Versus Underdog Commercial

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Random Links I’m Reading this Weekend

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Arrington whines about air travel - Lots of good points about video conferencing and the attitudes of some of the airlines etc though. That man can complain with the best of him. He should check out this CK Louis Video

Obama Costs for his Travel - amazing how much it costs to move him as well as the adverse affect on various industries when he does.

Travel News Daily - Cuz it’s fun.

Visiting and Trail Running with @TravelGearBlog

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Picture above is a bit foggy after getting totally rained on during our Trail Run today in Forest Park, Portland Oregon. From left to right is Aimee (@TravelGearBlog), Chris, Stanley and myself.

Awesome to meet Aimee and Chris this weekend. She has an extreme passion for adventure and using and getting the right gear for the right occasion. She just started on Travel Gear Blog on May 1st - but is already kicking arse and taking names. Subscribe to her Travel Gear RSS, if you are remotely interested ... [read on]

Disclaimers on Chantix

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Can’t wait to try this!

How to Live to be 100+

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Great talk from Ted - via @technojosh

My Year in Cities: 2009

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Here are the places that I slept overnight in 2009. Links to previous years post at the bottom of this post. What were yours?

Seattle
Snowden, WA
New York, New York
Washington DC
Phoenix, Arizona
Palm Springs, California
Los Angeles, CA
Seoul, South Korea
Auckland, New Zealand
Wharekaho Beach, New Zealand
Ohope, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Greymouth, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
Wanaka, New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand
Hamner Springs, New Zealand
Melbourne, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Surfers Paradise, Australia
Noosa, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Manly Beach, Australia
Bangkok, Thailand
Koh Samui, Thailand
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Nespresso Coffee: Short Movie

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Brandy and I fell in love with the Nespresso Coffee machine on our recent trip to Australia. Our friends had an older machine and after dinner every night they made a perfect expresso in a matter of seconds. We researched the Nespresso machines out there and got a cube. We’ve had it since July 2009 and still love it.

It costs about .55 per capsule - so it more expensive than regular drip coffee at your house, but way cheaper than going to the shop. Here is a new video that they send customers a ... [read on]

Spas in Portland Oregon and nearby

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A friend recently asked me for info on spas nearby. Here is the list I created and some brief notes:

Dosha: Brandy and I have been before - it’s nice, hot tubs etc. Local.
http://www.dosha.org/locations.html

Avalon - Haven’t used it myself - but will soon. Many friends have and said they liked it.
http://www.avalonhotelandspa.com/

Breitenbush Hot Springs - Local - different style. (Hippyish) Cost effective and away from PDX - I like it.
http://www.breitenbush.com/

Skamania - Been here multiple times. I like it. In mountains, hot springs outside. I think you can use ... [read on]

Boston - HI Boston Travel Forum

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Nov 20th
HI Boston Travel Forum

Jordan over Ehlo Shot

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Lotsa great memories from MJ.