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The weekend started on Friday morning when I arrived in Airolo with my bike. The sun was out, the air was warm, and I put on my shorts. From here I cycled along the #3 North-South route towards Biasca, but made a small detour according to a mountain bike trail that I found on GPS-Tracks.com. [...]

Last weekend I made a quick trip to New Jersey to visit a good friend. The flights were cheap and flew direct so it was an easy decision to make. Although the trip was only for four days, we managed to pack a lot into that time. We visited The MET, the New Jersey shore, [...]

It was a fun week in the New York City area. The weather has been extremely mild for December, which has allowed me to enjoy the city and cool air on foot. Yesterday I did a walking tour from Penn Station through Greenwich Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, and down to the Brooklyn Bridge. I found [...]

I’m overdue for a trip home and so last week I booked a flight to Canada. I’ll be staying in Toronto for a few days before continuing to Sudbury. In Toronto I hope to see a Leafs game, hang out with friends at the Madison Avenue Pub, and do some shopping at MEC. In Sudbury [...]

I’m too tired to think. Yesterday was the wedding and wedding party of two good friends. The venue was at a beautiful castle/hotel at Lillafuered about 170km outside of Budapest. The weather around Europe has been terrible this last week, but yesterday it cleared and allowed the ceremony to take place outdoors. It couldn’t have [...]

(30 July – 11 August 2005) It smells like fish. This was my first thought as we deboarded the plane in Keflavik, Iceland. Keflavik is about an hour drive from the capital Reykjavik and is home to the nation’s only international airport. The airport’s existence owes itself to the Americans who opened a military base [...]