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    OT:Travel....again

    Best part of Ireland are the small towns, especially dotting the west coast, North and South of Galway. Had way more fun visiting pubs in small towns that I’ll never remember the name of than spending time in Dublin. In Egypt, if you don’t mind a little risk, have a taxi take you to the...
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    OT: Keystone Pipeline Leaks

    Every time I see that map of oil pipelines, I wonder why there are empty spots in the lower 48 states. Obviously the Rocky Mountains are an obstacle, but what about that big white area in the Nebraska panhandle? Then one day, while I was still living in California, I came to visit this really...
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    ot: Anyone ever spend much time in a Muslim country?

    Very nice hotel. Also a good idea to have a guided tour. I traveled with a friend and his wife (my girlfriend, at the time, backed out of the trip). We did not have anything scheduled, basically just improvised the entire time. Asked a taxi to take us to the pyramids and got dropped off in some...
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    ot: Anyone ever spend much time in a Muslim country?

    Spent about a week in Cairo, 7 years ago. Stayed at the Sheraton on the Nile and had a great time. People were exceptionally friendly, but that was early in Obama's presidency (Egyptians were convinced he would ease the fears of tourism to the Middle East), and about a year before the Arab...
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