Category Archives: Travel

Renamed from Places. “Travel” seems a better fit.

Language Learning - Lingopie - Russian

I paid for this subscription (around $54/annual) since it's the closest to the pedagogy I had always hoped for. Using movies to teach language. There less than 10 languages but it has enough, I would do the common ones like … Continue reading

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Freshwater Fishing

Perhaps I should try it, with the nearest beach near us being known to be contaminated with Vibriosis. I have a foldable kayak that has not been tried. Time to look up those freshwater fishing spots. But unlike saltwater fishing, … Continue reading

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Thoughts

One thing about Stephen Tong is that he is able to JUSTLY discern and attack on the answers to his questions. Something many, including his own son, is not capable of. Now I have to delve into Revelation, James (with … Continue reading

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Looking back at our Italy trip Plan

We didn't do all of these, but here's a sketch of my plan pulled from 2018 smartphone notes: Check out tripping.com/shapiro Venice:-Eat skiz(shrimp&octopus mix on streets)-Murano, Rick Steve, glass work shop-Burano, Rick Steve, early evening no tourist, waterside dinner.- avoid … Continue reading

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Yesterday Gladius Mini at Keansburg Beach - Belvedero Beach

Not much to look at..either it's really dead. Don't think I saw many anglers before either. I thought the further away from the bay the more life. Water is still brackish though.

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Couple of Weeks ago in Perth Amboy - Gladius Mini

The beach boardwalk has these history panels telling you how it was vibrant for fishing industry until the effect of the lead from the biggest American paint manufacturer in the 60s polluted the area which wasn't apparent until the 80s. … Continue reading

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Fall Foliage 2020

This is the second time we checked it, last Saturday. First time this year was a few weeks back, visiting Greenwood Lake, where I thought we could hike in the foliage West of the lake but parking was a pain … Continue reading

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Saturday Event (10/11/2020)

So we finally drove to Greenwood Lake around noon time. Early Fall foliage drive. It's a huge long lake cut half by state line between NJ & NY. Takes about 1.5 hours from home to lake. Was planning to hike … Continue reading

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Two sites for Cruise Monitoring

Cruisecritic.comCruisewatch.com Recommended by Gary Bembridge's 60-Second Cruise Tips podcast. Although, I have no clue how likely I'm doing cruise again since Nadia gets seasick easily, even on a cruise.

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Edx Hardvard Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology

Professor Peter Der Manuelian So we have this Covid 19 Coronavirus pandemic and everyone's staying at home. My dad reminded me of the free courses (more free ones due to the pandemic) on EdX. Took a look at the list … Continue reading

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