tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34587155854630567642024-03-05T09:43:26.203-08:00Chow Times: A Blog about Travel, Sports, Food, Drink, and Obscure Pop CultureCary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-34710472945693327842017-05-31T07:51:00.001-07:002017-05-31T07:55:53.816-07:00Don't Skip Leg Day: Hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Lincoln summit. 5089 feet.</td></tr>
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I never fathomed that I might not be able to handle a hike physically. Any hike. Anywhere. Never batted an eye or thought twice. A quick stretch. I'm good. I'm fit. It's just walking uphill, right? Ha. Dumbass. While hiking the Franconia Ridge Loop trail, I learned my mind is far younger than my body. It's a three-peak climb, that's listed as 9-miles the same way that Kevin Durant is listed at 6'9. It might say that in a program, but dude is 7-feet. This hike feels more like 11-12 miles. National Geographic considers the trail through the White Mountains of New Hampshire one of the 10 best in the world! The view is spectacular and if you're into the outdoors, it's a must-do in the New England area. Just be prepared.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fueling up with 3-lb lobsters at Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook, NH. This girl is savage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm-up hike about 30-minutes away from North Conway, NH. Nice waterfall lookout. This was a novice hike that anyone can do with moments of challenge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The summit sign at Mount Lincoln. There are an estimated 700 hikers a day on this beast during the busy season. There are certainly times on the trail where people are right behind you. When leisurely hiking, go at your own pace and don't worry about all the hikers around you. I didn't realize it, but I pushed myself harder than I thought, and paid the price around 4500-feet up when I started cramping right before we reached the summit. We sat for a quick packed-lunch, high in potassium to kill the cramps, but it didn't matter. My legs slowly transformed into wood. I could hardly bend my legs. I was walking like a pirate with two peg legs who had to poop. Yeah, picture that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Mt. Lincoln. That's Mt. Lafayette behind us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Lafayette, is the 4760-foot Little Haystack along the rocky Franconia Ridge. It's a breathtaking view that surrounds you on both sides. You feel like you're Rocky training in Siberia. The weather fluctuates dramatically up here, so do your recon before heading out. So you see the peak way off in the distance we're walking towards? That's Mt. Lafayette at 5260-feet. That's where we need to go. And my legs are still cramping like LeBron James in the 2014 NBA Finals. Some passerby even gave me some pickles and pickle juice, which helps with cramping. Unfortunately, I needed to be in a Vlasic factory to eat my way out of this pickle. #PUNS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After myriad stops, bless my patient crew, we finally reached the Mt. Lafayette summit. One of the keys to helping my cramps was keeping my legs warm with runner's leggings. Okay fine. Tights. I was basically wearing tights. That and drinking everyone else's water supply was great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We probably would've made it here about an hour earlier without my legs cramping. Stupid legs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were not alone at the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trek down lasted another 2+ miles. By now, my cramps had subsided and I was just sore AF. The trail is compiled of various terrain. While stunning, the unevenness takes its toll on your lower body.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All in all, the hike was spectacular - if not long. I would've been stoked if it was a couple miles shorter. It's a tough hike, but I feel like anyone can do it if they take their time. My issue was not taking care of my body enough - a few drinks the night before, poor sleep, lack of stretching, not enough rest stops - but then again, maybe it's just me. I'd always wondered what it would be like to be a pirate.</td></tr>
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Darn you, Leonardo DiCaprio. Ever since I saw "The Beach" in theaters in 2000 (a poor decision as I didn't really care for that movie. Wasn't Leo's character super petulant?), beaches in Thailand have held a near-mythical status in my mind. As a beach aficionado, I knew one day I'd have to make it out there. </div>
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That day would come New Year's Eve 2017. Before we explore the beaches, we must layover in Bangkok to learn if the city's Red Light District is really that wild; and discover how close this Mr. Chow can get to "The Hangover 2" status, just without Bradley Cooper, illicit drugs, and with a fiancee. Thanks for passing on the invite, Brad. Here's my photo exploration of BKK:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If y'all saw my Instagram GoPro video, you know I'm all about the tuk-tuk. Thailand's tiny scooter. Here's video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOmR44vhnL-/?taken-by=tcarychow </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So there's a ton of buddhist temples in Bangkok. This was just one of a few at Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun), which is situated on the Chaopraya River on the western part of town.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why is this Buddha smiling...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuz dude is chilling! This is Wat Pho, known as the Temple with the Reclining Buddha. The Reclining Buddha is 150 feet long, and was undergoing a bit of a pedicure when we were there, as they were doing construction on his sandaled feet. This was my fave of the temples. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous Thai massages. In case you're wondering, normal masseuses don't dress like that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was packed more than usual because locals dressed in full black garb were paying their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or Rama IX. The highly-revered king passed away in October 2016 after ruling since 1946. The country is mourning his passing for a full calendar year. There was a huge military presence and we had to go through security detectors at multiple staging areas. Meanwhile, inside the walls, there are many different, extravagant temples. The Emerald Buddha is actually quite small and not really worth hopping in line to go see.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much good street food, including noodle soup bowls that cost around $1.50 US. I love this girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you get a Thai massage - which you will if you go - you should go to Health Land. A legit 2-hour massage will cost you around $15US, includes massaging your entire body including your fingers, and the happy ending... is a delicious Thai iced tea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street food everywhere... of almost anything.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuk-tuk signal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thai Ronald McDonald doing the wai greeting, essentially clasping your hands together and bowing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Damnoensaduak floating market about an hour outside of Bangkok. It's the most touristy but most popular floating market and highly recommend a visit. A distinctly Thai experience where you float through small canals and vendors offer goods and food all around you. I imagine the smaller ones hawk less product (there were multiple paintings of Heath Ledger's Joker as Ronald McDonald). We ate so much fresh, delicious, cheap food - a noodle soup for $1.50, mangosteen (a fruit I'd never heard of before), chicken kebabs, seafood pad Thai, mango sticky rice. Everything is a negotiation and saving 10bht here and there, while absurdly cheap, will also get you an extra meal later if you don't bring enough cash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the floating market. To the left are vendors, markets, restaurants. On the right are the same but unopened. If you go, you need to go early because the canals will fill with boats very quickly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like such. If you want to see video of the floating market, check my instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOoyH-Kh5R0/?taken-by=tcarychow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in Sukhumvit, we ate multiple meals at Terminal 21, a huge mall with an incredible international, multi-level food court. This coconut ice cream was consumed often, cost around $.80US!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">Muay (rhymes with "boy") Thai boxing. Another must. In the upper deck of Rajadamnern Stadium, there were a ton of locals betting on the fights. So tempting to join! I witnessed a KO. That should be posted on Instagram shortly.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's no Sagat. #StreetFighter2ReferencesForTheWin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patpong, aka the red light district. This night market features some shopping but it's overshadowed of course by all the strip club peddlers and promoters who mercilessly try to get you to go into their establishments. Guys follow you for a little while showing you a menu of baffling terms - doesn't matter if your fiancee is holding your hand - they peddle hard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Some of the establishment names in Patpong were too graphic for posting, so this innocuous picture is what you get. When you walk by some of the open doors of these clubs, you can see some of the young women being manipulated by the sex industry and its depressing. The thought of how some of these women ended up where they are is tremendously sad. Their typical clientele is probably men over 50 when they might be younger than 20. That said, a friend basically told us this place was going to be the scourge of humanity and it wasn't as bad as expected, but that's also very likely because we did go inside any place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spel chek is for loosers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colorful night market gave you a feel for how many locals and tourists spend weekend nights. Several bars next to all the tented vendors, incredible food at low rates. Not all was appetizing...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These larvae didn't inspire hunger...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nor these crickets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mindy enjoyed getting her brows done for pennies on the dollar. The results, sadly, reflected the cost. This is actually a transgender man working on her. Never would've guessed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on Bangkok.</td></tr>
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NEXT: Island life</div>
Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-60498914817752427202017-04-18T21:04:00.001-07:002017-04-18T21:04:40.796-07:00Rock Climbing in Paradise: Krabi, Thailand<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm actually not hanging loose but belayed to a cliff.</td></tr>
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Picture celebrating New Year's Eve on a Thai beach: a few revelers on a remote beach lighting lanterns and watching them fly into the dark night. That's what we wanted, so we went out to Krabi, one of the less touristy Thai islands. Like all the Thai islands, it's a gorgeous backdrop with white sand beaches and is a very doable boat ride to other islands for exploration. Plus, it's known for tremendous rock climbing for all skill levels, and we had some friends who highly recommended it. Plus, as another friend mentioned, when you're out there, they all kind of look the same, so it doesn't matter where you spend most of your time - it will still be breathtaking.<br />
