Mar 29th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
After you've been cooped-up inside all winter, that first day of nice weather at home feels like a gift from heaven. Clothes come off, frisbees start flying and the hardcore sunbathing begins. Even if it's still cold where you live, the prospect of warmer days ahead looms large. In preparation for the endless days of spring and summer, here's ten of our favorite spots for sunbathing around the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Mar 29th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
After you've been cooped-up inside all winter, that first day of nice weather at home feels like a gift from heaven. Clothes come off, frisbees start flying and the hardcore sunbathing begins. Even if it's still cold where you live, the prospect of warmer days ahead looms large. In preparation for the endless days of spring and summer, here's ten of our favorite spots for sunbathing around the ...Photo of the day (12.20.09)
Jan 20th, 2009 at 9:30PM: For a person who has never been too fond of Southern California, I've recently found myself drawn to the region. Perhaps it's because the weather is good -- or maybe it's because the girls are so much prettier and because I don't have to think of home. Either the way, in my last three visits to the area I've lingered longer every time. On Saturday, I took an early ride up the coast line from ...Earth Day Kite Flying: 10 suggestions
Apr 18th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Every year when the temperature warms and the wind picks up, we buy a cheap kite to fly for a day or two before we get too busy to head to an open field. As an Earth Day Celebration, what could be more environmentally friendly than kite flying? Except, of course, for the gas to get to a place with wind and enough space.
Open fields are among the best places to fly a kite if you live in an urban ...The drum circle of Venice Beach
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Dec 2nd, 2007 at 10:00AM: Venice Beach, California is one of the most eclectic communities on this planet. But when the sun starts to dip towards the horizon on a late Sunday afternoon, the place becomes truly primordial.
This is when the Venice Beach Drum Circle knocks into gear.
Most tourists are gone by this time and usually miss the small handful of drummers that kick off the rhythm before being joined by upwards ...Calypso Tumblers at Venice Beach
Oct 4th, 2007 at 9:30AM: This past Saturday, while walking along the promenade of Venice Beach in California, I stopped at a crowd gathered around a street performance. As I craned my neck at the outer circle, unable to see, I wondered if the attraction was the man juggling chainsaws like the last time I was at Venice Beach, although, I didn't hear any chainsaws. I elbowed my way towards the front of the crowd, politely ...What's Your Favourite Souvenir? (The Office Cleanout Continues...)
Aug 27th, 2007 at 6:47AM: Thanks to everyone for the feedback on what to do with the old guidebooks at my office. Part of the shift also involves bringing home a few favourite souvenirs from past travels. Here are some special keepsakes I've now got to find room for at home.
A framed front page of La Epoca, the Buenos Aires newspaper, from the day after Eva Peron's funeral.
An 18th century map of Asia Minor I ...
