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High Tea at the Empress

Posted on May 14, 2015 by author

I am seated at an excellent table in the Fairmont Empress Hotel’s Tea Lobby, and I’m looking across Government Street toward the Inner Harbor of Victoria, which has to be the most charming city in all of British Columbia.

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Skiing Whistler

Posted on April 20, 2015 by author

If Walt Disney decided to build a ski resort, it would look a lot like Whistler.

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Paying Bribes in the Third World-or, how not to spend your day in Santo Domingo

Posted on November 16, 2014 by author

I am sitting in my rental car on an obscure side street in Santo Domingo while a member of the Dominican Republic’s finest fleeces me for $60.  This is way more than I’m used to having to pay for a … Continue reading →

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