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Visiting a German bunker from World War Two {Gadling}
Oct 28th 2011 2:32PM I love reading about the little subversive things locals did to the Nazis while occupied. As a member of the Canadian Forces I participated in two Canada Week celebrations in Knokke-Heist where they celebrate the liberation of the town and area by Canadian troops on 1 November 1944. Our host told us that on that morning his father was out on the street that runs parallel to the main street stoking his steam engine car when he spotted a couple of figures darting up the street. They were advanced scouts for the Canadians. When asked if he knew where the Nazis were he took them over to the main street and pointed to all the buildings that were occupied by Nazis.
That corner of Belgium and Holland has tons of bunkers that are just in farmer's fields and have never been restored but are still in great shape. They also still express a lot of gratitude for Canadians and Americans who liberated them from the Nazis.
The coolest museum in the world {Gadling}
Aug 30th 2011 4:18PM I love this museum. It's like digging through some eccentric uncle's attic!
Aberystwyth: Exploring a seaside resort in Wales {Gadling}
Jul 27th 2011 12:05PM When I visited Aberystwyth I was fascinated with the starlings and their return to roost under the pier just before sunset. Each day i would go to watch and take photos and video.
Montreal sewer geyser tears apart car {Gadling}
Jul 19th 2011 3:32PM Being a Montrealer and living not too far from where this happens it's not a sewer line, it was a storm drain. Just prior to this happening there was a short but intense downpour and this is the storm drain runoff coming up out of the ground.
The Vegas Box - what happens in Vegas can finally stay in Vegas {Gadling}
Mar 22nd 2011 10:01AM That's brilliant! I just got back from a conference and spent the night before leaving going through all my swag and such and left a bunch of stuff I would have loved to bring home but didn't want to pay excess baggage charges. As it was I filled my laptop case with so many books and literature (in addition to two computers) I could barely lift it but it was allowed on as carry on :-)
'America's Got Talent' Winner Is Crowned {AOL TV}
Sep 16th 2010 12:58PM Howie Mandel was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, that makes him a Canadian. Therefore none of the judges are American
My own private Michigan {Gadling}
Aug 25th 2010 4:07PM The only time I visited Sleeping Bear Dunes I was indeed a student during the summer at Interlochen :-)
Ask Gadling: You left something on the airplane {Gadling}
Aug 23rd 2010 11:35AM My Nephew and I flew Air Eva from Montreal to Bangkok (Montreal -> Vancouver -> Taipei -> Bangkok) in March/April of this year. Once we arrived in Bangkok he realized he didn't have his phone. The last time he remembered using it was after the plane took off in Vancouver. Several times during our trip he attempted to contact Air Eva but couldn't find a phone number. On our return three weeks later we had a two hour layover in Taipei so he went to the service desk and asked if anything had been found on such and such flight on such and such day. Lo and behold they had it. It was actually found on the floor several rows behind where we were sitting.
He dodged the bullet on that one...
Top free Android travel apps {Gadling}
May 12th 2010 11:00AM my current cheapie cell phone and contract expires at the end of the year. I have to say I'm leaning a lot more toward and android phone these days than an iPhone....
Don't Park in Austin: a long-winded travel tale with a moral at the end {Gadling}
May 6th 2010 11:38AM I have no idea how much it costs to park in downtown Austin but even if it were $25 that would be a lot cheaper than what he ended up paying for the towing and the hassle. Here is from the Downtown Austin site:
Metered Parking: Metered parking costs $1 per hour and is limited to 2 hours. Parking after 5:30 p.m. and on weekends is free.
So, he could have parked on the street.
No matter what, he was in the wrong to assume he could park in private parking when he was no longer a customer. And to smear Austin because of this....
