Travel
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Home, at Last
We arrived home yesterday at around 10PM or so. Our flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta was pretty uneventful. We took the train from Centraal Station to Schiphol Airport, which turned out to be…
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A Weekend in Amsterdam (Day 2)
One of the funny things that I forgot to mention from yesterday is that the Thai restaurant we ate at gave us cough drops as our after-dinner "mints." No, we have no idea…
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A Weekend in Amsterdam (Day 1)
Today was our first full day in Amsterdam. This city is awesome. One of the things I forgot to mention in previous posts was that bicycles are extremely popular here as a normal…
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The Adventure Keeps Rolling….
So, the adventure keeps rolling! The event I was attending finished-up in the late afternoon on Friday. Talking with a colleague, we decided to share a cab to Amsterdam, since we were all…
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A Boat, a Canal, Some Goats, and Some Neat People
Today was great fun. I had the first day of the event that brought me here, where I got to meet a lot of interesting people and listen to some good talks. The…
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Arrival: The Netherlands
Jenny and I are on a bit of a holiday right now. I had the opportunity to go to The Netherlands, and Jenny was able to come with me, so we're making a…
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KAP in Michigan on Vacation
Jenny and I arrived back from vacation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this past Sunday afternoon. We had a great time. I'll have to write more on that later. While there, I finally had…
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Adventures in Arizona, Part Null
Well, I tried to go somewhere today after class. I had a plan. I was going to the Sonora Desert National Monument. This National Monument is run by the Bureau of Land Management. …
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Adventures in Arizona, Part III
I realized today that I didn't completely finish the post on my day at the Grand Canyon. While on my way there, I passed a sign that said something like "Historic Route 66…
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Adventures in Arizona, Part II
Montezuma's Well was fun, but it wasn't exactly a huge park, and my actual destination was still almost two hours away, so I had to leave. Exiting the park entrance road, I was…