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“Greatest Airline Meals of the 20th Century”
A fun dinner at the Portland International Airport. Plus: A brief supersonic and North Korean detour. Sexualization and gender in aviation. And why PDX…
Taipei Standard Chartered Half Marathon 2026: race review and trip report
Plus: The admittedly absurd allure of finisher medals; a hike up Elephant Peak; the importance of 7-Eleven stores in Taipei; how a cautious approach to…
Ella Rock: A hike in Sri Lanka
Plus: Cyclones vs. hurricanes, community dogs, why I like hotel balconies, non-rev notes, and more.
Santa Monica Classic: The case for 10K
Why 6.2 miles is a great distance. Plus: Los Angeles’ underwhelming race calendar and improving public transport system. Avgeekery. And my wife and I…
Buenos Aires Half Marathon: 2025 race review and trip report
Plus: Why I like hop-on/hop-off buses. My fleeting connection with Margaret Thatcher. “Airline chicken.” And other travel and non-rev notes.
Run Melbourne Half Marathon 2025 review & trip report
Plus: Things to like about Australia’s second largest but sometimes overlooked city. Australian immigration annoyances. Travel and non-rev notes.
Alaska’s inaugural intercontinental flight: Seattle to Tokyo Narita
Understanding the combined Alaska-Hawaiian airline. Plus: A 5K run around Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, and the ins and outs of Japan’s “capsule hotels.”
BMO Vancouver Half Marathon race review
A world-class race with a stunning course. Plus: My Vancouver connection; five things to like about the city; and a capsule hotel preview.
Cape Town: Climbing Table Mountain
The Platteklip Gorge route. Plus: Cape Town perspectives, the good and the troubling. And travel and non-rev tips.
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