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Ahh, what a delightful weekend in Kingston it was. Chris and I bottled our first batch of beer – a porter – that is roughly 1-2 weeks away to being delicious (the anxiety is unbearable). As if that wasn’t enough, … Continue reading
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Our last full day of traveling was spent in Venice. Not gonna lie, I was dead exhausted at this point – roughly 100 miles in 15 days later is a bit more than my usual activity level due to the … Continue reading
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Nearby the neighborhood of West Queen West stood this very angular skyscraper. It seems pretty irregular in design – to take a steel tower and make it look like a bunch of zany building blocks in the sky – but … Continue reading
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From across the ancient grounds of Palatino, the Colosseum can be seen from many an angle. Walking along Via di San Bonaventura, Chris and I sauntered pass this very formidable and crumbling entryway which apparently leads to a basilica church … Continue reading
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There’s not too much that can be said about this structure that hasn’t already been said and I don’t want to sound like a broken record here. But in all seriousness, it is astounding to witness the ingenuity and engineering … Continue reading
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Symbols can be quite interesting – little masters of trickery wavering between the boundaries of the esoteric and exoteric. A well-known image of our time, to the untrained eye, appears so familiar, yet it could hold an unusual or hidden … Continue reading