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Picked up some ingredients at the Indian store - not a great selection. Did get ghee - from New Zealand! And they also had frozen parathas.
Partner still quite miffed that (Indian) store proprietor, after partner asked her for curry leaves, said they only had the dried ones and directed us to neem leaves! -
Did have to get some bigger pots from friends who live in 10 mins walking distance. We'll see if we can pull off a decent "Indian" meal for them & family tomorrow. Most ingredients procured. We'll see what's in the market today for last few things, possibilities...
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60 s onion chop - I don't use this old knife much - but it's totally coming through in travel. Travelled with a few slices and ingredients - picked up fresh green and dried red chillies here (forgot bay leaf) and ghee. And hey -simple Bengali style masoor daal is ready.
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I took a short nap on our early morning flight, and when I asked kid2 if she had - she said no. But she did manage, she said, to live her dream of showing the flight attendant this saved pic/meme on her phone as they went by offering snacks.
(Yes, flight attendant laughed and then asked if kid2 wanted a cookie, and yes kid2 did want and get a cookie)
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Reminded of the time in 2023 when I took a domestic #Japan ANA flight to Okinawa - had looked up that liquids were allowed on board/through security (so I didn't bother to check anything in; had looked up as I had wanted to pickup rum to bring back). Still I was quite boggled to see what the guy in the seat next to me got with him. His partner had similar luggage! (Turned out Ni-san is a sake label designer and musician). That was a trip!
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2/2 So getting was another adventure and different trails (lost again?) - ended up near a road way up above with great views then found my way back to the cable station. Didn't take the cable car right then opted for nextbin 30 mins, to catch my breath, wandered to other side of station was rewarded with more amazing views.
Back now to hotel (and that's for later). I've been up 14 hrs, almost 25K steps (10 mi/16 km) today. Need to walk to dinner now! -
I went to a trip to the border with #northkorea
We went to the third tunnel, one of five (officially) discovered tunnels out of an estimated 100+ which undermine the heavily guarded border. Designed to transport 30,000 troops plus artillery within one hour.
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I'm in #Seoul for #FOSS For All; I had the honor of giving the opening keynote about #FOSDEM
I took this photo in the restroom of the university. It's a soap bar. You wet your hands, rub the soap, and wash your hands.
As you're standing in line to wash your hands, the act of getting soap looks exactly as you'd expect it to look like.
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Oh oh oh! Landed in Pittsburgh and I go to baggage claim with my ticket - just to check if they can track my bag. It's small carry on size but I bought a bottle and a few things - was prepared to pick it up later.
I expected it to come in later with my original flight - not the earlier one I managed to get into but nooo it's HERE!(Need to find the lottery thing)
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Wait whaaaat? The gate guy takes my boarding pass and types something up and switches my seat as I go in. No trifecta - but now I'm at an emergency exit row window seat with lots of legroom...
(The gate agent was nice and we chatted when I asked about the switch and stand by in the first place - and didn't charge me (would be $75 he said when he started looking up)(Do they sell lottery tickets on board?)
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Huh!
29th Sept
Gate A29
and seat I get assigned is 29e
Some kind of trifecta -
Flight landed in ATL 30 mins early!
And oh, partner called it. My connection to Pittsburgh is delayed
Wait what - I managed to go across to the other terminal and get on the previous flight!! (Standby but there are plenty seats!) I'll worry about checked bag later. Better than getting delayed past 12:30am -
Overall, I didn't expect to be this impressed, but Taiwan did impress me. Seemingly solid social fabric, good maintenance, things are planned well. Quite efficient and effective.
There's an impressive level of non-predatory convenience built at least into Taipei. Stuff is where you need it, shops sprinkle the streets, pricing is reasonable.
And if you're a foody.. recommend.
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One fascinating aspect is how, being with six Indian coworkers for food, when one of them chooses a restaurant serving their home food, none of the others know the dishes. I know #India is large etc pp. Still, this drives it home even more.
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I always take tuktuks (called auto, here) where feasible. Cheaper, quicker, and generally more fun. In a real car now, because other than one time in Iceland and one time in Moab, I've never driven through as much and deep water in my life.
We're stuck at an intersection trying to turn. The waves from the car passing by are rocking the car back and forth
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Continuing my #traveltales #travelnotes, and staying on the topic of #masks
I'm in #Hyderabad for #KubeCon #India and forced myself out of the hotel on my arrival day at least once. Even walking to the ATM around the corner, I already put on my mask against all the dust and smog. Taking a tuktuk across town, I was immediately forced to put it back on and keep it on.
