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The fall semester is over, my grades are out (which were not exactly what I hoped for but still fine), and I have a short vacation. So I went to the Red Sea for a few days of R&R. I spent 3 days loafing around Naama Bay, snorkeling, reading and drinking...

My usual hotel was booked full, so I booked a room in what turned out to be the filthiest hotel I've ever stayed in. The building itself was falling apart, the lobby is a mess, the elevator stank of a stench suggesting that it was also used as a...

How schexy am I in a toga? For explanation, see Mike's blog

The path from the airplane door to the entrance to our hotel in Kuwait was reminiscent of a classic video game: you have to overcome multiple hurdles, or levels if you will, to get to the next, until you reach your final destination. First up was the...

So I am in Amman on the first leg of the usual annual tour. Great to meet up with old trip buddies as always. On Thursday we went to Tafileh, a rural town a couple hour south (?) of Amman. Funny day. After the fair, they took us on this "tour" of the...

I just hate the thing, and regret the day I got one. Becuase the minute you buy a cell phone, you instantly give up a huge chunk of your privacy. Example: Friend: "I called you 5 times and you didn't answer" Me: "I was in class" Friend:...

..but I still haven't got around to posting the rest of the entries from last summers trip to Europe. Hell, I almost forgot I even had a blog. The fall semester has started and its chockfull of fun: a full-time job and a full credit load. Probably not a...

My guidebook revealed that the first Sunday of every month was free admission day to all museums on the Mueseuminsl (Museum Island) in Berlin. Today was the first Sunday in June, so off to Museuminsel I went. On arrival, I found out that the info was out...

I had breakfast with Marc and Angela and decided to go down to the Fan Mile stretching the length between the Brandenburger Tor to the Victory Pillar. The weather was great. The games of the day were Britain vs. Portugal and Brazil Vs. France. The place...

After checking out a little more of Amsterdam, I went to the train station 90 minutes early. I met two American girls who seemed to be hopelessly lost, had the backpacker conversation and showed them where to validate their rail passes. On the train I sat...