United by Bacon

Lunch with friends at Hell’s Kitchen, Minneapolis. We made different menu choices, but were united by a common ingredient: bacon.

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Snowbird Ritual

I’m performing an ancient ritual for ancient snowbirds returning to Minnesota: a week of medical appointments. Today: eyes.

Categorized as Living

Moody Sky

Jogged round Lake of the Isles under a moody sky.

Categorized as Jog

How I Got to Five Korean National Parks by Mass Transit

In April 2017 I visited five of South Korea’s twenty-two national parks. In this post I document how I got to each park by rail and bus. I had not planned to spend much time in South Korea, but thanks to the authorities in Shanghai, China, I found myself with an extra week in South Korea.…… Continue reading How I Got to Five Korean National Parks by Mass Transit

A Free Ticket to Seoul

Checked credit card statements: realized the kind folks at Shanghai Pudong had given me a free ticket to Seoul.

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Walking the Dales Way

  Last week, two friends and I explored parts of the Dales Way over three days. The long distance footpath starts in Ilkley, Yorkshire, progresses through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, then finishes in Bowness-on-Windermere in England’s Lake District. We chose start and end points served by rail: Ilkley at the start and Ribblehead at the finish.…… Continue reading Walking the Dales Way

Three Dollars-Worth of Spices

Reverted to my role of parsimonious house-person. Stocked up on spices depleted in my absence. (Total cost: exactly $3.)

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