Travel & Food
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Street Art, Minus the Street
This was my immediate reaction when I discovered there’s an entire museum in Amsterdam dedicated to street art and graffiti: So, now that I’ve been to STRAAT, what did I think?1 I’m a bit conflicted. On the plus side, STRAAT is undeniably a well-curated museum of the best work from…
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He’s No Nostrodomus
I saw the infamous Neil Horan doing his thing in London 10 years ago. He and the Bible got it wrong, but props for hedging his bets with the phrase “very probably.”
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See Ya Later!
Last week, my company’s revenue team1 descended on New Orleans to talk strategy, share information, and knock back a few hurricanes. We also did some team-building events, and the one I was looking forward to the least — an airboat ride on the swamps of Louisana — turned out to be…
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Oops, I Madrid It Again
My eyes light up when people tell me they’re headed to Madrid. The short time I lived there as a kid gave me a long-lasting and deep connection to the city. Like a true Madrileño, I root for Real Madrid and get very defensive when someone suggests Barcelona is a…
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I Love to Get High
When I was a lad in London, there was only one way to see the city: from ground level.1 And I never gave that much thought until the Complimentary Spouse and I visited my ancestral homeland in 2004 and took our first spin on the London Eye. It was a…
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Something Is Fun in the State of Denmark
“Hey, Dave,” people keep saying. “Why haven’t you created a video of some of the rides you saw in Tivoli last month?” Stop pestering me. Here is it. Happy now? I know this is a short post, but I think my magnum opus about food in London and Copenhagen makes…
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A Wildly Inaccurate Guide to Chicago Architecture
My cousins and I recently descended upon Chicago for our annual reunion. Between all the drinking, eating, drinking, and more drinking, we went on a boat tour of Chicago’s architectural landmarks and marvels. I got some great photos of the buildings, but I don’t recall all the facts, so I…
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What I Ate (and Drank) on My Summer Vacation
“I’m going to eat well on this trip,” I promised myself as the Complimentary Spouse and I were packing for our vacation in London and Copenhagen. “Just three sensible meals a day. A dessert once or twice. No snacks.” I broke that promise just a few hours after landing when…
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🏳️🌈 Just Desserts
What’s big and gay and fun to lick? Get your mind out of the gutter! It’s Big Gay Ice Cream, the only place I know of that has frozen treats named after Golden Girls characters. (The Dorothy is vanilla soft serve topped with crushed Nilla wafers.) Big Gay Ice Cream…