wow, thanks for those pictures, they inspire the imagination.
Have you thought about writing a book about your trip? Because I am just so curious about... everything!
We considered it, but we both got our jobs back so it's been really hard to find the time. We did write a lot of blog entries at www.advjb2.com though.
Aaaah. Your photos are relighting my urge to travel central America. Which was your favourite country?
Mexico was amazing, all of it. Don't listen to the news, we spent 45 days going from one end to the other and loved it. But technically that's not considered Central America. Nicaragua was probably the best part of Central America for us. Unfortunately, things there have gotten much worse, based on information from other travelers we met. Lots of rioting and violence sadly. South America was where all the best times for us were. Colombia was incredible, and Ecuador is the easiest country to travel in. Peru was a mixed bag, some of the most beautiful places we've ever been, but also some of the worst. When you enter from Ecuador it's about 300 miles of desert literally covered in garbage. And they have no regulations for who can drive, so everyone drives like a crazy person. Every day was spent narrowly avoiding death. 2 giant buses were knocked off cliffs while we were there, killing all aboard. If you're interested in traveling by motorcycle, I know some great operations in Colombia and Ecuador where you can just fly there and rent a bike. They offer guided or solo trips, and you will not regret it .
This is currently my favorite building in Harvard.
Nothing to do with the building itself, but for the bloody minded grit of the barber who by all accounts refused to sell up. You just know that's gotta be grinding someone's gears.
I just have to imagine that person probably owns that property and wanted an offer that'd allow them to set up shop somewhere reasonably close by so they didn't lost their entire customer base.
Or one that was "buy my business so I never have to work again"
And the people in charge scoffed they didn't take the "this is the $ of your little parcel of land, peasant"
It's probably not as grandiose as that and they probably are on good terms instead but it would warm my heart if they had to spend more money on redesigning everything because of that 300 square feet of land.
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I dunno the harvard side of it but this is literally round the corner from our office so most of us know the barber quite well
Story is he wouldn't sell at any price. Didn't want the hassle of setting up a new shop, liked the location, so fuck you, basically.
I dunno the harvard side of it but this is literally round the corner from our office so most of us know the barber quite well
Story is he wouldn't sell at any price. Didn't want the hassle of setting up a new shop, liked the location, so fuck you, basically.
I love this guy.
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In China, holdouts like that are called nail houses. Since the construction companies generally go ahead and start demolishing everything else around them while negotiations go on, the resulting landscapes can be kind of surreal.
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Back from Vacation at the Oregon dunes. Riding ATVs and generally just having a good ol' time. I'll post a few more cool dunes shots when my wife uploads her camera to the computer.
Im a bit sad about leaving my running route around Mystic Lakes, not least because it's largely public beaches and if I got hot I could just wade into the water. But otoh, now I have this five minutes walk from my front door
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Here's one from the walk I did Wednesday after work, walking along the coast below the wind farms looking out over Cook Strait and watching the Sun set behind the South Island.
I picked up the hawk placed it in a cardboard box a buried it in the cistern aka flood control pond it's full of trees and no one goes down there. I only did that to prevent people from stealing it's feathers
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I picked up the hawk placed it in a cardboard box a buried it in the cistern aka flood control pond it's full of trees and no one goes down there. I only did that to prevent people from stealing it's feathers
Well, that's really nice. It's kinda strange you saw it when you did - I saw a dead hawk on the freeway the day I saw your post (quite a rare sight). I once came home to a dead raven right outside my front door, under this giant conifer tree in the front of our home. That was even more strange in that I had literally been on 3 hour drive home from Aspen, CO wherein I had talked to my friend for about 30 minutes about how smart ravens are (Had just finished the book "The Mind of a Raven" - absolutely fascinating if you're into behavioral psychology). Ended up burying it under an aspen tree in our back yard the next day.
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I went to Copan in 98. It was amazing. I hear they've uncovered a lot more since then. So jealous.
We considered it, but we both got our jobs back so it's been really hard to find the time. We did write a lot of blog entries at www.advjb2.com though.
Copan was great, definitely the best part of Honduras for us.
Mexico was amazing, all of it. Don't listen to the news, we spent 45 days going from one end to the other and loved it. But technically that's not considered Central America. Nicaragua was probably the best part of Central America for us. Unfortunately, things there have gotten much worse, based on information from other travelers we met. Lots of rioting and violence sadly. South America was where all the best times for us were. Colombia was incredible, and Ecuador is the easiest country to travel in. Peru was a mixed bag, some of the most beautiful places we've ever been, but also some of the worst. When you enter from Ecuador it's about 300 miles of desert literally covered in garbage. And they have no regulations for who can drive, so everyone drives like a crazy person. Every day was spent narrowly avoiding death. 2 giant buses were knocked off cliffs while we were there, killing all aboard. If you're interested in traveling by motorcycle, I know some great operations in Colombia and Ecuador where you can just fly there and rent a bike. They offer guided or solo trips, and you will not regret it
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Nothing to do with the building itself, but for the bloody minded grit of the barber who by all accounts refused to sell up. You just know that's gotta be grinding someone's gears.
Or one that was "buy my business so I never have to work again"
And the people in charge scoffed they didn't take the "this is the $ of your little parcel of land, peasant"
It's probably not as grandiose as that and they probably are on good terms instead but it would warm my heart if they had to spend more money on redesigning everything because of that 300 square feet of land.
Story is he wouldn't sell at any price. Didn't want the hassle of setting up a new shop, liked the location, so fuck you, basically.
I love this guy.
But it sure looks like they're cooperating in this picture.
Also, this picture turned out interesting:
It's the circular rail used for the mounting of guns to protect the Portsmouth Harbor during WW2.
Though I took my kids there mainly to explore the tidal pools during low tide and to fly the kite.
From the top of Mount Sunapee.
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I think I was there over 20 years ago.
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Atlanta Airport's newfangled thingy
The sunset from my front stoop
I got my hairs cut
Fractals!
Well, that's really nice. It's kinda strange you saw it when you did - I saw a dead hawk on the freeway the day I saw your post (quite a rare sight). I once came home to a dead raven right outside my front door, under this giant conifer tree in the front of our home. That was even more strange in that I had literally been on 3 hour drive home from Aspen, CO wherein I had talked to my friend for about 30 minutes about how smart ravens are (Had just finished the book "The Mind of a Raven" - absolutely fascinating if you're into behavioral psychology). Ended up burying it under an aspen tree in our back yard the next day.
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