Sunstroke Prevention for Fun and Profit
Posted by adam in Fun, Odd, Travel
Bryan recently pointed out that a popular tourist “festival activity” in Beijing is “sunstroke prevention”.
Boston, Maine, NYC
Posted by adam in Travel
Boston up: Bukowski’s
Boston down: other drivers
Maine up: Lobster, walk-in beer fridge at roadside Texaco
Maine down: bride/groom unable to get room at hotel with wedding guests
NYC up: Chapelle at the Comedy Cellar, the food, the people
NYC down: rotten milk smell on street corners (but the rain washed it away)
Pics from the trip on Eva’s flickr.
Pro-WSDOT
Posted by adam in Life, Travel
Traffic sucks. One glimmer of hope: the WSDOT is using all the latest Web 2.0 technology to help keep us informed.
- Google maps mashup of the current huge I-5 construction project
- Blog
- Flickr photostream
Go WSDOT! You must have some pretty smart cookies on the payroll.
Out of Africa
Posted by adam in Fun, Interesting, Life, Travel
Yesterday we returned from our adoption trip to Ethiopia. We met many kind and interesting people and learned a ton about how adoption works there. I already miss my new niece and nephew!
Eva also blogged about this trip, and put our photos up on Flickr.
The country itself was of course amazing; unlike anything I’d ever experienced.
Now it’s on to OSCON, just for today. I’m pretty stoked to dig into some advanced Vim scripting techniques as well as Haskell. If you’re here, drop me a line.
A Lauderdale 4th
Posted by adam in Travel
I married into the coolest family. During our stay we’ve had a great time hanging with the kids, elders, and friends. As far as touristy stuff, we checked out the History museum, Lake Harriet, the Gibbs Museum, and the new Central Library in downtown Minneapolis. Not to mention fireworks, food, toothbrush rugs and no tagbacks.
Thank you, Pierces!
Sipping Schnapps at Gimmelwald
Posted by adam in Travel
http://simplemiracles.blo…-nightlife.html
Go Fordor and KT. Sounds like tons of fun!
Back to School Day
Posted by adam in Travel
Eva and I returned to Tamarindo after an amazing week on the Nicoya Peninsula. Excellent waves, waterfalls, beaches, food.
One more week of school and our monthlong honeymoon will come to an end. What a fantastic trip it’s been! Of course, it’s not over yet; we’re looking forward to more Spanish classes, and of course surfing, swimming, beach volleyball, jungle tours, etc. It will definitely be tough to leave.
Quick wedding photo update: just received some pics from Mark Aiken. Check ‘em out. Thanks, Mark!
Hey Mark, you might want to look out for this impostor.
Surf Haven
Posted by adam in Travel
Nosara turned out to be hitting, hard. Dozens of peaks to choose from… a two mile beachfront with about ten people surfing at any moment.
Eva and I are currently travelling with a friendly couple of surfers from England. We’re sharing a nice double cabina with them at a bar/hotel called Blew Dogs Surf Camp.
xxxooo
-Adam
Pura Vida en Playa Tamarindo
Posted by adam in Travel
Every day the father of our host family spouts the pleasant cliché “Pura vida”, and this usually summarizes what we’re all thinking.
Travelling, Spanish school and surfing are going very well! We’ve seen an erupting volcano, sloths, monkeys, tarantulas, scorpions, poisonous snakes and frogs, iguanas and chickens. More details on Eva’s blog.
Last night Eva and I made a pizza dinner for our host family. The father, Oldemar, had never before eaten pizza, and was quite pleased with the result.
If you’re reading this and get the chance, please post a comment or email me an update! It’s great to hear news from friends and family back home.
Machu Picchu News
Posted by adam in Travel
http://www.highbeam.com/l…efid=ency_botpm
A landslide near Machu Picchu killed one person and left ten others missing (so far). The rail line back to Cuzco was damaged, stranding 1,500 tourists.
Yep, this is right where we were about a month ago!