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  • Aquarium at Hotel Beaulac: Part 3 of 4

    We spent our 4-day Easter weekend in Lugano.  So I will be posting lots of pictures from there.  In the mean time, I will put up the remainder of the aquarium pictures.  Earlier posts from the series are here: Part 1 and Part 2. The creature above looked very busy as each of its little

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  • I ♥ NY: High Above Bryant Park

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvgpJdc8R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Before I left NYC, I visited an ex-colleague who works in an office that overlooks Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.  His office, facing east on the 31st floor has floor-to-ceiling glass window. Chrysler building, NYC Library, Empire State building, and Bryant Park’s ice-rink in Christmas are all in full view. The vista is breathtaking.

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  • I ♥ NY: Moveable Type @ New York Times Building

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIFndB1jo8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] I used the Port Authority Bus Terminal for my commute and witnessed the construction of the new New York Times building.  The building has several restaurants and NYC’s first Muji store (outside of Moma).  I pass it by every day but one day, I decided to walk through the building lobby  which runs from the

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  • I ♥ NY: Street Art @ East Houston St

    NYC is full of surprises.  I thought I know the streets of the city somewhat well, but I stumbled upon this piece of street art on East Houston St and Bowery (near DBGB).  In case you are wondering, the white specks on the photos are snowflakes, it was January –  around midnight. The piece was

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

Venice, its canals and carriers

Notable Bookstores of the World – Series 1

Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

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