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How To See The World, One Long Weekend At A Time

I have a bizarre hobby: I pick places to go that are within a non-stop flight of my nearest airport, and visit them on trips of 3 days (or less).  Then, I practice my negotiation skills by convincing my wife it will be fun.  Some people think that is weird – but in fact it’s [...]

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Loire Valley, August 2010

Driving from Normandy we stopped at Mont St. Tourist Trap, err, Michel, and then straight to a relaxing stay in Loire.

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Normandy, August 2010

From Paris we drove straight out to Normandy for a tour of the area’s WW2 sites.  What a moving experience!

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Paris, August 2010

What a great city…  Except in August.  Tourists, throngs of crowds and in our case a heavy rain.  And where are all the Parisians?  Can’t wait to go back…  When the locals are about!

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Lisbon – November, 2010

Finally, some time to post some past trip pics!  I’ll start with Lisbon.

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Photo Gallery: Beijing

Finally, I’ve found some time to post some photos from our trip in April to Beijing:

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Photo Gallery: Egypt & Cairo, Day 1

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Photo Gallery: Israel: Jerusalem

Day 2 in Israel was spent exclusively in Jerusalem:

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