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We spent 5.5 days in Krabi, including New Year's Eve, and hopped to other islands like Ko Phi Phi. Krabi is the capital of southern Thailand's Krabi province. Total resort town, just not as developed as Phuket and Ko Phi Phi. Here's the Krabi, pronounced "kruh-bee" not "crabby," breakdown:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Railay Beach with long-tail boats ready for action. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railay Beach to the east. The difference between low tide and high tide is significant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Railay Beach, there are really only two streets. Bird's eye view of some restaurants from a 2nd-story bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did family style at every local Thai restaurant we ate at so that we could maximize our dishes. Fresh seafood off the grill. It was good, but looked better. Mangrove Restaurant was our favorite, Everything was cheap, but be prepared to wait. Thai island time is on another level of slow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't sleep because of jet lag and wake up early, you get the beach to yourself. In the afternoon, this would be all under water. Notice how far from shore the long-tail boats are anchored.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In honor of the late king, no lanterns were allowed to be lit or flown on the island (assuming the country, as well), so we ended up at our hotel, the Sand Sea Resort's New Year celebration, which included an impressive all-you-can-eat feast of world cuisine. The show was pretty touristy, but that said - they had the most impressive fire dancers I've ever seen. One of the guys had to be no older than 13, but they were manipulating fire like that one lame X-Men character that can manipulate fire. Except these guys weren't lame.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We hopped on stage for the party. There was a light steady rain that added to the island atmosphere. However, because of the rain and too many people jumping on stage, the stage started to sink into the beach and everyone was told to get off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In an effort to find lanterns, we walked the island but there were none out of reverence for the late king. The 2017 NYE squad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Switched to a less expensive hotel, the Avatar Railay, which depending on the time you choose to travel, is as low as $52/night. I'd recommend as a cheap hotel option.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Avatar Railay still. It's less than a 5-minute walk from the main strip on Railay Beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock climbing is a must in Krabi. Climbers of all skill-sets can do this. You'll end up using muscles you never realized you had. There are several outfitters and we went with the appropriately-titled Krabi Rock Climbing. We went on an all-day tour that took us on 4 climbs, a hike and rappel, and lunch was included. If 4 climbs doesn't sound like its enough, don't worry - it's plenty. This climb was near Pranang Cave, which is famous for having a cave full of penises. I took some GoPro footage but then lost the camera, so y'all can Google it. It's a shrine to fertility. I digress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mindy around 60% up the cliff. This was the warm-up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the 2nd jump, I posted up on a ledge to shoot video of Mindy and Pete climbing. Love this shot of my bae.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On my final climb, which was about 90-feet, I stopped to take a peak at a rainbow off in the distance. The guides estimated the climb was a 5.9, but I think he was just trying to make us feel better. It was more like a 5.7 with areas that are 5.8.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">We ate dinner at Ao Naang on Krabi, which is a 15-minute ferry ride away from Railay Beach. This is like the Waikiki of Krabi - open markets, shops, cars (there are no cars on Railay), lady boys... you know, Real Thailand! Ate dinner at a hole in the wall. We ordered around 8 dishes on a 7-item menu.</td></tr>
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Thailand is famous for their immaculate beaches and breathtaking islands and whatever island you end up staying on, you'd be remiss if you didn't explore the Phi Phi (pronounced "pee-pee") islands. There are a few options for exploration. If you have a group of 4 of more, I strongly urge you to rent a private boat for the day. You can join a popular large speed boat tour of four islands for 2000bht per person (around $58), or you can rent a private long-tailed boat like the one above for 2500bht total (around $73). Brains! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Four Island tour is a bit of a misnomer because one of the islands included on the tour is actually Krabi, where we were based. The 4 Islands include stops at: Pranang Cave, on the southern tip of Krabi, where we'd later kayak and paddleboard to; Tup Island; Chicken Island; and Poda Island.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is on Chicken Island and during low tide there's an isthmus that connects this island to the ones behind us, which is Tup Island. We decided to pass on visiting Tup Island because it's extremely small and was already crowded with tourists. That said, we beat all those tourists to Chicken Island, so it was like having our own spot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Complete with swing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking along the isthmus during high tide. There are life guards near by that yell at tourists not to stray too far into the sea because the current is strong and can snatch you away quickly. If you look closely on the right, you can see buoys. On the other side of this island, there's some solid snorkeling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The clear waters of Poda Island where we were ablt to chill for a moment. Soft white sand, warm ocean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The clouds crept in and it was back to the long-tail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of Poda Island. My favorite spot out of all the Thai island beaches we visited. This was like a mini-Maya Bay from the movie "The Beach," which is just a little further down. It was completely secluded and no one else came out to this side. Our guide knew we wanted to go away from all the other tourists. Incredibly soft sand. Like walking on powder. Softer than Destin, FL. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a rope to climb to another vantage point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which looked like this. The weather was still overcast, but when you're looking at a view like this, who gives a ___! This was our last stop on the tour and we got back to Krabi around 430p.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couple days later, we rented a private speed boat to take us to Ko Phi Phi, snorkel gear included. The total was $12,000bht, which comes out to $350 (divided by 5 of us, for the entire day!). If you saw this speed boat, in the states that would easily go over $1000 per hour. I don't know that for fact, but it seemed that way. If you go to Ko Phi Phi from Krabi, you'll want a speed boat. The long-tail boats will only travel that distance if the conditions cooperate - and it's a long, choppy ride even in a speed boat, so I can't imagine doing it in a long-tail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous Maya Bay. Leonardo DiCaprio's sanctuary in "The Beach." It is spectacularly beautiful, but overpacked with tourists. It's one of those spots that you feel obligated to visit to say you were there, but it's really not that enjoyable. I feel totally snobby to say that and am happy that we went, but we stayed for less than 30-minutes. The beach was absolutely packed, which this photo isn't actually indicative of. On the far right, you could hardly find a spot to lie on the beach. That said, the water was warm and green and the sand was wonderfully soft.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After bailing on Maya Bay, we went to a lagoon area to swim. Reminded me of spring break at Lake Havasu but instead of houseboats anchored next to each other, it's long-tail and speed boats. The lagoon is deep here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our next stop was Monkey Beach, which actually features an incredible spot for snorkeling. You'll see a lot of the Willem Dafoe fish from 'Nemo,' some rainbow fish, puffer fishes. Interesting that most of my knowledge of sea life only comes from a Disney-Pixar movie. Also some impressive underwater rock and shell formations that make you feel like you're scuba diving when you're just snorkeling. GoPro had taken an unfortunate unrelated dive at this point, so no footage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You could've shared with these little babies, at least!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dude scared the hell out of me. He was legit ready to pounce and beat the shit out of me. So I obviously had to take a pic before getting my face ripped off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Next stop: Ko Phi Phi Don. This island is the biggest of the Phi Phi Islands and there's a huge marketplace. We were came here for lunch and ended up haggling at a store and getting another GoPro for around $430 US, which is not a great deal, but when you're a video fiend and need a video-shooting apparatus, what else can you do?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forgot the name of this restaurant, BHM or something. It was delicious as we raided the entire menu as usual - noodle soup, green curry, glass noodle, mango rice, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last island, the name of which escapes me, had some rocks to climb around. It was overcast and drizzling so we didn't stick around for too long. The ride back was choppy as hell and left some feeling less than ideal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If my "The Beach" memories are correct, this is the view Leo saw when he decided to swim for their secret beach (which would be Maya Bay, which is not what you're looking at). I haven't seen the movie in over a decade and didn't really care, so if that's not true, oh well. Fake news rules these days.</td></tr>
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Next: Chiang Mai</div>
Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-4173757063917792722017-04-18T21:03:00.001-07:002017-04-18T21:03:58.111-07:00Chiang Mai & the Ethical Quandary of Elephant Tourism<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants y'all.</td></tr>
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Chiang Mai, the largest city in North Thailand, is the capital of the Chiang Mai Province and one of the hottest tourist destinations in the country. It's divided into the old city, which is walled off, and the new city surrounding it. It's got a fresh vibe (I felt it was Austin, TX-esque - which was weird, but complimentary), some of the best food in Thailand, and elephant tourism, which is why we went. The city is just an hour and 15 minute flight from Bangkok, and a must-visit.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first meal was on the north end of the old city at a heavily Chinese-influenced market. This cowboy hat-wearing woman is starting to build quite a reputation and was recommended by multiple foodie friends. She's simply known as the Cowgirl. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got some khao ka moo, which is pork leg. Simple and good. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pad Thai wrapped in an omelette, which is a popular way of serving the dish. My hot take is honestly that I feel like Pad Thai has become such a popular western dish that I prefer the American-Thai version. #SoAmerican<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chiang Mai night market is the thing to do. Merchandise of everything that you can bargain for... like this imitation Jordan with a badonkadonk like Shaq's. Never pay full price at a market place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the Austin part of Chiang Mai. Instead of food trucks, it was a land of cheap gourmet (oxymoron?) food stands, they had everything you can imagine - and we continued to eat our share of pad Thai, Khao Soi (more on this in a minute), and even funnel cake! Yes. We ate funnel cake in Chiang Mai. No, not Thai's version of funnel cake. Good old fashioned USA funnel cake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chiang Mai is famous for their sausage called sai ua. It's good like all sausage off the grill, but I don't remember anything standing out to me. It's no red Chinese sausage that you get from Ranch 99 or any generic Asian supermarket! #ChineseElitism</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Say hello to my favorite "restaurant" in all of Thailand. This little food stand was next to our Little Bears Hotel, which is super cheap, but I don't remember the rates. They were open early in the morning and I ordered some Khao soi, which is a lightly-spiced curry egg noodle soup with some crispy noodles sprinkled in, and your choice of protein. This spot had more protein option - I got the crispy pork (which tasted like pork belly).