I love the buzzing and chaos on the streets, but I am also quite happy about my place with quiet and good air..
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My most memorable holiday - response to Jetpack daily prompt.
Some highlights from an Alberta to Mexico and Back roadtrip From 1974 when it was safe for Canadians to travel in the US.
https://ericlawton.org/2025/07/05/alberta-to-mexico-and-back/
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No issues at TSA - didn't have to take out my ziploc with small ziplocs filled with tiny ziplocs of spices or tubes with liquids
Aeropress and electric kettle packed too (that's for the conference later)
Wish I could get fabric poster done, instead of having to lug this tube around (hoping it won't count as an additional personal item - I'll claim it's part of my backpack - just a long strap-on)
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Meeting up with old friends for a couple of days, before my Sunday conference start. Will be cooking. Packing for carry on is ON!
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In #Osaka, there are two fares posted in the bus: 210 (or 230?) yen for adults, 110 for children. Other rates are not posted, but as everyone sees both how much someone pays and how much balance is remaining it's easy to deduce.
Seniors pay 50 yen.
Disabled seniors pay 0 yen. There's a bright green line around the display to signal this.
Some people flash a card or something to the bus driver or simply put both hands together and bow and do not pay at all.
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I'm in #Tokyo #Japan riding the local trains. Masks are not really all that common any more. It's kinda a trope by now that the seats near The Big German remain free. I'm used to it. And if anyone sits down near or next to me it's almost exclusively men.
I'm wearing my #mask as I do on planes and public transport, and for the first time ~ever in Asia the seats right next to me were taken up very quickly, both by women, one wearing a mask, one not.
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Walking up the stairs to watch the city from atop the rock, I am now standing under a few trees in which dozens of bats are resting and fighting for space. They are so preoccupied with each other, I might be able to reach out and touch them as they glide past less than a meter away from me
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Spontaneously took a trip to cockatoo island to shake out the brain after work, and saw dozens of sailboats criss-cross each other. Four boats drove basically a hashpund pattern with a maximum of 3-5 meters distance, at speed.
Currently 1932 local, and I am watching hundreds or maybe thousands of humongous #bat fly East towards the ocean. It's like a Hitchcock movie, just with bats
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#traveltales #bangkok Klong Toei market
He might be encouraging us to throw the empty coconut into the river and telling us how long it takes to get to the sea, we will never know. He takes and gives back the coconut several times, making throwing motions. At the end, he takes my coconut and throws it triumphantly into the trash. The second drunk looks very unhappy. Gerry offers him his empty coconut and both fall over themselves with thanks, breaking it open to eat the coconut flesh...
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#traveltales #bangkok Klong Toei market
We buy some coconuts to drink from and walk to a geocaching location. It's a nice bridge, with wide berths for sleeping in the breeze. Three local drunks/drug users are chilling in the breeze. One talks to me for 10+ minutes (no exaggeration, I timed this from photos taken before and after), explaining something in slurred Thai, seemingly unable to comprehend I don't understand Thai..
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#traveltales #bangkok Klong Toei market
* Once we walk again, less than five meters away, a rat surfaces and scuttles away from one of the ~100 liter barrels filled with meat refuse, fat, and water
* Maybe six meters after that, a man is sitting there, taking chicken feet from a tub, clipping off the claws with gardening shears, and tossing the finished feet into another bucket. If you don't know, deep fried chicken feet are a delicacy in China (I don't love them. Too fatty) -
#traveltales #bangkok Klong Toei market
* Motorbikes driving through the smallest footsways all the time
* Deep in the bowels of the wet market's meat choppers, a tiny bar. Sit down for coconut water with cane sugar juice (and maybe some pandang?). After some time,. realize a man, an adolescent, and a child are rolling blunts for sale. Once the work is done, the adolescent scoops up the leftovers for a hit or two with his bong -
After a personally tough beginning to the year, in #Planning4Summer, we are making a promise to our team to take time to celebrate our accomplishments, starting with celebrating Canadian travel stories and being celebrated as Canadian travel storytellers, thanks to Travel Media Association of Canada and Feedspot! https://roamancing.com/2023/06/celebrating-canadian-travel-stories-and-storytellers/
