Travel & Food
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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…
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Katrina and the Caves
The Complimentary Spouse and I went to the Cave of the Winds near Colorado Springs yesterday. I’m happy to report that we didn’t have to wear miners’ helmets or get muddy — it was a pretty tourist-friendly place. As I don’t remember the names of any of the formations, I…
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Golden Hour
Here’s a little video my iPhone made from me. Enjoy these photos of golden hours from around the world — Madrid, Havana, Viña Del Mar, Sydney … but mostly right here in Tampa!
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A Helluva Town
I had a few days in New York last week and made two videos. The first is from Central Park, where I didn’t get very far because it was below freezing. If you’re familiar with the park, you’ll note that all of these locations are south of 65th Street. The…