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Skiing – Seefeld in Tirol

From Berlin we wanted to go to Italy, which involves a flight or a fairly long train journey. After much procrastinating we chose the latter, with a stop at the half-way point to go skiing. We’re headed toward warmer climes, and thought this might be our last chance to ski during the trip. The Alps […]

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Brussels

From London we were headed to Berlin. We’d have to change trains in Brussels anyway, so we figured we’d make an overnight stop there. We briefly contemplated a side trip to Bruges, but decided that city would be a better experience in a different season. The main draws in Brussels were culinary: waffles, chocolate, French […]

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London & around

From Paris we took the Eurostar train to London, via the tunnel under the English Channel. I remember what a big deal it was when the 31-mile Chunnel opened, and I expected at least a trumpet fanfare as we went through it. Sadly there was no pageantry and the trip through the Chunnel was pretty […]

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A Day in Paris

After celebrating 4 months on the road at a very mediocre Mexican restaurant near the Granada airport, we spent one last night in Spain before our morning flight to Paris. Transferring to Paris also marks the end of 4 straight months in Spanish-speaking countries (wikipedia tells me they are collectively known as the Hispanosphere). We […]

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Steve’s Rental Car Review: Nissan Juke

It is amazing when the stars align and everything comes together. In this case, Nissan designers and engineers achieved the impossible and built a car in which they got *every single decision wrong*. My first impression of the Nissan Juke was that it is hideous. These were my second and third impressions too. With its […]