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't reiterate how addicted to this I was. How much do you think this cost? 40bht! That's like $1.15!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the epitome of cognitive dissonance. Chiang Mai is known for elephant tourism but you have to watch out for the many inhumane spots that are infamous for poor animal treatment. There's a comprehensive blog if you Google "Chiang Mai elephant tours" that outlines the more elephant-friendly. The best are Patara and the Elephant Nature Park, but both of those were sold out months in advance. The website stated Chai Lai Orchid was one of the more humane spots so we chose to go with them. Chai Lai is also involved with Daughters Rising, an organization that helps rescue young Burmese women from sex trafficking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First meeting the elephants was awesome. You feed them bananas and they love it. There' were about 6 or 7 of them, but they had one foot chained to either a tree or the ground. We were told that's for their own protection as it prevents them from walking onto roads and getting hit by vehicles. Still, it seemed a little suspicious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you select an elephant tour, be sure to find an outfitter that doesn't offer chair riding or elephant shows. Chair-riding is evidently devastating for an elephant's back, but riding bareback is okay. You also want to avoid any outfitters that have elephant shows, because they treat the animals horribly to get them to act accordingly. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squad. Riding the elephant, you just sit on his neck and brace yourself on his head. Sounds like that would be irritating to the elephants, but they're so massive that they can hardly feel us. At least, that's how I justify. It didn't feel like we were exploiting the animals. Pete seems to be nervous in the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a quick pad Thai lunch, we went on a bamboo rafting ride in cold water as it rained. It was freezing. This would be a great experience in warm weather, instead for us it was just cold. Your butt is basically chilling in water the whole time. I did "paddle" for a little spell. Essentially, you use another piece of bamboo and drive it into the river bottom for momentum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathing the elephant. This experience started off well, but quickly took a turn. It's a joyous occasion to clean these wonderful beasts. You use a scrub bush to clean up his rough, thick skin that's covered in mud. It was all fantastic. The handlers tell you to go ahead and sit on his trunk and he lifts you up. Their trunks raised my 160-lb body like it was nothing. So fun. But once the elephant put me down, the handler put a harmonica in his mouth and had him play. I assume - and hopefully am wrong - that there's only one way he became conditioned to do this - exploitation. That means whipping and who knows what else. The handler, who spoke very little English and thinking we were entertained by this, then told the elephant to raise and drop a leg as if he were dancing. This left a bad taste in our mouths. It made me look at the entire operation differently. I spent around $100 US to do this. I wouldn't go back. In fact, I'd recommend only two: Patara, and if you can't get in there, the Elephant Nature Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Stairs to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, which overlooks Chiang Mai.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The view from Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Sadly it was overcast and rainy, so we couldn't see much. We got up here for sunrise, but it was a little underwhelming because of the weather. Apparently it's normally quite impressive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fish pedicure fad is still alive in Thailand. Tiny toothless fish eat away the dead skin on your feet, but the US started clamping down because the fish may carry bacteria that can cause infections. Gross. I didn't do this. This is totally some random person's feet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khao soi near the night market. Ate next door to a highly-rated place called Lemongrass, which was filled with European travelers which made us question its authenticity and popularity. My khao soi was just fine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never enough khao soi. Seriously had around 6 bowls of this in 2 days.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had every intention to mock this sign on social network, then the crew proceeded to tell me it's very common for Chinese tourists to use the toilet like such. So I didn't post what would've been a hilarious sign in America. Sigh. Such sacrifices not to appear like an ignorant American. That said, one good thing about the form in this sign is that it should ease flow, according to the Squatty Potty. #themoreyouknow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady boys! First off, I'm not being brutish or offensive, this is the common term used for some transgender individuals. The surgeries and operations that many have are so well done that it's quite common for tourists to be unable to tell if they are women or men. I saw a sign that said cabaret show at 930p and walked over at 10p - nobody was there! Granted, this was at the family-friendly night market... Gotta know your audience! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyline. For the astute Batman fan, the building in "Dark Knight" when Batman kidnaps the accountant Lau is to the right behind me. Best comic book movie ever!</td></tr>
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En route to Thailand, we had a 10-hour layover in Hong Kong. This could not have been more ideal, as Mindy's sister, Karen and her husband, Viv live in HK. We had a jam-packed layover that would impress Anthony Bourdain (does he still have that "Layover" show? My references might be even more dated than I thought). Arrive at 10am, take the airport train to Central, the aptly-titled central Hong Kong business district. From their, we hike Victoria Peak, which offers a stunning view of the city. After building up an appetite, we went to dim sum at the famous Maxim's, but the wait was too long so we jetted to the Kowloon-side (quick ferry) to Nanhai #1, located on the 30th floor of the Isquare building (a gigantic shopping mall as far as I'm concerned). Beautiful panoramic view of Hong Kong, pricier than most dim sum because of the atmosphere, but certainly worth it. After grabbing lunch with the fam, I met up with my Aunt Margaret from my father's side who I probably haven't seen in 10 years or so. We catch up, and it's surreal to me because I noticed so many behaviors similar to my dad that I never realized before. After tea and coffee with my aunt, we hopped back on the ferry to have one last drink before heading to the airport by 7p.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of these photos were extracted from my GoPro as I didn't really take too many with my iPhone. Problem - foreshadowing - would be that the GP was lost later in Thailand. Therefore, these are my only photos of HK.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Cathay Pacific flight from HK to Bangkok, I noticed the airline has a really strong affinity for "21 Jump Street." I actually loved that movie, so I'm not gonna criticize it as a western classic along the likes of "Butch Cassidy" and "Casablanca."</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-10305916402422135102016-10-20T15:13:00.004-07:002017-02-21T21:28:29.099-08:00The Birth of Abomination: Why Fox News' Racist Story Cuts Deep for Asian-Americans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Actress
Madeline Kahn was yelling at me to take action, but I was too blinded by my own
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“Speak!
Speak! Why don’t you speak?” Kahn screamed in a scene from “Young
Frankenstein.” The clip is spliced into the now infamous “O’Reilly Factor”
segment after Fox News correspondent Jesse Watters asks an elderly Asian woman,
who clearly doesn’t understand English, how she feels about Donald Trump. She
stands silently as the Mel Brooks classic is defiled by being in this piece.
The clip is played for laughs, but it’s really just played out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By
now you may have heard or seen the video that GQ tweeted is probably “the most
racist Fox News segment ever.” The rough assignment was for Watters to head to
Chinatown to get Chinese opinions on Donald Trump. As Watters faced an
onslaught of backlash, he tweeted a flippant non-apology that his segment is
meant to be “tongue-in-cheek.” Unfortunately, the foot-in-mouth piece misses
its target like Dick Cheney hunting with Harry Whittington. Watters manages to
check off a litany of lazy Asian stereotypes, including broken accents, foot
massages, and Mr. Miyagi. The latter a timely reference that “The Daily Show”
comedian Ronny Chieng compared to “making fun of Americans for ‘Saturday Night
Fever’ and Mr. T.” In fairness, ridiculing Mr. T is never acceptable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A
particularly ignorant touch in this story about the Chinese involved Watters
asking a man if he knows karate (Japanese), then sparring with him in a
taekwondo studio with a South Korean flag in the background. As it were, that
karate man, Qanta Shimizu, said on Facebook the experience left him uncomfortable
and ashamed. This is how it transpired:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">He asked me about "What do Chinese
people feel about Donald Trump?" and of course I replied to him like
"Oh I'm Japanese, not the right person to reply to that question?".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ridiculously, he didn't ask what I feel
about Trump as Japanese, instead of that, he asked me "Do you know
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The
criticism of the Watters segment has been strong and steadfast, culminating
thus far in a protest outside of Fox News headquarters in Manhattan, led by
several elected officials and different minority organizations, not just from
the Asian community. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted: “the vile,
racist behavior of Fox’s Jesse Watters in Chinatown has no place in our city.
@FoxNews – keep this guy off TV.” Watching public outcry has been heartening,
but Watters’ own non-apology tweet was equally disheartening. His defense: “As
a political humorist, the Chinatown segment was intended to be a light piece,
as all Watters World segments are.” In a second tweet: “My man-on-the-street
interviews are meant to be taken as tongue-in-cheek and I regret if anyone
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How
insulting. This is the worst non-apology since Ryan Lochte lied about getting robbed in Brazil during the Rio Olympics. Watters
is telling the offended that it’s their fault for not understanding the segment
was intended to be funny. Obviously, we know that the piece was meant to be fun.
The piece failed when all it did was mock Asian people in Chinatown, most of
whom did not understand what Watters was saying. Bill O’Reilly threw fuel on
the fire when he defended Watters to Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday”:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 10.0pt;">I would have edited it a
little bit differently than it was edited. But, no, it wasn't over the line. We
ran that piece on Monday of last week. 5 million people, plus, saw it
live-time. You know how many negative letters we got? Less than ten. You know
how many phone calls came in to Fox News? Zero, as far as I know. We checked.
It was 36 hours later that this outrage appeared. And where did it appear?
Far-left websites, far-left precincts. I read every single one. They're all the
same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 10pt;">So
this is an attack on Fox News. That's what it is. It's happened before. I
thought it was a gentle piece. There were a few things in there I felt were
over the line. The old lady, I would have taken that out. I should have seen it
before, but I'm so busy with the election that I didn't. But, [Jesse] Waters is
a gentle satirist. He's worked very well for us. We're proud of him. This is an
organized campaign. This is what they do. They've done it before.</span></div>
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You
can make an argument that politics plays a role in this outrage. Then again,
you can make an argument that socks look good with Birkenstocks. My point is,
you can argue anything. For me, politics has nothing to do with my indignation
and it’s infuriating to see O’Reilly attempt to politicize the response.
