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Bon Voyage, Ian

4. September 2007

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I sent an email to Ian today. Here is what I received back: Thank you for your email. I am currently on annual leave, and will return to the office on 05 November 2007. Not bad. Today is September 4. November 5 is more than two months away! Viator’s intrepid rugby expert, Ian How did Ian get [...]

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Cool Job Title: Bridge Guard

4. September 2007

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One winter saw me taking up the fantastically esoteric position of “Bridge Guard,” for a recently reconstructed bridge over the Danube River on the border of Hungary and Slovakia. Destroyed at the end of the Second World War, the bridge was rebuilt in 2001, reconnecting the town of Stúrovo (pop 13,000) to Esztergom (pop 30,000). I [...]

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Good Eats in the USA

2. September 2007

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In case you haven’t seen it, Matt Gross (a.k.a. the Frugal Traveler columnist for the New York Times) has been traveling across the USA in search of the best places to eat and drink. Matt has uncovered a few gems, and whetted my appetite for a USA road trip of my own. He’s also making me [...]

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