When I first started going to the annual TED Conference in 1993, people were already saying I should have been to the previous one. While it's true that none of them are to be missed,...
This past week at TED, David Cameron, Britain's Conservative Party leader talks about a new era in politics, where governments have less power and money and people empowered by technology have more of both....
Tiger Balm Tales vol. 13
The Longest Day
KLOMP, KLOMP, KLOMP
The sounds of hiking boots on wooden floor echoed outside my door. I poked my nose out of my warm sleeping bag cocoon, breathed in the cold...
Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen
Day 3 was our day to travel up to Laos from Thailand. We decided to take the Thai-Lao International bus, but unlike the last time, this time there was...
Jeff and I are always searching for new side dishes for our meals. We get tired of every day potatoes, pasta or rice. These potato pancakes fill the bill. I have very fond memories of...
Last week I took a trip to Graz, a university town in southern Austria, to congratulate its fine residents for their most reasonable decision to remove my governor’s name from their local soccer stadium. Just...
As I’m sure often happens with travel writers who are on the move, I have, for a few days, neglected this blog and have received plenty of comments, E-mails, and other messages of concern. My...
Taken in New Philadelphia, PA by steve425 on Feb 10, 2010
The snow situation in Brooklyn isn’t as bad as DC, Baltimore or Philadelphia but it’s cold, windy and the weather people are gleefully warning...
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