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We Shoulda Swiped a Sign

June 13th, 2003 · No Comments

US Route 666 has been renamed US Route 491.

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Things I Lost In Iceland

May 12th, 2003 · 6 Comments

Lost In Iceland:

My blue, knit “A” hat, with which I’ve represented the ATL all over the place.
My wedding ring in that tourist trap to end all tourist traps, The Blue Lagoon. Not only is the place expensive and a racket, it’s also filled with hair loafs, nasty funk and people doing the nasty.*
My [...]

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Tags: Pirate Shipwreck Weekend · Travel

Boudin King, Boudin Capital of the Universe

May 9th, 2003 · 68 Comments

Louisiana is its own planet.
Many people go to New Orleans. It’s a cultural force all its own and an amazing city: probably one of the greatest cities in the world. It’s bustling tourism and convention business sustain a steady flow of travelers, and its fairly long list of educational institutions provide the city [...]

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Tags: Food and Cooking · New Orleans · Sausage · Travel

June 16, 1904

May 7th, 2003 · 7 Comments

Anyone up for any of these events this year? If not, we need to find something good to celebrate Bloomsday in Atlanta or domestic this year.
Much like “stately, plump Buck Mulligan”, we would relish the pints, and like our man Leopold Bloom, we would take great delight in devouring the innards of beasts.

Photos from some [...]

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Tags: Literature · Travel

Hang Ten!

May 1st, 2003 · 1 Comment

In response to Trav, I present a couple photos taken from the location of my family’s nascent surf camp in Zihuatenejo.”
When y’all get the hang of it, come visit my sister and Robby down South of the Border for some real surfing.
And congrats to my sister and Rob (her husband, AKA El Diablo) for the [...]

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Tags: Travel

Protect Ya Tings

April 16th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Billboard in Nassau, Bahamas:

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Tags: Photos and Photography · Travel

Caribbean Recap

April 13th, 2003 · No Comments

Just got in from our Caribbean vacation. Photos are coming soon, but in short:
Fort crawling and mofongo in Old San Juan, third-world sketchy-ass taxi rides through the Dominican Republic, Powerboating from Saint Thomas to Jost Van Dyke, Celebrating my Father’s Retirement with my family, snorkeling at the Sand Bars, exploring Nassau, and a [...]

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Old San Juan

March 19th, 2003 · 2 Comments

I stepped off the sidewalk to allow the cruise ship tourist throng to pass. Rather than meet their eyes, I stared at my sneakers and how the blue hints in the cobblestone streets matched the piping of my kicks.
There’s not much room on the streets and sidewalks of Old San Juan. It’s a [...]

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Mamacita’s, Culebra, Puerto Rico

February 2nd, 2003 · 4 Comments

Mamacita’s: our favorite spot on Culebra.

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Scags and Viv Report From The Ice Hotel

January 26th, 2003 · 1 Comment

thanks for turning us to n to icey winter getaways…ere we rae in ice hotel bar quebec love us
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More about the ice hotel.

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Tags: Photos and Photography · Travel

Iceland Jones?

January 15th, 2003 · 5 Comments

Why on Earth would one feel like going to Iceland on a cold January day? It must be the marketing!

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Puerto Rico

December 29th, 2002 · 2 Comments

I posted the complete, unexpurgated photos of our vacation. Grab a Red Bull or six and wade through them.

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Culebra Preview

December 28th, 2002 · 2 Comments

Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico photos coming soon!

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My Ass: This Beach

December 11th, 2002 · 2 Comments

As of Friday, December 13th, I’ll be on one of many beaches just like the one pictured here. Culebra Island, here I come!

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Tags: Travel

Alt Frankfurt

December 6th, 2002 · 6 Comments

A lazy stroll through Frankfurt, Germany

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Tags: Euroland · Travel