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In June of 2022, I will sail from Tromsó in northern Norway to Longyearbyen, in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Both Tromsó and Longyearbyen are above the Arctic Circle, and at that time of year, the sun will not go down for the entire trip. I will be a crew member …

On my way back during my road trip from Los Angeles to Colorado I saw a pillar of smoke in the distance. Driving towards it I saw a building fully-engulfed in flames in this small town, with hardly anyone around it.

People started gathering, and after a few minutes the …

My Mom and I flew to Denmark in 2005 to visit relatives. We flew into Copenhagen, stayed with my aunt for a while, and then rented a car and drove around the country visiting relatives and seeing the sights. It was the last big trip my Mom was able to …

Around New Year (2000 -> 2001) I didn't have much going on, so I hit the road in my trusty Toyota 4Runner -- took a week or so off of work and drove from Los Angeles to Colorado and back. It was a wonderful trip, and I saw some amazing things -- most …

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Perhaps I already knew this -- everybody knows this -- but it was brought home to me tonight in a little village called Pandrup, in the North of Denmark. The village is lovely, and surrounded by green fields and windmills. (Some of the old-fashioned Cervantes kind, but mostly …