There’s nothing Republican or Democrat when someone uses the N-word or loops
all Asian cultures into one karate-knowing group. That’s just ignorance. O’Reilly
uses the term “gentle satirist.” Humor is always the easiest defense. Watters
defenders are hiding behind the cloak of comedy. Can’t you take a joke? Stop
being so sensitive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Therein
lies the problem that’s long faced the Asian community. Silence. The Asian
culture has always emphasized being quiet and steadfast. Work hard, be
rewarded. Ask any Asian you know how their parents raised them, and the odds
are the answer will be to work diligently, ignore the noise, and be respectful
of others. That’s not a stereotype, that’s a cultural priority. It’s why Asians
are referred to as the “model minority,” a myth that emphasizes Asians’ focus
on educational and financial success, all as passive and “model” citizens. Compared
to stereotypes that affect blacks and Hispanics, it sounds like Asians have won
the racism lottery. But it’s not all affirmatively awesome. The myth makes
Asians appear less threatening and more susceptible to inconsequential racism. That
silence has allowed for derogatory language and stereotypes to persist over the
years that other minority groups would never stand for. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Can
you imagine Jesse Watters waltzing into Harlem and asking black residents: “Do
they call African food in Africa, just food?” “Can you guys stop terrorism in
Somalia?” “Are you good at basketball?” The answer is no. I’m firmly aware of
this because I subjected myself to watching two more Watters Fox segments in
which he went to Harlem to do man-on-the-street interviews, and he didn’t
attempt any of those offensive moves at “humor.” Yet, those are essentially the
questions Watters asks the people of Chinatown: “Do they call Chinese food in
China just food?” “Can you guys take care of North Korea for us?” “Do you know
karate?” Watters asked these questions because he was unconcerned about the
repercussions. Even Bill O’Reilly knew the bit was “probably going to get some
letters,” so he brushed it off as “gentle fun.” Crying Jordans memes are gentle
fun, this was a gross misuse of journalistic influence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When
Jeremy Lin and Linsanity shook up the NBA (I’m being modest, really the
country) in 2012, the word “chink” was still cavalierly used. ESPN was even
guilty of using it as a pun. I was recently at the LA Rams preseason camp when
the spouse of a player used the phrase “chinky eyes” right in front of me. She
didn’t do it maliciously, it came naturally. The point being that many people
don’t realize that word is the Chinese equivalent of the N-word. How has the
Asian community not created enough backlash to make it clear that vernacular is
not acceptable? Because speaking out is not embedded in our culture. Name a
black civil right activist. Easy. Name one who’s Hispanic. Cesar Chavez. Name
an Asian civil rights leader. Honestly, I can’t either. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The
identity problems in the Asian-American community run deeper than decibels. That’s
where media portrayals enter the scene. I lived in Alabama and Wyoming, both of
which have miniscule Asian populations, and I’d receive many seemingly ignorant
questions about my ethnicity; but the questions were rarely ever based in
malice, instead it was general curiosity from residents who’ve never had an
extended conversation with a Chinese man. In rural America, the Asian
population is so sparse, how besides media do people learn of Asian culture?<o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s
where Watters’ racist caricature carries so much power. Take the late John
Hughes, creator of iconic ‘80s films; beloved filmmaker of films like “Ferris
Bueller” and “The Breakfast Club.” For many Asian males, he’s deeply resented
for creating a socially awkward, emasculated nerd that was a walking punch line,
Long Duk Dong in “Sixteen Candles.” There were so few Asians in popular media,
that Long Duk Dong became the prototype for the Asian-American man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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might point out Asians have Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan as cultural role models. Lee
is certainly an icon, but he died in 1973. Chan’s first US movie wasn’t until
1995 (“Rumble in the Bronx” which was originally filmed in Cantonese and dubbed
in English). Plus, these guys are both martial artists, which only perpetuates
the stereotype that all Asians know karate, ultimately leading to Watters’
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Don’t
get it twisted, these tired portrayals (or lack thereof) take their toll on the
Asian identity. Name some Asian stereotypes: bad driver, broken accents,
anatomic shortcomings, etc. When you’re young and don’t look like others, don’t
eat the same food, and that’s all you see of your culture on TV growing up –
who wants to be Asian? African-Americans must deal with far more racial strife
than Asians, but from a strictly pop culture standpoint: black culture is cool
(as witnessed from its constant appropriation); Asian culture is not. Mainstream
TV shows like “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Master of None,” and “Dr. Ken” are
changing that, but that’s a recent revolution.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
don’t speak for all Asians here, but I know I don’t just speak for myself
either. The Watters segment triggered memories of identity suppression, self-doubt,
and ridicule. I grew up in conservative, affluent, white Orange County, CA, in
the ‘80-90s, which was pre-Asian boom. My friends were predominantly white and I
loved being the “cool” Asian kid that was accepted to hang with the white kids.
There were times I mocked the handful of other Asians who spoke with a broken
accent and packed mapo tofu dishes for lunch. There was also a time when a group
of Asians even bullied me. The problem, so evident now, was that I was ashamed
of my identity. I didn’t want to be Chinese. I wanted to be white so I could
fit in. My father once told me he tried to set me up with all white friends as
a child to make it easier on me. I can only imagine the merciless racism
immigrants like my dad faced when he first moved to the US in 1959. He didn’t
want his only son to face the same plight and I understand that, but it came at
the expense of cultural pride. I purposely did not learn kung fu because I
didn’t want to be a stereotypical Asian. That same stubbornness led to my
refusal to learn Mandarin, a decision that continues to haunt me and has
prevented me from having more meaningful relationships with family members who
don’t speak English. That is the cost of complete cultural assimilation, but it
need not be so drastic. To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi, “Only a Sith deals in
absolutes.” There is no shame now. I’m woke.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Watters
took advantage of a race he thought would not fight back, because historically,
Asians have not. He bullied those who had no idea they were being bullied. He’s
no stranger to controversy, either. He once followed, ambushed, and harassed a
blogger on vacation who was critical of Bill O’Reilly’s comments about a woman
who was raped and murdered (according to her article in the Huffinton Post,
O’Reilly implied the victim was partially at fault because of what she wore).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now
Watters’ racist story woke a sleeping tiger, as Nielsen research estimates the Asian-American
buying power will be more than a trillion dollars by 2018. A month ago, NBC was
set to develop a TV show about a mail-order bride from the Philippines, but it
was canceled immediately after the AAPI community criticized the premise for
making light of human trafficking and racial stereotyping of Asian women. Under
pressure from the Asian American Journalist Association, an “O’Reilly Factor”
executive producer has agreed to meet with AAJA and several community leaders
to discuss the Oct. 3 segment of “Watters’ World.” A New York Times op ed about
everyday racism further invigorated Asian-Americans to tell their stories. It
has taken the AAPI community a long time to be more vocal, but it’s happening. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-16632845874593800842016-08-01T06:48:00.003-07:002016-08-01T06:48:33.631-07:00What to Watch For in Cleveland: Rock Hall and LeBron. That's the List<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I first got to my hotel in downtown Cleveland around 1am, the fire department was inspecting the lobby. #SoCleveland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyline from Lake Erie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's the Browns stadium to the right. Bet you didn't think Cleveland rocked like this, eh???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of rock, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! What are the odds? #AmazingSegue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of Bruce Springsteen's guitars. This antiquated site will not allow me to adjust the photo, so you may have to crank your neck. It's quite a gorgeous guitar that was donated to Bruce.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Clinton's Atomic Dog slippers! Dude wore these on stage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Jackson's uniform when he served in our armed forces. #NotTrue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MJ's glove yo! It's no Franklin batting glove, that looks mad uncomfortable.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Run DMC's Adidas and glasses. Those frames would make me feel like an elderly Seinfeld character.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr bubbles baths. I already used my good joke on Instagram. Sigh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So John Lennon created this mock newspaper when he was in grammar school! The artistry is incredibly impressive. This was done in the 50s. What's far less impressive, is that he casually dropped an N-bomb in it. Hmmmm. Sure he was young and British colloquialisms were different in the 50s, but still... Not cool, John.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cover to his satirical illustrated newspaper, the Daily Howl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Daily Howl. Don't know why Winston Churchill doesn't get arms in his drawing. Is that a metaphor... or would you say... that's a reach?? #ImHereAllDay </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When Prince changed his name to the symbol, he sent this floppy disk to media outlets so they could download an use it properly. It's called a floppy disk, kids! But I never agreed with calling these things "floppy," unlike their actual floppy predecessors. Those things were great. You had to handle those things like plutonium they were so fragile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The actual wall from a Pink Floyd "The Wall" concert. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm feeling this dude. But this TV is way too new to be The Wall era. This set must've been from a later performance. Or the whole thing is a sham. I just noticed it says 1995 on the wall. Were TVs that thin in 1995? Something is awry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Downtown before it's bombarded by fans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This mural is so sick. The city was going to take it down, but after they won the chip, forget that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Q, where the Cavs play, is on the far left. In proportion to everything, that mural is massive. No wonder the dude's ego is so big, but you can you really blame him. The city worships him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-game 3 fan fest outside the arena. The Indians, that's baseball for some of y'all, play across the street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirts on shirts on shirts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quicken loans/Cavs owner Dan Gilbert also owns Fathead. They gave these out to the seats behind the hoop, hoping to distract players shooting free throws.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press row.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blowout.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suits and sneaks part 2.</td></tr>
