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Category Archives: Travel
Quest for My (New) Local – Marble Arch
When we first arrived, I started looking for pubs in the few blocks south of us. Most of the blocks north are industrial or under construction. I did notice two pubs about a block north and opted to check them … Continue reading
Quest for My (New) Local – The Angel Pub
The second stop (that I attended) of the Ancoats Run Club Birthday Pub Crawl was The Angel Pub. Knowing this is one of Manchester’s oldest freehouses (pub that isn’t connected with a specific brewery), I was excited to check it … Continue reading
Quest for My (New) Local – Spinners Rest
The after run party at Jimmy’s on Thursday was the start of the run club’s birthday celebration and on Saturday night it continued with a pub crawl. They made it to six pub (or at least planned to). I joined … Continue reading
Quest for My (New) Local – Jimmy’s
Another run with Ancoats Run Club (ARC) and this time we were celebrating ARC’s 6th birthday. There was cake and vegan treats, but we grabbed beers at Jimmy’s. Again, not a traditional pub, but only two or three blocks from … Continue reading
Quest for My (New) Local – Seven Bro7hers
Yesterday was an exciting day on the Quest for My (New) Local (Q4ML) when two things happened. First, I walked with Morgan to library for an activity. While she was crafting, I started talking with another dad who was wearing … Continue reading
Quest for My (New) Local – Crown & Kettle
Having recently arrived in Manchester, I realized I needed to find a local pub that I could call my own. I wanted to find as close to the perfect pub that I could within easy walking distance of our flat… … Continue reading
Mayan Center Village and Dangriga
Just before Avery was born, we had been traveling more with recent trips to the Bahamas and Africa. She went on her first international trip (to Canada) the day after the 2016 Presidential election, when she was about 2 months … Continue reading
My experience at ToorCamp
A few months ago, friends mentioned that they were going to ToorCamp and thought it was the sort of event I’d enjoy. As I looked into “The American Hacker Camp: for hackers, makers, breaks & shakers” I started getting very … Continue reading
Things to do in Jeddah
Before traveling to any city it’s a good idea to look it up on the web to see what cultural icons, places of beauty or other must-see sights are on offer. So like a good traveler I looked up Jeddah … Continue reading
Running in Jeddah
Before my trip to Saudi Arabia, I was looking for information about running here and found very little. I’m still no expert but in the three runs I’ve done, I already learned a lot. Hopefully this will be helpful to … Continue reading
