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Sydney is cool

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Australia

I liked Sydney (maybe because it was actually sunny. 悉尼 Xī ní) in Australia (澳洲 Ào zhōu). So what is a perfect afternoon in Sydney:

From the airport take the Train to Circular Quay. It is only about 15 minutes and way more interesting than taking a taxi
Have a lunch at the MoS Cafe. You might [...]

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Downtown Seattle Restaurants

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Seattle

Well, I said you could spend a year exploring downtown Seattle restaurants for lunch. Here’s a sampling of the latest so far in the definitely go there again. As a sampling of where to find reviews, Gayot.com and The Stranger I’d add to my list. The Gayot Top 10 is pretty good.

Steelhead Diner is [...]

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Double EQM Miles

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Travel

United is having a promotion. If you register at http://www.united.com/promoreg?title=Double+EQM+Offer&pcode=MPD288 you get double miles between April and June!

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Downtown Seattle Restaurants

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Seattle

Ok with the new sub office, getting to restaurants is way more fun than a chicken wrap at the Bellevue Club. Here are some restaurants we’ve been to and some others to try:

Place Pigalle, it seems a long way, but it is just a few blocks to Pioneer Square. The meal there is classic French [...]

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Sun Valley

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Idaho

I’ve never been there, but its a fabled mountain. Like most it is really big and it is great to get a guide so you don’t waste lots of time. The season lasts trhough the third week of April so there is plenty of spring skiing left. Some suggestions from the Ny Times:
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Whistler Fun Stuff

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Canada

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Legoland

November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · San Diego

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Blue Angels Fly at 1:30PM

August 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Seattle

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Swedish SummeRun

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Seattle

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United 500 Mile Upgrade and Global Service Tracking

July 11th, 2007 · No Comments · Airlines

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