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<br />Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-37546680685128706582016-07-31T21:02:00.001-07:002016-07-31T21:02:08.418-07:00Klay Thompson made 10-3s against the Thunder so I got to go to NorCal instead of Oklahoma City to cover my first NBA Finals<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suit and sneaks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LeBron James at shootaround. Let him borrow my night jogging socks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Introducing the PB2. As in peanut butter and jelly... and pork belly. This is at Jamber Wine Bar, a small hipster hangout with a little bit of a fly problem. The sandwich was tasty, but not required eating. Different enough for a trial though. And their happy hour prices are top notch so I couldn't help but get the sampler. (There was no game the next day, people. Don't judge.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kin Khao, one of the best reviewed Thai restaurants in SF, which is saying something. It's Michelin-rated, but I wouldn't say it's mind-blowing. By this point, I don't remember what these food pics are. Rice Krispy treats? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some sort of curry. Maybe. Kin Khao's Yelp reviews are strong; the critics love it; it's one of my foodie friend's favorite spots... but all that said, I'd give it one of those ho hum emojis.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to work. LeBron driving on someone. Is that Harrison Barnes? Festus Ezeli? Hard to tell without my binoculars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confetti showers after every game. The DNC in Philly made Oracle Arena look like chumps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being a total fatty. Went to Sushiritto and ordered both a sushi burrito and sushi nachos for myself. No regrets! The line took forever - think I had to wait 20 minutes or so (I don't remember), but I enjoyed this more than Kin Khao. I think I double dipped with tuna for both, but highly recommend. Picture the Chipotle of sushi... minus the E Coli.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A summer hike to Baker Beach. Forget the name of this forest, but for the uber nerd, you may recognize this setting from "Return of the Jedi." This is Endor. You could say it was more lush "a long time ago."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baker Beach view of the Golden Gate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear up, dammit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">That's not going to cut it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fine. #CloudsAreA-Holes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your guess is as good as mine as to what this one's doing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side is better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This toilet is at the bus stop just outside what's considered one of the best bakeries in SF: b. patisserie. Convenient I suppose. Didn't have the courage to look inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Requisite cable car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A UCSB + AAJA SF reunion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastries from Tartine, another fancy bakery in SF, who's line is far more arduous than b. patisserie. I'd rate Tartine higher.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street art alert. Deuces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grant Hill and Shaquille O'Neal representing for the late Muhammad Ali, who died the day before. #GOAT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A moment of silence and tribute to the GOAT, Muhammad Ali.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper level press seats were right next to the arena DJ. And yes, arenas have DJs now. They play all sorts of music without lyrics that the young kids gyrate to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#LoveMyJob</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-62788418415981993032016-07-31T19:36:00.000-07:002016-07-31T19:36:04.151-07:00Art in ATL<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlanta Jazz Festival</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Georgia Aquarium with Mindy, her niece, and mom. #CuriousChons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Debatable as to who was more fascinated by the aquarium - niece...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or Mindy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know the pizza scene in Atlanta, but any list is garbage if it Antico isn't on it. Delicious and highly recommended for a visit. Almost as good as the Hawaiian BBQ chicken at Papa John's! #ButReallyIsAnythingThatGood?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlanta's Beltline, a 22-mile-long trail that weaves through the city and connects 45 different communities via converted railroad tracks. It's modeled after NYC's High Line. There's incredible art showcased along the entire trail, like this mesmerizing tribute to Urkel. #NotUrkel It's actually called The Art of Reconciliation and probably has a very serious meaning. #LikeLeaveLauraWinslowAlone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Kong climbing the Eiffel Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the heck is this monkey from? I feel like I know this image, but I can't remember for the life of me. Is it a video game? A cartoon? Is that Curious George???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gigantic Asian mural alert!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would you believe I could read 50% of the characters on this wall? If so, you would be wrong.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This can isn't just brilliant marketing, but it's actually a legitimately great beer. Wild Heaven Craft Beers. Go take care of your emergency.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladybird Grove and Mess Hall along the Belt. Great vibe. This is like if Austin, TX, uprooted and settled in Atlanta. Chill outdoor patio area. Very popular spot. You will unintentionally eavesdrop on at least 5 college football conversations and see at least 10 floppy-haired dudes wearing Polos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This building doesn't look like anything special, but inside is some of the best food I've ever had! It's called Staplehouse and was featured in GQ's Best New Restaurants of 2016. Different, pricey, but legit. It's in the Edgewood neighborhood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fascinated by this mural in Edgewood. Exploration, baby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning view of the skyline from Piedmont Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Wyoming roommates having an impromptu ATL reunion. #BeechStreetGang</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-31647275382182527772016-05-05T19:01:00.002-07:002016-05-05T19:01:43.329-07:00Get Up, Stand Up: 4 Days in Jamaica<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Negril, Jamaica</div>
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April 2016</div>
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Say this about northeast winters, they're quite motivating. Even though this past East Coast winter was atypically warm, by the time April rolls around and you haven't seen all a full sun in six months and your pigmentation looks like the middle of an Oreo, you get quite motivated to find a beach.</div>
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Debating on destinations for a quick weekend trip is always a process. My girlfriend, Mindy, and I settled on Jamaica because it checked all the items on her list: hot weather, nice beach, exotic, all-inclusive, cost-efficient, adults only, and good food. It hit my checklist, too: new passport stamp.</div>
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This was my first all-inclusive resort. If you've read any of these blogs before, you know I am typically not a fan of the stay-in-one-place-for-the-whole-trip because it takes away from local exploration. I was concerned I'd get antsy staying in one place. To quote some Bob Marley songs (you'll hear more Marley in Jamaica than in a freshmen dorm at a Colorado art school), I was going into the all-inclusive with "Positive Vibration," but it did not "Satisfy My Soul"....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a not so glamorous shot of the main area at Couples Negril. There's a large pool in the center of the resort, accompanied by pool bar. The clientele averaged late 40's. That's my superficial guest. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So alcohol is obviously one of the big reasons why people do all-inclusive, and before you arrive you can fill out a form of what types of alcohol you want in your room. We just started checking off boxes thinking they'd be small airplane-sized bottles. We were wrong. Considering there's alcohol everywhere else at the resort - all this booze was practically untouched. Practically because we took a shot of Lord Kingsley, the local rum. Realizing that tastes like doo doo, the rest was left alone. I'd like to think ten years ago we would've destroyed this. Not that I condone drinking alcohol. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamaican Jerk burger or something. I don't remember. Mainly because it didn't taste memorable. But it made the blog because it's the first thing I ate. #CoolStoryBro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First sunset. Not bad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No filter. Every night the sunsets were spectacular.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we arrived it was overcast with the occasional drizzle. Mindy needed some serious R&R, I needed some serious wandering time. My lack of attention span hits overdrive when I'm on vacation. I can only sit and read GQ for so long. Justin Bieber being on the cover didn't help. #ButHeDoesHaveSomeGoodNewSongs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still, it's nice to float around in the ocean. High salt content in case you're wondering. Don't go around swimming with your eyes open.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the best things about Couples Negril, and why we chose them, was that they offered several free activities, which includes paddleboarding. Mindy had never gone, but she was a natural. This was able to diffuse my restlessness for a few hours.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it was back to the beach. This is technically not Seven Mile Beach, Jamaica's famous beach, but instead the private beach attached to Couples Negril. There was a nude beach right next to us. We almost went. #Almost</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was also kayaking available for free. We jumped off and went for a nice swim and float. Mindy promptly lost her sunglasses. On the bright side, the water was warm. Oh wait - everything was bright for Mindy because she didn't have sunglasses. Ha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So kayaking allowed for this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add "hammocking" allowed for wakeboarding. Problem with the wake rides were that they were so short. There was never a line to sign up, in fact, there wasn't really a line for any of the activities. I was surprised at how few people took advantage of these water activities. Everyone was busy reading the next Agatha Christie novel. #ThatWasAnAgeJoke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Each ride was so short. They'd drive up the coast a few football fields, then just turn around. Let me go longer if nobody's in line!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tried our hand at sailing these tiny Hobie cats. I've been sailing a few times before and know that I'm not good at it. Trying to judge and control the boat with wind is a doomed outcome for me. I tried kitesurfing very briefly in Belize (check the blog!) and immediately knew I sucked. This was no different. The picture isn't the closest, but you can tell how bored Mindy is. We were going like 5 mph. Granted, the dude warned us not to go to the left otherwise it would take us hours to come back in. That was not a risk I was willing to take.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was not a pose. This was a candid still from the ridiculousness of what shitty sailors Mindy and I are. Okay fine. How shitty a sailor I am. Whatever. Check out the GoPro video at the bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">And pause for green smoothies. As mentioned before, the food and drink here was pretty legit. This smoothie felt great for my system considering the other garbage I was stuffing into my body over the course of the trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also went on a snorkel tour about a quick 15-minute boat ride away from the resort. The coral was nice. This is the most action-packed picture I got... which is super amazing if you like yellow fish with blue eyes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also included on the tour is a sunset catamaran tour you take to some cliffs about a 30-minute ride away. Of course, there's a bar on the boat...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND A SLIDE!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cave you can swim into.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only excursion we purchased was a ride to Rick's Cafe, a famous local tourist spot renown for cliff jumping. Y'all know I had to do that. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cliff is about 40-feet. They suggest you tip a couple dollars before jumping, but it's not something they monitor very closely. After jumping into the water though, there's a couple con artists down at the bottom that suggest you take a swim into the cave to check out some cool shit. To quote Admiral Akbar, "It's a trap!" They corner you there and force you to pay money to get back out. Not cool, fellas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solid crowd for solid view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Q: What do you think this is?<br />
