Category Archives: travel

Protect Semaphore Lakes

Posted on 16 September 2016 by zolltan

Over the August long weekend, three of my friends and I went to camp at Semaphore Lakes, a place in the backcountry north of Pemberton where you can camp among heather meadows. It is a beautiful place, but one that is … Continue reading →

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2015 in Review: Highlights

Posted on 31 January 2016 by zolltan

Movies: I didn’t see that many movies in 2015, and only two that I can remember in theatres. The movies I saw that I thought best, in order of increasing lightheartedness: The Colour of Pomegranates an extraordinary achievement of cinematography and some … Continue reading →

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World’s Worst Poem

Posted on 31 August 2014 by zolltan

What is the worst poem ever? I submit that it might be this one, a poem I saw at the ferry terminal in Port Angeles, WA, USA: If you have an example of a worse poem, I would like to … Continue reading →

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Parking

Posted on 13 May 2013 by zolltan

One of the opinions I have that the fewest people I know in real life share is that I am usually against free parking. I resisted posting about this for some time, for the reason that I don’t have anything … Continue reading →

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Een bezoek aan Amsterdam

Posted on 30 September 2012 by zolltan

As I’ve already mentioned, I think my ideal perspective in visiting a city is neither that of the tourist, nor of the local, nor yet of the tourist who “goes where the locals go”, but that of someone who used … Continue reading →

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Down (-wards on the map from) and Out (-side) of Paris and London

Posted on 9 August 2012 by zolltan

Blog traffic has been flagging lately, so we must not be writing anything that is interesting to people. The things that people on WordPress seem to like most are inspirational tales of hardships overcome and reinforcements of the mantra to … Continue reading →

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It might be best to avoid the Twin Cities around Christmastime

Posted on 21 May 2012 by zolltan

…’cause it’s pretty depressing, whether you’re in Minneapolis… …or Saint Paul.

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