Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
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Here are some highlights of adventures I personally experienced:
Rappelling down a waterfall is utterly fun and absolutely safe—unless you’re like me who almost fell, in which case it was still at least utterly fun. I’m a city boy, so galloping on a horse was perhaps the scariest thing I ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
In terms of natural landscapes, friendly people, and a relaxing atmosphere, Costa Rica is one of the best countries in the world to be. That is not an opinion.
Of course, to be fair, there are reasons not to visit Costa Rica. If you’re used to the nightlife of New York, ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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Does anyone have any idea where I'm getting at yet? Do you watch The Bachelor or any of those other shows that are meant to show the ugliest and, theoretically, most beautiful sides of the love between a man and a woman (I'm not sure American TV would ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Imagine gathering a group of strangers and putting them in close promixity together in a foreign environment with some sort of goal in mind. Then you watch to see what happens.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Yeah, it's the fundamental formula used for most reality TV shows.
It is also the basic ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
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This is how the trek goes: You take a bus (I took one from Kawaguchiko) to a town that’s a few stations above the foot of Mt. Fuji (the return bus departs from this same town, which you’ll come back to on your way down). In the town, you ...
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