A: Whatever you say is right! #CuzIDontRemember</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you want to play another round???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much respect to the bobsled team paraphernalia all over the airport, including a Bobsled Team restaurant which has "Cool Runnings" continuously on loop. How tired of the movie would you get? Never! Doug E. Doug was the shizzle! "Jamaica... we have a bobsled team!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ain't no "water" around here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to avoid having too many couples photos that would make you want to vomit, but alas, this seemed like a perfect ending. Here's my deal with the all-inclusive - you can try to make it as active as possible, but you really are still going to be trapped at the resort for most of the time, unless you start taking all these excursions. But if you're spending all this cash on excursions - why are you doing the all-inclusive? We packed in as much activity as possible - beach and pool volleyball not pictured - but it still felt like I was on a cruise that was stationary. I much prefer the freedom to roam where you please. That said, if I were to be stuck at any resort at any location - I can certainly think of worse places to be than Negril. The company didn't hurt...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Kobe Bryant's final All-Star Game. #HeDidTheOldManShirtTuckLikeMJ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off to Toronto for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. For the first time in its 65-year history, the ASG was held outside of the US. BTW, if you have the choice - fly into Billy Bishop (YTZ), not Pearson (YYZ). Pearson has a knack for making you spend as much time as possible at the airport. That's not a good knack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canada, you're so cute. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oysters at Pearl Diver. A strong recommendation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crew. *James Harden not included. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet or suite?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at Byblos. Big on Yelp and locals - it was aight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My GF is somewhere underneath this jacket. The temps were below 0 at this point. #SheWasntHappy </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This club was called The Nest. Apparently Amber Rose and Demarcus Cousins were here, but honestly - who really knows? #OrCares</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">After a distinguished interview with Yao Ming about the NBA's growth in China, his Hall of Fame finalist announcement, and Morgan Freeman's voice, Yao ripped my Chinese. Thanks bruh.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steph gonna Steph... except he lost to teammate Klay Thompson in the 3-point Contest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The slam dunk contest was arguably the greatest of all-time. Athletically-speaking it's a no-brainer, but the lack of star power is the only thing that holds it back. But Orlando's Aaron Gordon and Minnesota's Zach LaVine were showing out. This is Gordon doing crazy ish with the mascot, Stuff the Magic Dragon. #BestNBAMascotName</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron Gordon's underneath both legs dunk was dumbfounding. It left viewers stunned like Vince Carter's elbow-hanging dunk in 2000. It was just something we hadn't seen before. Remarkable and the best dunk of the night on a night of amazing dunks. I have video of this that I originally posted here, but the quality was as lousy as Will Barton's dunks, so I deleted it here. You see, Will Barton was also in the dunk contest lineup. #HeDidntBelong #HeWasntReady</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That said, Zach LaVine did things that no human should be able to do. You can't do windmill dunks from the free throw line. You just can't. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dude. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my producers, John Jervay, said it best - Zach LaVine has ruined the free throw line dunk. It is no longer impressive. LaVine jumped from the free throw line and stuck the ball between his legs. Go home, Zach, you're dunk skills are stupid drunk. Zach won (deservedly so), but I feel like it should've gone to Gordon. The two combined for 6 straight perfect 50 dunks. But not all 50s are equal, and Gordon's creativity topped LaVine's otherworldly athleticism.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was around -29 with the wind chill after the dunk contest. Fahrenheit. Go home weather, you're stupid drunk, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're going to the top of CN!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But first a quick local brew at the hotel. This was a hefe. Solid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toronto from 1151-feet. Looks like Los Angeles. HA!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lion Dance meet NBA All-Star weekend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dude was the reason I was at the party. Y'all might recognize Brian Yang because he knows everyone ever. He's a bit of a Renaissance man, but he's an actor on "Hawaii Five-O" as well as a producer on the Jeremy Lin doc, "Linsanity."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So we had a $24 voucher for food, but I had already eaten dinner. Of course, I couldn't let the voucher go to waste, so I started ordering ridiculous desserts - like these funnel cake fries with soft serve ice cream and Oreo topping! WTF! Plus a gigantic M&M cookie. Sadly, I didn't eat all of it and much of it was wasted. #NotProud #ButDemFunnelFriesWereLegit</td></tr>
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This year, the Asian American Coalition of Chicago invited me to emcee their Lunar New Year Celebration, there were more than 11-hundred guests that included many notable dignitaries, politicians, players... and me. We brought in the Year of the Monkey in style. Additional thanks to MSNBC anchor Richard Lui for bowing out of the event! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The penthouse suite at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago featured a pool table, fireplace, and wet bar. It was not mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled Supper Club. Over 400 American whiskeys to choose from. I remember someone saying something about it being the largest whiskey bar in the country, or maybe it was the city, or maybe on the street corner. Whatever. There was lots of whiskey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Including this charming fellow! They distilled a certain type of this at the restaurant/club itself - so apparently it's only available there. It makes for a nice Old Fashioned... you know, if I drank...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forgot what this is, but it looks good. Photo courtesy of Lily Kim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some pork baos. Or chicken. Or maybe seafood. All of the above? Courtesy Lily Kim. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamb shank. We also had a bone marrow burger that was tasty. Eating well is apparently an integral part to success in the AACC. Courtesy Lily Kim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some lovely ramen at a restaurant that eludes my mind at the moment. #NoticingATrend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eye of Cloud Gate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The orb. I mean, the Bean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too bad all these lame tourists are in the way of my lame tourist photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#Jumpman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chances I hurt my back after this: 101%?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With local ABC anchor Linda Yu, who's a Chicago broadcasting institution and started the AAJA chapter in Chicago. She's also infatuated with pandas, so if you ever see her in Chicago, that's a great icebreaker. Your welcome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me doing something witty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda saying something witty. Me trying to see what's next in the prompter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lanterns. Courtesy Jason D. Lee Photography.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batman Begins, yo!!! "I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dabbing with the Connie Chung of the future. Unless I can convince her sports is the way to go...</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-15733875274199872882016-02-17T09:09:00.001-08:002016-02-17T09:09:53.038-08:00Ticos Locos: An Eco-Lodging, Waterfall Jumping, Whitewater Rafting Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: left;">Jan 2016:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Geographic called the Pacuare River one of the top 5 places in the world for whitewater rafting. Views like this help. We went through: http://www.greenfrografting.com. I'll just say they took care of us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took the road less traveled to get to Turrialba from Jaco. Outside of Turrialba is the launch site for most of the whitewater rafting companies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yard of the AirBnB we got in Turrialba. Looks nice, right? It was super cheap, too. But it was weird as hell. Having just watched "Narcos" on Netflix, this place seemed like one of Pablo Escobar's old ranch getaways. There was a basketball court, pool, million-hillside acres, weird doll and book collections.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding to the river in style. By that I mean on top of the rafts. Totally safe...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leggo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pacuare is a mix of Class 3 and 4 rapids depending on rainfall and season. If you're sitting in the front, it's a solid workout - if you're in the back, you don't do anything. It's a decent challenge and any novice can do it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No one was ever in danger of falling out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With only 5 of us on a private raft, we didn't have as much power and force as other rafts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High five.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bridge and passageway that started to get a little crowded. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floaters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Approval.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our eco lodge in the middle of the Pacuare. Several little huts set up for the village.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inside of each hut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little RnR.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What separates the overnight whitewater rafting guides from day trips or others, is that all the guides are also prolific cooks! Yes, these guys cooked up some awesome grub for us. It wasn't fancy, but it was on point - and hearty. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brekkie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A poorly-lit pic of fresh fish and other stuff. I don't remember now.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Jimmy pouring fire drink.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After eating, we trekked to a small waterfall to jump.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing time.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbvmtU5Nep0147bkAU5fGYWUXCiA-Xr1Acz64xB-hUBuSnbyc8ZnokW2K-WZiQp8jpgRmixrA0vGotZKmo1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Fast forward to the 20 second mark for my jump. You'll see an all-too familiar reaction at the end. The impact of the water caused me to drop my GoPro. You can see my hands react, and everyone knew immediately. It seemed as if the sun was going to set on yet another Chow-owned electric device. #CuzImTerrible</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew, including Aldo on the far right. Aldo was my GoPro hero, pun intended! Somehow Aldo was able to find the camera, which had dropped into a little cubbyhole underwater.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who needs Christmas trees? They don't in La Fortuna, which is famous for an active volcano and several hot springs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tabacon Hot Springs. It's like the Bellagio of all the many hot springs you'll see in La Fortuna. It's by far the most expensive, but it's quite romantic and has a small water slide. We just got a day pass (for a few hours) and it cost $50 each. We went to town on the bar food as we were starving. It did the job but wasn't amazing. But really, Tabacon is all about the hot springs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hot spring appears to be backlit.</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-21500132625668059372016-01-29T09:43:00.000-08:002016-01-29T09:43:04.933-08:00Pura Vida: New Year's in Jaco, Costa Rica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaco, pronounced "Haco" - like "taco." Now you're an expert!</td></tr>
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As has become tradition for me, I always like to start the New Year off properly with an international trip. Since I normally don't have that many vacation days - contrary to what all my friends would believe - I try to find places that don't take long to get to. This has led to a strong amount of Central America travel, and perhaps the most popular destination outside of Mexico in Central America, is Costa Rica. We were there from Dec. 30 - Jan 5, staying in Jaco, a surf town on the Pacific side, then drive to Turrialba to go whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River, which National Geographic rated among the Top 5 places for whitewater rafting, then finish at the hot springs and volcano in La Fortuna. If this sounds like a lot of driving - you're right! And it turned out this Pythagorean Theorem map route wasn't the wisest. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First things first! My first ever First Class experience on a connection from Hartford to Miami. How many times can I type the word "first"? Sadly, I didn't even get a Bloody Mary and just slept the whole flight. #loser</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was early, y'all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Airbnb in Jaco with our rental car, which is a hell of a machine! If you do an airbnb in Jaco, I strongly recommend going with a property that belongs to Kattia Jimenez. She owns several rental properties in the area is extremely helpful with any tips and suggestions for your trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big fan of the graffiti art in Jaco. These surfer girl impressions were all over the place. Jaco is really about one thing. Not the skateboarding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Jaco.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at Wahoos. Not to be confused with Socal's fish taco joint. Although I think I ordered fish tacos. Solid bar/grill spot that also had karaoke. We did not bless the locals with any Backstreet Boys renditions. Needless to say, they were disappointed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local beer. Imperial Lights are far better than Imperials, which has the taste equivalency of getting punched in the stomach. However, you have to drink the local beer when traveling - otherwise you're just an ugly American!