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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: March 2012

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The ancient Constantinople (now Istanbul). 14 march 2012, 10:42 am. Istanbul must be one of the most beautiful places in Europe. Not only does it have old world charm, but it is has also solidly embraced the new. This night, though, we were headed to the Haci Baba Restaurant ( http:/ www.hacibabarest.com/html/hakkimizda eng.html. Back to last night. Before we go into the restaurant, I stop to look at one man selling roasted chestnuts (a favorite ...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: June 2012

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Sunday, June 3, 2012. Where the Beautiful People Hang. Hoever said that Paris is the place of beautiful people was 100 per cent on point. The people in Paris are beautiful. I don't mean cute: I don't mean nice-looking. I mean. Even those who in any other "world" or in any other city would be marked by Joe-Gossip as questionable ('. Aw, she awright'. Well, it's all around you. The options are endless. Bugsy's, 15 rue Montalivet, is a great pub with really good everyone-can-eat-...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: The White Asparagus

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Sunday, April 1, 2012. It’s funny how some things that seem so normal to you are completely alien to others. Yesterday I returned from a week in Madrid, there to attend a leadership for non-profit executives course designed by. Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Everyday while there, the “mixed salad” at lunch featured one lone white asparagus on the plate. It was the spark of many conversations. 8220;I think they left it in the jar too long.”. 8220;What is it?

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: October 2009

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Thursday, October 22, 2009. Dancing on the Graben. You can hear the clapping and the faint sound of 80s music all the way on the third floor of our building. After working near Stephansplatz. For even a short while, you know what's happening without even looking out of the window. Almost every Thursday and Friday a group of five to six young. 3:28 pm Thursday, 22 Oct. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Links to this post. Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Only to be told that Vivian wasn'...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: January 2010

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Sitting in the Hilton Hotel at Gatwick. Airport, on my way to Jamaica for a series of work-related meetings, I heard the funniest exchange between a middle-aged woman and a bartender in the lobby of the hotel:. Middle-aged woman: "May I have a glass of white wine, please? Bartender: "Of course.". Middle-aged woman: " Thank you." (. But you will have to wait until my husband gets back. I don't carry money . you know, like royalty.". For the past 10 ...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: April 2010

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Tuesday, April 27, 2010. More, so when. Madrid. I stopped. A ¨ proper. 168; vodka gimlet. Hotel Villa Real.). 2290 euros. That. Real (a real Madrid jewel. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Links to this post. Sunday, April 25, 2010. What good taste in food and drinks this man had! And what good places for fishing - well, at least those with water any where near! Sunday, April 25, 2010. Links to this post. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Man, oh, man. Our first stop today was Plaza Mayor, a s...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: July 2010

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Monday, July 5, 2010. There is the French Riviera. There is the Italian Riviera. And then there is the Croatian Riviera. Check out the latter! I came to Croatian ( Lovran. To be specific . and also Opatija. For holiday for the 4 th. Of July, missing my mainstay of Martha's Vineyard the whole time on the journey to the Croatian coast, even though I had heard so many great things about "the jewel of the Mediterranean. 12 kilometers of magnificence! Tonight. It's late. A view of ...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: Where the Beautiful People Hang

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Sunday, June 3, 2012. Where the Beautiful People Hang. Hoever said that Paris is the place of beautiful people was 100 per cent on point. The people in Paris are beautiful. I don't mean cute: I don't mean nice-looking. I mean. Even those who in any other "world" or in any other city would be marked by Joe-Gossip as questionable ('. Aw, she awright'. Well, it's all around you. The options are endless. Bugsy's, 15 rue Montalivet, is a great pub with really good everyone-can-eat-...

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: April 2012

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Sunday, April 1, 2012. It’s funny how some things that seem so normal to you are completely alien to others. Yesterday I returned from a week in Madrid, there to attend a leadership for non-profit executives course designed by. Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Everyday while there, the “mixed salad” at lunch featured one lone white asparagus on the plate. It was the spark of many conversations. 8220;I think they left it in the jar too long.”. 8220;What is it?

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Oh, The Places You Will Go!: The ancient Constantinople (now Istanbul)

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Oh, The Places You Will Go! Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The ancient Constantinople (now Istanbul). 14 march 2012, 10:42 am. Istanbul must be one of the most beautiful places in Europe. Not only does it have old world charm, but it is has also solidly embraced the new. This night, though, we were headed to the Haci Baba Restaurant ( http:/ www.hacibabarest.com/html/hakkimizda eng.html. Back to last night. Before we go into the restaurant, I stop to look at one man selling roasted chestnuts (a favorite ...