A stay in Japantown, San Francisco, Feb '07

I often have to stay in San Francisco for work and this time around I stayed in the Japantown part of the city. It certainly was remeniscent of my vacation in Japan a few years ago and I really enjoyed the Onsen, the Bento lunches and the Sushi :-)

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Arizona, Feb '07

Last weekend Dan and I took a trip to see his old uni pal, Kevin, in Phoenix, Arizona. It was my first time in the desert and I was really taken by its beauty. Phoenix, too, seemed like a cool town.

On the Saturday we took a trip down to Nogales in Mexico. Though I visited Nicacargua and Costa Rica in March '06, the rest of Central and South America is virgin territory for me, so I was happy to go down there. The differences between the two sides of the border are stark and it's a very different experience from crossing any EU frontier.

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Ski trip in NH, Feb 4th, '07

This weekend Dan found us a great deal on a ski and hotel package in New Hampshire. We skiid at Canon Mountain and Bretton Woods, both of which were excellent. The snow was terrific and the slopes were quiet (Superbowl Sunday). I'm almost a complte neophyte on skiis and Dan was very patient with my absurd attempts to control my own velocity and verticality. Hopefully we will be able to get plenty more time skiing, before the season ends.

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