September 2009

  • How to Kill Time on a Road Trip

    By becksta on 9/29/09 12:49pm
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    Road Trip from HellRoad Trip from HellThe best part about a road-trip is the absolute freedom of the open road. (Sing "Born to be Wild" at this point if it gets you in the correct frame of reference to imagine a road-trip). In a lot of states, there are too few men in blue to patrol the open road, and you can set the cruise control as high as you want, listen to your music as loud as you want, and tune out the rest of the world. If you're like me, this will be satisfying for approximately 3.2 hours before you decide you will need to stop to stretch your legs, eat, get gas, pee, and/or smoke.

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  • Uptown Marriot Hotel: Albuquerque, New Mexico

    By dubayns on 9/15/09 11:02pm
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    Albuquerque MarriottAlbuquerque MarriottMany hotels fall into the mediocre category.  They have nice rooms, a decent staff, and aren’t too expensive.  The bell curve is pretty large and most hotels fall somewhere in the middle of that curve.  The Marriot in Albuquerque’s Uptown area is not one of those hotels, and for reasons that are not entirely associated with the hotel itself.

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  • Los Alamos, New Mexico

    By dubayns on 9/15/09 10:39pm
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    On a recent trip to the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area, I took the short drive to Los Alamos to become more familiar with the nuclear arms race and our own country’s history of nuclear weapons development.  Besides being a beautiful and quaint town, the drives both to Los Alamos and back to Albuquerque were equally as fascinating.  The town has a couple of museums, both with artifacts from the nuclear arms race as well as quite a few nice restaurants and bars.  All of this is loosely surrounded by the National Laboratory’s Tech Centers and buildings dedicated to secret nuclear development.  It’s quite a unique town and atmosphere.

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  • Tiburon, California: A Great Getaway from San Francisco Gridlock

    By dubayns on 9/15/09 5:20pm
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    Tiburon, CATiburon, CASan Francisco can be a great city to get lost in.  It’s got a great deal of diversity, culture, and history, and most of the time the weather is fairly mild and moderate.  It’s also a great location if you like metropolitan hustle and bustle, gridlock, and crowded streets and buildings.  If you’re not really into those kinds of things, but find yourself in San Francisco none the less wondering what there is to do that doesn’t involve crowds larger than a hundred people, then consider taking a day (or weekend) trip to quaint, quiet Tiburon.

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  • Open Heritage Day in Netherlands

    By akgoemans on 9/4/09 7:06am
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    Heritage DayHeritage DayI've been mentioning a few interesting attractions in Netherlands. Well, I figured this week I would refer to a prominent upcoming event – The Open Heritage Day. Also called the Open Monumentendag, this two-day event is meant to celebrate the country's rich culture and history. It is an annual event that started out in the late 1980s and has been going strong ever since. This year the Open Heritage Day will fall on the second weekend of September, running from the 12th to the 13th.


    [Photo Source: Alkan Chaglar via Flickr]

     



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