I saw in the New Year this year in Las Vegas with a couple of Polish friends, which was a hell of a lot better than how I spent the previous New Year's Eve! We all arrived in Vegas a few days early for CES, so it worked out very well. New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is quite different. To start with they shutdown the entire Las Vegas strip to traffic from early afternoon. It … [Read more...] about New Year 2016 Las Vegas Fireworks
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Bouchon – Probably The Best Breakfast in Las Vegas
I'm just back from Las Vegas, where I was attending both CES and NamesCon. Las Vegas is an odd place. It's very hard to explain to someone who hasn't been how a single city can be so wonderful and awful at the same time. It does, however, have some of the best restaurants in the world. It is truly a foodie's paradise. Breakfast is possibly the most important meal of … [Read more...] about Bouchon – Probably The Best Breakfast in Las Vegas
Historic Planes In The Flesh
I was recently in DC for a mixture of business and pleasure. Washington DC is home to the Smithsonian, which is more than just a "museum". It's multiple large museums, each with an impressive collection. I had visited the museums in DC proper on previous visits and loved them, but I'd never had the chance to make it to the Udvar-Hazy location, which is out near Washington … [Read more...] about Historic Planes In The Flesh
Food Porn Withdrawal?
I travel a lot and when I travel I tend to post photos of the food I eat. So while some people might get annoyed by their social streams filling up with photos of my various gastronomic adventures, some of them miss them when I'm not on the road: I usually post to my Instagram account or Flickr :) … [Read more...] about Food Porn Withdrawal?
Overdosing On Jamón
I've been in Spain this week at a couple of events. One of the things I love about Spain is the food. No matter where you go it's always pretty good and in many cases it's out of this world. Of the various things that you can eat in Spain my favourite is jamón. Ham. Jamón iberico. Yum! By the time I leave the country tomorrow morning I'll probably have … [Read more...] about Overdosing On Jamón