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast at Taco Bar, which is super cheap (like $3), but not that good. The banana-mango-pineapple smoothie on the other hand was massive and delicious. This place is ideal for a post-surf morning breakfast. I find I love eating rice and beans in Central American countries, such more flavor than Hormel's canned beans I normally shove down my throat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You might think this is a cool statue, but this poor surfer woman was actually frozen alive like Han Solo in "Empire Strikes Back." #SpoilerAlert!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For an intermediate (read: crappy) longboarder who likes waves from 4-6 feet, Jaco was perfect. There were a lot of spots for beginners, but what sets Jaco apart from other surf destinations I've been to is the ease and frequency of waves. Unlike many places, you don't have to spend much effort paddling past the break to get to the waves. It's a very easy paddle out, then depending on the tide (high tide was sunrise and sunset our entire time there), there were plenty of long rolling waves to catch. Instead of exerting all your joules paddling, you can actually spend the whole time surfing.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Did I mention the water was warm, too? Cuz it actually got warm with the rash guard. Pristine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Pete crushing waves like he does the ladies!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving my girlfriend a quick tutorial on how to surf. This is described in ye' olden days as "the blind leading the blind."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Like a gentleman, I'm helping her hold the 7'10 board.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Success! Who needs to stand? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I do! These waves weren't even during high or low tide. You have to be more patient, but a few sets would still consistently trickle in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our sunset sessions were solid. Another, not as much. The waves tended to crash far quicker at sunset for whatever reason, and Pete (behind me) and I were victims more than a couple times.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa Herradura. 5 minutes north of Jaco. Not worth a visit. This makes it look better than it is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manuel Antonio Beach. It's considered a tourism destination near Jaco but I still think it's worth going. It's around an hour south of Jaco, you have to pay to get in - I forget what admission is but there's a lot of bartering for parking and skipping lines. Just go, you bum! What else are you going to do?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Outbreak Monkey says hello from Manuel Antonio National Park! You now have Motaba! I actually Googled "Outbreak movie disease" to keep that joke accurate. Who says journalism is dead?! This monkey kept trying to grab my GoPro which was attached to a monopod. Ahem - monopod, not a selfie stick. Totally different!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">In a less aggressive state.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Sloth butt!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smiles! Joy! G'times! #Weeee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey Zac Brown, toes in the sand!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shrimp pasta at Lemon Zest, a very gringo restaurant option in Jaco, but good enough. Very hearty. Like every restaurant in Central America, the service runs on Island Time (even though CR is not an island), which means "I'll bring you your food whenever I'm done finishing the Tico Times crossword puzzle of the day." I also think our waiter was tweaking out on Four Loko and cocaine, but that's another story.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Years Eve revelers at midnight in the streets of Jaco. A lot of residents from San Jose (the capital of CR) drive down to Jaco to celebrate the new year. It's just a 2-hour drive. Getting service on Jan 1 and 2 takes forever, which is really saying something in Costa Rica.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget about the epic Asian lantern festivals to celebrate the lunar new year, we've got a CR version! Several locals were lighting up lanterns and sending them off their way. Evidently there's an art to it because I saw a lot of struggling. The fireworks behind us were a free for all. I don't know if there were any official fireworks being set off, it just seemed like we were surrounded by explosions set off by every 5-year-old in a 100-foot radius. Many locals drove onto the sand and just set up shop with picnics, drinks, etc. The celebration epitomized Costa Rica's attitude of Pura Vida. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martha's Vineyard is the New England beach town you've seen in movies where the hoity toity vacation. But that's not entirely true. It's a sweet, romantic escape from the city life, just south of Cape Cod (I don't know if it's technically considered part of Cape Cod). Definitely worth a visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you bring your car on the ferry to Martha's, it's surprisingly expensive. I think it was around $130 - I don't remember. Surprise! That said, you'll certainly want some sort of vehicle out there to explore the island. All the folks who say you can just bike around the island are nuts. That looks super exhausting. But maybe I should try it before I judge. Whatever, these are pics from more than 2 years ago!</td></tr>
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Quebec City, Quebec</div>
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I visited a friend who was hanging in Old Quebec. The city was quaint and scenic; exactly as how I would picture a small French town to be. I don't remember much else from this trip, too lazy to look up my old notes, so there will be no witty captions. I know you're disappointed.</div>
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I was back in Cali attending the AAJA Convention. Always a pleasure to revisit the Bay.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning Oakland Bay-Bridge run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran around 8 miles to get a view of the Golden Gate in the morning. This was the best shot that I got. Dumbass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fisherman's Wharf before the crowds. Part of my jogscapes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Board life. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another morning Bay Bridge run. This morning was much better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glove at AT&T Park, easily one of MLB's best parks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of Hall of Famer Willie McCovey's statue and AT&T behind him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McCovey Cove with the park and bridge behind.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So… did I mention I like this stadium?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ordering pizza to the bar. Classic move.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a popular decision.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a fancy brunch at The Pink Elephant, a popular spot near the Financial District. They were blasting music early in the afternoon and have bottomless mimosas with your choice of many different flavors. The food was delicious but crazy heavy. The music was a little too loud for my mid-30's, post-late-night ears. #old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this racist? Did the director of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" sculpt this?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sugoi Sushi. Yeah it's good.</td></tr>
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<br />Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-62916184406658923312015-11-05T08:53:00.000-08:002015-11-05T08:53:03.135-08:00Snowboarding Vermont: It ain't the Rockies, but it'll do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Returning to the nation's capital for my AAJA Convention. Love DC.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflective.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an actual part of the Berlin Wall at the Newseum, a museum of notable news. This is an incredible museum because practically every historical event was noteworthy news at some point. For journalism junkies, this place is fantastic where you can just nerd out to see how events were covered over time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first ever TV satellite truck. I think I know some TV stations that could still use this bad boy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The former Chief Justice with a brilliant take on sports.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The classic Man Dressed As Panda While Panda Looks Confused and Probably Wants to Mate photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It smells like a dirty diaper filled with Indian food. #SexPanther</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The actual set from the "Anchorman" - the quintessential film about broadcast news. "Network"? Whatever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glass case of emotion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The map colors represent what countries have a completely free media. Green - completely free; yellow - partially; red - not at all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the WTC Towers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spent my 2002 summer in this building, which was brand new at the time. I was part of the University of CA - DC program where you work an internship in a field related to your major. It was my first extended time outside of California. It opened my eyes and I loved it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you, DC.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And scene.</td></tr>
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<br />Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-64798320702140976022015-11-05T08:52:00.003-08:002015-11-05T09:21:54.520-08:00Sandy Hook: In Memoriam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Christmas 2012</div>
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11 days after tragedy.</div>
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<br />Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-8893039113299224942015-11-05T08:52:00.002-08:002015-11-05T08:52:28.828-08:00Sawx & the Mahnsta: Fenway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When bros come to visit, we oddly don't tend to stay in CT. The typical preference is Fenway. Everybody wants to go see the Green Monster. And that's because it's f'n rad.</td></tr>
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<br />Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-12648003486757890912015-10-18T10:50:00.004-07:002015-10-18T10:50:53.729-07:005 Days in October: A Return to Puerto Rico<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydBIWVQK8dc3wOoxoRcFxxrIdVpODPRLoTmSWy8AEdkA2sc9tzmLdggQPh3TL40nhiCetRHI1-6RPl4JLseNvS8sMY3GHk9zB8_IwACZl5MDD6scJQU0mbXr7arjN0TMXLilYSuj67IU/s1600/GOPR1009-12+-+luquillo+broll-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydBIWVQK8dc3wOoxoRcFxxrIdVpODPRLoTmSWy8AEdkA2sc9tzmLdggQPh3TL40nhiCetRHI1-6RPl4JLseNvS8sMY3GHk9zB8_IwACZl5MDD6scJQU0mbXr7arjN0TMXLilYSuj67IU/s640/GOPR1009-12+-+luquillo+broll-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />
October 2015<br />
I went to Puerto Rico. Again. This time for five days. With four dudes. This is how it went down.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luquillo Beach. We landed in the afternoon so we didn't have a tremendous amount of time. Decided to come out here to do some flyboarding, but because it's no longer tourist season, no one was around to take my money.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually this little surf hut was around to take my money. Surfboard rentals were $10 for 2 hours. What a deal. Problem was the surf was around 10-feet. Way too high for me. As I paddled out, I just kept paddling over waves, way too frightened to challenge myself to take them (and wipe out). The white wash was just fine for this wuss.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the main reason we went to Luquillo. The food. There's a long row of food kiosks set up along the highway. Lot of diverse eats, but I remember falling in love with El Jefe Burger Shack on my previous trip and figured I'd introduce my boy, Pete, to one of the best burgers I've ever had. I got the half-pound ground chuck filled with braised short rib, and topped it with fried egg and avocado. It was amazing, but I'd recommend the burger filled with chorizo instead, because the rib and barbecue sauce overpower the meat's flavor. Drink with a few Medallas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Self explanatory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A friend of a friend hooked us up with a private tasting event, Rums of Puerto Rico, at Princesa Gastrobar in Old San Juan. All of PR's rums were out and about for the tasting, bigger names like Bacardi and Don Q, but my favorite was Caray Rum, who's owner we got to meet. He's a big fan of Astros star Carlos Correia. His kid went to the same baseball camp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was Anejo Gold Rum, which Caray hopes becomes a sipping rum much like with whiskey. I'm not a big sipper of alcohol, but this was quite smooth. The ambience may have been a factor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of the beaches at Rincon, a well-known surf town on the west coast of the island about 2+ hours away from San Juan. On the drive here, we ate breakfast at a Wendy's. Breakfast at Wendy's? Crazy! Crazy shitty that is. Now I know why Wendy's doesn't serve breakfast up here. Anyway, we rented boards from Mar Azul, a small surf shop about a 2-minute drive up the hill from the beach. Cheap rentals, as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This GoPro still is totally misleading. I didn't catch this wave but I wanted to look cool. Here's the deal, I rented a 7'6 board because it had a GoPro mount and I thought it would be sweet to get video. Low and behold, my skill set does not enable me to catch waves on a 7'6. Damn you, shorter longboard! #Fraud </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Rincon. Not much to look at except this guy. Who judging from the design on this memorial, probably communicated with mermaids and other sea-based species. #NoDisrespect #IgnorantAmerican</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upon some new local friend's suggestions, we ate dinner at a Cuban restaurant called Asere, in a neighborhood where all the locals hang, La Placita. The food was incredible, and they also had solid mojitos to accompany. I'm not a huge rice and beans fan, but them beans were indeed a musical fruit! Not because they make you fart, but because they're so good you hear a symphony when you're eating them (actually, that might've been the music on at the restaurant). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tuna tartare with plantain chips did not last long. We also got the ceviche but it was creamy, not as light as I prefer. Wouldn't recommend trying that bad boy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was impressed at how the bill was presented. In a Cuban cigar box. #ItsTheLittleThings La Placita is filled with different bars and clubs to hit. It's Santa Barbara's State Street, or like the West Hartford Center! #Sigh #ItsNothingLikeWestHartfordIfYouKnowWhatImSaying</td></tr>
