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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 […]

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Ski trip: Sierra Nevada

One of Nate’s top requests for our trip was to go skiing – his favorite sport. While we’re not on a follow-the-summer itinerary like some round-the-world travelers, there won’t be many opportunities on our trip to ski. We arrived in Patagonia just after the end of the season there, and expect to be in warmer […]

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The Flamenco

It is early evening in Seville. We are in the atrium of the Flamenco Museum. A raised black stage occupies one side, where it is cozily nestled underneath one of the marble-and-brick arches that support the upper floors. The stage’s well-worn surface holds three black chairs in a row at the rear. A pair of […]