Boulder to London

Since I’ve been in Chi-town all summer, I haven’t really been able to do much sailing around the UK. To try and fit a few trips in before the season ends, I decided to book a cross-channel trip with First Class Sailing, the outfit that I’ve done most of my coursework with. I [...]

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I’m back in CO for a few days on my way back to London.  What would normally be a beautiful sunny Colorado day has been transformed by the heavy cloud of smoke hanging over the town and along the mountains.  The fire started Monday and has burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed almost 100 structures [...]

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A good friend of mine recommended a book a few months ago that I just got around to buying before my recent flight from Chicago to Helena.  The book is called ‘Born to Run’ by Christopher McDougall and if you’re a runner, it is a must read.  The premise of the book is that humans [...]

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It’s been quite a while since my last post and let’s just say it has been an interesting couple of months.  On the home front, there are really two big things worth mention.  First, I’ve moved again in London.  The 6 month break clause was exercised on my last place forcing a move last April. [...]

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Well, the Austria trip was canceled as it was getting a bit complicated and expensive to reschedule the flights after the BA crew went on strike.  It’s  total bummer as I was really looking forward to the trip.  I’ve never been skiing in Europe and actually haven’t strapped on the boards since leaving Colorado so [...]

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BA is killing me…I’m headed to Austria this week for a short ski holiday and am not sure if I’ll be able to get home as the BA crew has planned a strike for the coming weekend. As I’ve never worked in a unionized environment, I can’t even imagine what it would be like [...]

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As you may recall, we moved into an awesome place a few months ago and are still learning the ins and outs of the London housing market. When we first moved over here, we were advised to get a ‘6-month break clause’ put into the lease. Apparently this is quite standard and it [...]

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