Tag: travel
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A layover in Athens
Upon landing in Athens I had a brief layover planned since I needed to take a ferry to my next destination, and the ferry terminal at Piraeus was closed for the evening. My initial plan was to take the Athens Metro from the airport to my hotel at Monastiraki. I asked at the airport information…
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My first time flying business class
When flying economy these days it’s fairly common to get an email offer to bid on an upgrade. Typically I place the lowest bid possible and figure there’s no chance I’ll get the upgrade, because what have I got to lose? So imagine my surprise when Aegean actually accepted my lowball bid on a flight…
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Stockholm’s subway art
Stockholm’s subways are considered a type of art gallery by many. It’s hard to explain without photos, so here’s some I captured during my time riding around in Stockholm. When I came and left Stockholm from the airport I took the commuter rail to and from Central Station on SL’s commuter rail. This station is…
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Stockholm expeditions
During my six sunny days in Stockholm I tried to squeeze in as many expeditions around town as possible without exhausting myself too much. It’s a big city with a lot going on — you could probably spend a couple weeks in Stockholm and still leave with that nagging feeling you missed something. Here’s how…
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View from Griffith Observatory
Before leaving Los Angeles last night I figured I had to take one last look at the city. Although Griffith Observatory was technically closed, the area around it was as open as ever. According to everyone I spoke with the main attraction is not the observatory itself, but rather the view from the area on…
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LA’s Chinatown, Little Tokyo, and Koreatown
Los Angeles has three Asian neighborhoods you’ll find on the map, and I decided to give them all a visit. For starters I booked a tour of Chinatown and Little Tokyo from Downtown LA Walking Tours (same company that runs the Haunted Tales tour.) The tour started in Chinatown, where the central plaza was covered…
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Barnsdall Art Park and a curious encounter with the legacy of L. Ron Hubbard
Once I’d finished sipping my little cup of espresso at Blue Bottle, I hopped on another bus; this time to Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood. It’s a unusual park on the top of a hill, featuring a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright. There’s a not particularly large patch of lawn outside the fence…
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The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
After spending the morning gorging myself on a food tour, I plopped my bloated ass down on a bus seat for a ride to the Echo Park neighborhood so I could visit a store aimed at time travelers. The Echo Park Time Travel Mart sells items for a variety of time traveling use cases, such…
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The Last Bookstore
Late this evening I stumbled into The Last Bookstore, a large downtown LA store selling books as well as music, DVDs, and various other items. Much of the store was somewhat inaccessible due to author Rowan Blanchard speaking about her new book. This took up most of the main floor thanks to a sizable audience…
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