I found a ride back to the Netherlands on this ridesharing website. I went and met the guy, he seems like a pretty nice, somewhat crusty, laid-back Italian guy. He also has a drop-dead gorgeous Spanish girlfriend, who won’t be accompanying us on the trip and an excitable black Labrador that will. He said he’s […]
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What’s up Pomona!
September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Pomona, Spain, Travel
My last night in Barcelona, I ran into a bunch of kids from Pomona. They’re getting ready to study abroad in Edinburgh and traveling around before their classes start. It was pretty awesome hanging out with them and reminded me of a lot of the things I loved about Pomona. Particularly, being surrounded by incredibly […]
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1572 km in two days…
September 4th, 2008 · No Comments · France, Travel
…in a van that’s nearly as old as I am. View Larger Map This trip was pretty ridiculous. We actually wound up leaving around 4 am, not 2 am. I was exhausted but also sort of nervous, so I didn’t really sleep for a long time. The van was rickety and rattly like crazy, but […]
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La Tomatina Photos
September 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Photos, Spain, Travel
I finally got my camera developed from the Tomatina, so here’s the photographic evidence. Some of these aren’t the greatest pictures, but it was certainly adverse conditions. Pretty much any time you raised a camera to take a photo, people would try to hit the camera with tomatoes. It was pretty awesome. Officially, the festival […]
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So long and thanks for all the fish
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Netherlands, Science, Travel
CERN’s new high-energy particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), went live yesterday. The $10 billion, 17-mile long particle accelerator has been 15 years in the making. Obviously, this is a major achievement for particle physics, and represents a serious commitment to “Big Science” and pure research. However, looking at the media coverage of the […]
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