• travel

    Travel thoughts

    by  • 9/30/2007 • travel, Vancouver • 0 Comments

    So, assuming The Student in the family can pull off good marks, I was thinking that might call for a Vancouver blitz around the end of April for a week or so. 7-11, JJ Bean, Kolachis, Chinese steam buns, cheap sushi, decent Indian food, a couple nights at The Cobalt. Part of what brought this [...]

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    In Halifax, of all places

    by  • 8/30/2007 • travel • 1 Comment

    We have checked in and cleared security for the first leg of our trip to Atlanta, Georgia for Dragon*Con. Oddly, Tania escapes notice by the security wand of intrusiveness, but only because it was occupied scanning me. Scanning the top of my head, where I couldn’t hide much of anything; do they have problems with [...]

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    Atlanta Update

    by  • 6/27/2007 • travel • 0 Comments

    Looks like we’re definitely going to Dragon*Con 2007 January 19, 2007 — Booked hotel room at the Marriott June 12, 2007 — Ordered my membership June 13, 2007 — Tania ordered her membership June 27, 2007 — Booked flights on Delta Now just need a place to stow the dog and need to deal with [...]

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    September is coming together

    by  • 6/12/2007 • geek, travel • 1 Comment

    I’ve just handed over $70 in order to attend the biggest damned costume party in North America. I have nothing to back up that claim, so don’t ask. I was planning to actually put together a costume involving a bathrobe, boxers and t-shirt, combined with a towel and a teacup, but even that seems like [...]

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