This past weekend was the DC Kite Festival. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so next year I’ll know to bring my own kite.
People were flying their kites all around the Washington Monument:
A master kite builder from China disassembled this beast, put it into luggage, came to DC, then reassembled it:
Then they partially got it [...]
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The Visa Version:
There’s a crowded restaurant at lunch. Choreographed masses spin with loaded trays. Lunch-goers approach the register, present a magic Visa card, a quick swipe, the card is handed back and they walk away. Some poor clod gets to the counter and tries to pay with cash - the dance is brought to a [...]
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Don’t arrive at the St. Thomas airport any earlier than you have to. There’s nothing there except a giant, hot room full of irritated travelers. “The flight to Philadelphia scheduled for 5pm will now be departing at 10:35pm.” I was glad that our plane was only arriving to St. Thomas a few minutes late. Their [...]
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With checkout at noon and my flight at six, I wasn’t sure what to do with myself. I decided to take my chances with the taxis and head into town. I talk to the front desk about the best way to do it. Basically they said walk down the road in the direction I want [...]
This is all I have to show for myself:
So, in other words: pretty good day.
I’m leaving St. Thomas tomorrow. Here’s the problem:
There’s a phenomenon known as “island time” that seems to be part of the culture of every island I’ve been to. Essentially, there’s no point in being in a hurry or setting a schedule because everything just happens when someone gets around to it.
This morning I wanted to go into town. The hotel has a [...]
I left Puerto Rico this morning and flew to St. Thomas. The flight may have been as close as I’ll get to a charter:
It was a short flight, and we passed over a few other islands.
The view from my hotel room:
I spent today in the sun. I think tomorrow I’ll head into town.
There was an obscurely labeled button on the soda machine on my floor. Turns out, it was this:
I’ve had malta before. If you haven’t, and were able to read the “non alcoholic” on the can and wondered why, here are the facts:
Ingredients: Water, malted barley, sugar, hops, carbon dioxide.
But here’s all you need to know: [...]
¡Hola de Puerto Rico! I arrived yesterday and didn’t get to my hotel until about 7. So I don’t have much to show for day one. I did find a place to eat that served local food - fantastic. And most importantly - it’s warm!
I decided this morning to see what Old San Juan was [...]