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Brotherhood Bands
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Brotherhood Bands

  Apparently, when two rugged, manly, male models of Scandinavian descent feel a certain kinship with each other, they may now celebrate the bond between them by gifting each other with braided leather “brotherhood bands.” I do, I...

June 2, 2011
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Anniversary Dinner
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Anniversary Dinner

So, our anniversary dinner turned out to be a sort of comedy of errors. TripAdvisor.com entries for Brussels, like those for most major tourist destinations, are littered with planted reviews. In fact, any overly-enthusiastic review in broken...

May 30, 2011
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Walking Gourmet Tour in Brussels
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Walking Gourmet Tour in Brussels

On our first night in Brussels, we elected to take a gourmet walking tour. Our intrepid guide, Marc, of Global Enterprises, had conducted two tours earlier in the day: a chocolate breakfast tour and an afternoon beer sampling. He was then, as you...

May 28, 2011
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Someplace Real
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Someplace Real

On Grand Turk — our first stop — we skipped the ship’s canned excursions and booked our own taxi around the island. There are only two destinations: Front Street and the lighthouse. Front Street is a block or two of unpolished...

February 24, 2011
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Grandma’s House is a Vacant Lot
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Grandma’s House is a Vacant Lot

We’re in Ft. Lauderdale, spending some quiet time together at a small, secluded resort before taking our cruise to the Caribbean. When Clyde was a child, his grandmother — Mama Erin — kept a winter home in Lake Worth. Clyde has...

February 19, 2011
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From the Archives: Mark and Clyde in Savannah
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From the Archives: Mark and Clyde in Savannah

This video is a little dated — we’re coming up on our 19th anniversary in May — but I was delighted to stumble on these clips taken during our 16th anniversary trip to Savannah, GA.  I briefly considered adding a dark orange...

February 6, 2011
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Tales of the Turkish Rug
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Tales of the Turkish Rug

When we left for Turkey, friends told us, “If you go to Turkey, you’ll come home with a rug!” We begged to differ. (In fact, knowing that he was *supposed* to buy a rug made Clyde all the more determined *not* to buy one!) So, when...

January 8, 2011
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Top Ten Treats to Try in Turkey
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Top Ten Treats to Try in Turkey

Turkish Coffee. An upper layer as thick as molasses, a scorching liquid center, and a thick, gooey sediment on bottom, all compressed into a cup stolen from a little girl’s tea party. It’s intense, and you do feel a spike from the...

January 7, 2011
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In Amsterdam at the No-Tell Yotel
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In Amsterdam at the No-Tell Yotel

After fitful sleep on the flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam, we’re in the Schipol airport, waiting on the family to catch up to us. (They took a later flight from Memphis.) Once we rendezvous, we’ll go for a stroll in the city before...

December 27, 2010
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Faces or Places?
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Faces or Places?

One last Thailand-related post here, consisting of two Flickr.com photo sets. Faces – A collection of photos of me, Clyde, and the friends we made along the way during our last trip to Thailand. This is for folks who prefer people in their...

November 17, 2010
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