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  • Iceland Part III

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    Thursday, November 26, 2015 I awoke and took a 45 minute walk to The Perlan. I walk much more when I am in other cities. I love seeing the city by foot, really getting out there and covering the ground in a way you can’t in public transportation. I was a brisk walk away from…

  • Iceland Part II

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    Wednesday, November 25, 2015 I awoke at 12:50 PM.  I missed half of daylight. I obviously needed the sleep but the days get significantly shorter very quickly through November and December. On Tuesday when I arrived sunrise was at 10:24  and sunset at 16:04. On Wednesday it was 10:27 and 16:01, already 6 minutes less…

  • Iceland Part I

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    I love Iceland. It is one of the most beautiful countries.  And every day Conde Naste and Travel and Leisure send me articles about beautiful places in the world and Iceland seems to always make the list. I’ve recently come home from an 8 night journey in Iceland and I must say, I am going back…

  • Stockholm History Museum

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    Stockholm’s history museum is free and open to the public. I specifically went to check out their section on Viking history. For not having a separate Viking museum at my time of visit (expected to open 04/29/2017) their Viking collection was pretty extensive. I enjoyed getting lost in there for a couple of hours looking…

  • A New Year, A New City

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    I like to start my new year off in a city I have never been before. Last year I allowed myself to be talked out of going away and I stayed very local and well 2020 was a disaster. I wouldn’t say that was an omen but despite the pandemic I will definitely be getting…

  • From My Family To Yours…

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    As a Catholic I will say Merry Christmas. But to those that do not share my faith, Happy Holidays. I hope that that 2021 is a better year for all of us. May you Stay Safe, Stay Home, Stay Healthy, and enjoy a Zoom or Google Hangouts Party with your loved ones outside of your…

  • Merriman Christmas House in Torrington, CT

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    Torrington is a small often overlooked town about 30 miles west of Hartford, CT. But one family, the Merriman have been transforming their house into a wondrous Christmas display for the last 35 years (As of 2016). You may have seen Christmas light displays before, but I don’t it’s hard to come by something quite like…

  • Two Roads Brewery – Stratford, CT, USA

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    I am lucky enough to have my home based quite close to many craft breweries. As I get more info the craft beer scene it is nice to take a tour of some of these breweries. What’s great about Two Roads for people from from say NYC is that they can hop a train right from…

  • A Live UFC event: Part I: The Backstory

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    NOTE: Part I is not a travel blog post but a set up for part 2’s blog post which will be a travel one. It gives you a bit of backstory and history to me and why I traveled to UFC 199. I have been a fan of the sport of mixed martial arts for…

  • A Day in Amsterdam

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    I took a day trip to Amsterdam with dreams of seeing the Van Gogh museum, the Resistance Museum, and The Anne Frank House so with much to do I figured the 24 hour Amsterdam city card would be helpful. I was dreadfully wrong. You can buy tickets for The Van Gogh museum online but then…