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It took a day of using songtaews, taxis that are more or less pickup trucks with bench seating for up to 10, before I realized how much more cost effective, convenient, and fun it was to rent a motorbike. Lonely Planet among other guidebooks had me second guessing this option but found they way overexaggerate the [...]

This man’s crepe cart could be the best on the island – quick, entertaining, and delicious! If you spot him ask for the banana crepe and watch his skills. Blink and you’ll miss it.

Recently my friend Michelle sent me the trailer of a new romantic comedy movie, Up In The Air, where George Clooney stars as a business traveler obsessed with accumulating mileage and points on airlines and travel loyalty programs to obtain status and rewards.  This is totally her.  And so are some of her colleagues that [...]

In prepping for the John Muir Trail there has been a bit of a debate amongst our group on whether or not to bring a stove. After all, if we’re going to make the thru-hike in only 8 days we need to shed as much weight as possible. Maybe I’m not hardcore enough, but personally [...]

Over the past few month or so, my buddies and I have had quite an email flurry going about what to bring for our speedy eight day through-hike of the John Muir Trail. In order for us to efficiently make it through each 25+ mile day til the end, outside of our own training, it [...]

I’ve been in San Francisco for about a month now. That might actually be the longest I’ve been home all year! My trip to France for the Tour de France fell through so I’ve had to fill the void for the better part of a month. Not a bad thing considering it’s summertime and there’s [...]

Last night I was supposed to meet up with my friends Nicole and Tom in Notting Hill.   When those plans fell through, Giles decided to take me out to the local scene in his neighborhood of Camberwell, a borough south of the river.  I was a bit disappointed at first as I was looking forward [...]

So what is it like flying RyanAir? For one, it’s a familiar pre-boarding experience that you’ll recall from the Southwest Airlines of old – seating is on a first come first serve basis. We got to the gate 45 minutes before our flight and there was already a huge queue.  Past the gate is one [...]