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Monthly Archives: May 2010
10 reasons why travel is a waste of time
Since I woke up in a contrary mood this morning, I thought I’d have a bit of fun with this post. There are so many posts and articles written about the virtues of travel that I figured I would play … Continue reading
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Among the super-rich: a stroll through Mayfair
One of our favourite walks in New York was to wander down from our apartment on the Upper East Side and along Madison Avenue towards Midtown. If you’re after some serious people watching, Madison Avenue in the 60s (between 60th … Continue reading
501 Places is 1 year old today: a few reflections from the journey
One year ago today I sat down and nervously wrote my first blog post; 501 Places was born. 309 posts later, I look back on a year’s writing and take a lot of pleasure in seeing how much of my … Continue reading
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