cemetery/vampire tours, most of which t … more →