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Next: El Yunque National Forest, Old San Juan at nightCary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-77161747586352799312015-10-18T10:50:00.003-07:002015-10-20T18:12:11.602-07:00Rope Swings & Waterfalls at El Yunque: Puerto Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">My first rope swing. Won't be the last.<br />
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Exploring El Yunque<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We left our AirBnb at 6:45am to drive around 90 minutes south to El Yunque National Forest to meet up with Montana Explora, a local outfitter that conducts adventure tours. I'd highly recommend them - but don't be scared off by your guides, who are crazy young! Sadly I've forgotten their names, but our lead guide was 22, and his assistants were 15 and 16. It was wild to think a bunch of 30-year-olds were entrusting our lives to these teens, but let me assure you - they had their shit together! Vastly different than myself at that age. That said, as you fill out the waiver, I saw two things I've never had to fill out before: blood type and religion! So if a massive accident occurs, they can give you a blood transfusion. Religion…. so they know who to call if you die!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Crazy. But so worth it. Here's their website: http://www.elyunquedaytrips.com </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what greets you at the entrance to the rainforest. A burnt up car that I presume was for drug dealing or robbery purposes. I've seen "Heat" and "The Town" - I know what these cars mean!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a healthy hike involved to reach the waterfalls, and we asked for one of the most physically taxing routes they could give us. At one point we were literally pulling ourselves up the mountain with vines. Fricking vines, Tarzan!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Odd routes. But that teenager in yellow sure looks chill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of many waterfalls that we got to play in! What I mean by that is we walked behind it, swam underneath it, and jumped into it. Play time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Jumped into waterfalls... and pushed into waterfalls...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the view, I felt like I had to bring back the 251 freestyle (a Mobile special). Although I was scared as all hell of falling over the edge here, so this took about a million times to take. Our 15-yo guide was ridiculing me. Always cool to get made fun of by someone who can't drive yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had two major rappels on the trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to take a picture of my vantage point and the steepness of the rock. It didn't come out that great.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just lounging.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the steeper rappel straight into the water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was among the many natural waterslides we were able to climb up and go down. It was completely random where they determined it was safe for us to play. I asked the dudes how they determined that, and he said trial and error. Lot of bruises in that methodology.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We jumped off this bad boy twice. It was around 27-feet, but I'd like to call it 30 to make it sound more badass. This was the 2nd time we jumped. The first time the rain started to come down and it looked like the apocalypse was happening. Which made it all the better. The tricky part of this jump is not the height, but your landing radius. There were rocks to the left, and a cliff to the right - so you really just had to jump straight. Not a big deal, but I'm a tremendous fan of large jumping radiuses as I'm not coordinated enough to handle small ones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pete messing with the falls, trying to do the ill-advised face plant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have the bandanna because I was sweating like a hungover wild boar when we first got suited up. #GreatCaptionDBag #WayToRuinASweetPic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went places we weren't supposed to apparently. All I know is those kids walked us directly past this sign.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was easily the most precise cliff jump I've ever done. By this time, my GoPro battery died, so no more video, which is a total bummer because this is when our trip got much more intense. This jump wasn't that high - maybe around 20+ feet, but it was strategic. You had to jump far because there were rocks and cliff beneath you; you couldn't jump too far to the left because that was the mouth of the waterfall; can't go too far right because the current will take you towards another waterfall; can't jump too far forward because there's more rock; you also can't take a running start because it's too slippery. I don't know how many times we asked the kids - ahem, guides - if they were sure this was safe, but they continued to reassure us. Oh yeah, after you jump into the water, the dude at the bottom throws you a rope that you have to catch and pulls you ashore. It was nuts. And f'n rad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After jumping off the previous rock, this 20-footer was nothing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our highest waterslide. The guide directed us to the right area, then let go as we slid into the waterfall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three posers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">After we rock slid our way all the way back to the bottom, we capped off the trip with a rope swing. This was actually more intense than I expected it to be. I don't know what height it was, but you build up a lot of speed. Our main guide warned us how dangerous the rope swing was, which is saying something because he didn't stress the danger of all the other things we did. I gripped that rope tighter than saran wrap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entire tour lasted from around 8-5p. Go if you have the chance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That night we hung in Old San Juan. Highly recommend La Factoria, a bar that continuously winds thru multiple rooms. It was a more age appropriate crowd for us, as it seemed like the streets were flooded with kids who ought to be watching Dora the Explorer.</td></tr>
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Cary Chowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215197820031936528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458715585463056764.post-58156076453973649272015-10-18T10:50:00.002-07:002015-10-18T13:17:21.961-07:00Beauty and the Beach: Culebra. Adios Puerto.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
October 2015: Culebra's Majesty</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got up at 5:45am to catch a 7:30am puddle jumper to Culebra. That was not ample sleep. Let me tell you, if you take a plane to Culebra, you don't need to get to the municipal airport early. Get there like 15-20 minutes before, and that'll be 15-20 minutes earlier than you need to. No TSA. One-way flights to the island are around $70. You can also take the super cheap ferry early in the morning from Fajardo, but depending on the season, it might be a long shot to get as there's limited seating, a long line that people sometimes camp out at, and no advance ticket purchases. If you want to save the hassle, the flight is an easier option. Although that ferry price is awfully tempting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We be dragging ass. Our 8-seater plane.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The pilot apparently didn't mind having a GoPro camera jammed in his face.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Our G-ride. Courtesy of Carlos Jeep Rentals. Don't get a jeep. These golf carts can go anywhere on the island. As we discovered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little food truck, down the street from our AirBnb, is the spot to eat. Cafe Casa Grande operates on island time, but they made a delicious pesto torta sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich. Accompany the sandwich with an assortment of fresh juices and you're good to go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much to look at, but it's good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Flamenco Beach. This was the reason I wanted to revisit PR. One of my boys hyped up this place as one of the most gorgeous beaches in the world. He was right. White sugar. Warm turquoise water. No crowds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really pure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super really pure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">History lesson that I stole from other sites: the Navy used to use Culebra to test bombs and artillery. It wasn't until the 70's that a non-violent protest from locals led the Navy to stop using the island for testing. That said, there are still remnants of the past - most notably, this tank that just sits in the water. I believe the "Ley 66" is dedicated to ESPN's Bob Ley. That's what I believe. I could be wrong.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tank must've been operated by barbers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a nice close-up of our golf cart, which we ended up taking for an off road ride at the suggestion of the dude who rented us snorkel equipment. He recommended we go to Carlos Rosario Beach on the western part of the island, but the only way to get there...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Was through this gate. The guy told us it's totally fine and normally that fence is locked up. He said there's a cart path - even though technically against the law to drive down - but no one actually gets in trouble for it. Hmmmm. By the way, a woman told us earlier there are still landmines in the area, so be sure to stay on said path. Snorkel renter dude then mentioned we can walk, but that will take around 10-15 minutes. Well, that just sounds too long... so we ended up taking the cart on a bumpy ride that involved branches smacking us in the face and destroying the shocks to our Humvee of golf carts. In the cart, it took 10 minutes to get to where we wanted, so I don't know what the hell snorkel dude was smoking. If you take away the light bruising and permanent back damage, the ride was actually super fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path led us here. Completely isolated. This would've been so much more awesome if the snorkeling was good though. There just wasn't much to see, the water had very poor visibility, and there were sea urchins and sharp coral. Both my dudes Brian and Mason ended up with several urchin spines in their hands and feet. Pete and I were fine, so maybe those guys just don't know how to snorkel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to commemorate making it through the path of broken spinal cords.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our AirBnb. The place was a palace, unlike our stay on the main island.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay so this isn't a great picture. I know. But this was the bar at the Hotel Kokomo, one of the few places still open at 10pm on a Sunday night during non-peak season. The bar was practically empty. Maybe 1 or 2 locals. It had a TV. That was set on a family channel (in a bar!). On the channel was the "Super Mario Bros" movie. The "Super F'n Mario Bros" movie??? I thought all proof of that movie's existence was buried in a New Mexico landfill like Atari's ET video game. Not impressed? Whatever. I thought that was zany.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We almost stayed at this place because it was super cheap. I'm really glad we didn't.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying back to San Juan. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pete and I only had a few hours before having to take off, so we checked out El Morro, the impressive fort in Old San Juan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Classic El Morro shot.</td></tr>
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More El Morro. For facts, you can check my Old San Juan, PR blog entry.<br />
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Love the colonial look of Old San Juan.<br />
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Mason getting artsy. Fascinating colors of cobblestone.</div>
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