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Monday, April 26, 2010
Shooting Sporting Clays At The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, USA

On a recent trip to The Homestead, Eduardo and I were fortunate enough to go for a round of shooting sporting clays. I had never shot a gun in my life before and never understood why people were into it until now. I wouldn't say it is a hobby that I would pick up, because owning a gun is a responsibility that I do not want, but I certainly did have fun.

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Written at 9:53 AM by Sebastien.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
At the Fabric Store with Marisa, Wororot Market, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wororot Market (pronounced Wololot), sits next to the Ping River in Chiang Mai and is a massive labyrinth of stalls selling just about everything. On this particular day Marisa Marchitelli was showing us around and we happened to stop by a fabric store.

The great thing about Wororot Market is that, it is where the locals come to shop. You can expect to find the regular goods you normally find in Thai markets but at Wororot is is much cheaper and much better quality.

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Written at 10:26 AM by Sebastien.
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Iceland's Volcano Erruption Shuts Down Airports
Volcano Eruption under Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull Glacier - Icelandic Coastguard

 Ash drifting from the volcano eruption under Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier on Wednesday has drifted towards northern Europe causing airports to shut down and the inevitable cancellation of hundreds if not thousands of flights. From the UK to Scandinavia, travelers will have to wait until all the ash has cleared before they can continue their journeys. Even transatlantic flights to and from the US have been affected. The FAA has grounded most Europe bound flights until it is deemed safe to fly again.

The ash is a safety hazard because the particles can get into engines and cause them to shut down, not to mention the visibility issues. Given the fact that the volcano shot ash 30,000 feet into the air, commercial carriers flying at 35,000 have every right to be worried.

As a traveler who has had to deal with many cancellations due to mother nature, I advise to all stressed out travelers who are grounded in Europe due to the volcanic ash to be happy they were not and are not in the air. I love traveling but I love living a whole lot more.

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Written at 9:37 AM by Sebastien.
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