Tag: travel
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Einstein’s desk drawings
Okay, I doubt Einstein really drew this. But the desks at his old university are very old, and many of them had fun drawings like the one above. And in all fairness, the school has seen many other famous folks as well including Karl Marx, Max Planck, and the Brothers Grimm. Perhaps Karl Marx drew…
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Bad Fucking
Spotted this on display yesterday at a bookstore in the Tegel airport in Berlin. I tried really hard not to laugh (but wasn’t very successful.)
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Who Killed Bambi?
“Who Killed Bambi?” is unfortunately not a mystery novel, it’s an unusually named women’s clothing store in Mitte, Berlin.
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Dolores California Gourmet Burritos in Berlin
On a small side street near the touristy hellhole of Alexanderplatz is a San Francisco themed burrito place. If you’re a burrito lover in or around San Francisco, you may have heard of this by now: they have a San Francisco Muni map covering on the wall and Anchor Steam (imported via Amsterdam) by the…
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What happened to Zeitgeist?!
Oh man, first that whole debacle with Anthony Bourdain, now a new storefront with a big pink heart? Oh well, as long as the beer and bloodys keep flowing we shouldn’t complain too much.Spotted in Berlin near Alexanderplatz.
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An American tourist’s reaction to visiting Mexico City, Toluca, and Metepec
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 2 and part 3. There’s cultural differences between Mexico and the United States that surprised me during my recent visit. There were pleasant surprises, and not-so pleasant surprises. Let’s explore them all. The good…
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Trip to Mexico: part 3 (Toluca)
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 2, and part 4. We spent four days in Toluca, and unfortunately I was ill the entire time. Since it was kind of a blur for me I’m cramming the entire four days into…
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Trip to Mexico: part 2 (Mexico City)
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 3, and part 4. Day 3 We met up with more of Alexia’s family and we headed down to a massive bus terminal to for a ride to the pyramids of Teotihuacan! On the…
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Trip to Mexico: part 1 (Mexico City)
Hey everyone, gather ’round the living room and take a nap while I subject you to my vacation slides from February 2011, when Alexia Anthem and I went to visit Mexico. The trip to Mexico series will be divided into four parts on my blog: This is part 1. Day OneIn spite of taking a…
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Delaware Punch
Is Hawaiian Punch too exotic for you? During my recent trip to Mexico, I discovered a grape-flavored and non-tropical alternative to Hawaiian Punch: Delaware Punch. This beverage from Coca-Cola is not available in much of the US due to health concerns over a food coloring chemical. But that sort of thing never stopped anyone in…
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