December 28, 2011
In 2011: Highlights from the Year
2011 was meant to be “the year I stayed home.” After going round the world and back a handful of times in 2009 and 2010, I was...
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December 26, 2011
You May Know Jack, But Do You Know George—Dickel, That Is?
There are two things for which the area I’m from in Tennessee is universally known: Jack Daniel’s and Bonnaroo. However, just five...
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December 23, 2011
Shanghai At Night: The View from the Fairmont
The whole four days we were in Shanghai, a curtain of cold and gloom hung heavy over the city in an ominous sort of manner. But at night, it...
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December 21, 2011
Books a Million: My Reading List, Part I
With little Internet access and a need to be laying horizontal each night after dinner following long days in the office, I read A LOT of...
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December 18, 2011
Meet the MV Explorer: Semester at Sea’s Former Ship
We’ve been through with our Semester at Sea voyage for six days now—though I gather it’s an experience I will think about...
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December 16, 2011
Frolicking in Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio’s Hidden Gem
Jumping ahead in time a bit to the near end of our Semester at Sea voyage, we docked in Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica for a very brief 36 hours...
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