I met Pat Liddy at Davy Byrnes Pub. He’s wearing a suit and tie, with white hair brushed back, looking like the distinguished professor he is. And, since this is Dublin, he’s drinking a Guinness. Continue reading “On A Walking Tour of Dublin, Nothing Is As It Seems” »
Category Archives: Europe
Team Building on a Swiss Farm
You could take your employees for a week in Vegas. Sure, they’ll bond. But some might end up in prison. Continue reading “Team Building on a Swiss Farm” »
My James Bond Pitch
Not everything goes according to plan. Like this James Bond pitch. It started out as a reasonable pitch; it even made sense, what with the new James Bond movie, Skyfall, coming out. But then I went bonkers. Continue reading “My James Bond Pitch” »
Terrible Things Happen To Jeans When They Go To Europe
So I just got back from Europe. And, man, what they do to blue jeans over there should be criminalized. Continue reading “Terrible Things Happen To Jeans When They Go To Europe” »
In This Post, The Editor Blatantly Promotes Himself; Or, Hey! I Was In The San Francisco Chronicle!
I posted it to Facebook and the Twitter and Linked In and Youtube and in emails to people and, in all that time, I forgot to mention it here! What a bozo! Continue reading “In This Post, The Editor Blatantly Promotes Himself; Or, Hey! I Was In The San Francisco Chronicle!” »
In Switzerland Even The Toilets Clean Themselves
Today, for your entertainment dollar, please enjoy twenty seconds of a toilet in Switzerland cleaning itself. Continue reading “In Switzerland Even The Toilets Clean Themselves” »
In Switzerland, Riding the World’s First Open Air Cable Car
I should work for the newspaper. I can pun with the best of them! Anyway, this is part 2 of my Swiss Cable Car adventures. Continue reading “In Switzerland, Riding the World’s First Open Air Cable Car” »
Switzerland and Gravity – A Cable Car Adventure
I’m at the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit in Lucerne, Switzerland, where hundreds of world’s foremost adventure travel experts have congregated to share insights, make new friends, and drink extreme amounts of beer. (Every morning is also an adventure.)
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A Little Taste Of Irish Culture
I grew up eating Mexican food. Rather, I grew up eating Tex Mex food, which is Mexican food plus five pounds of melted cheese. Continue reading “A Little Taste Of Irish Culture” »
The Welsh Give You The Benefit of the Doubt
I like this sign. Continue reading “The Welsh Give You The Benefit of the Doubt” »