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Christina

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joined on 06/30/05
last updated 05/26/06

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My Blog

The Valley of Death

Outright I am going to admit that I underestimated Death Valley. Yes, it's called Death Valley and boasts notable landmarks with equally ominous names like Devil's Golf Course, Hell's Gate, Last Chance Range, Deadman Pass, and Furnace Creek to name a few. However, I arrogantly thought that such modern conveniences like automobiles, air conditioning, groomed roads, and good maps triumphed anything nature could dole out.

With gas prices close to $4.50 as we left the Thrifty rental car parkin... read more

Sun, June 8, 2008 - 11:27 AM permalink - 0 comments

Panhandling Kitty

Why is it that I am more inclined to give money to a panhandling kitty than to a panhandling human? I do occasionally give money to homeless people on the street, but I know that, more often than not, they will use that money for alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes and I just don't want to support that. I would rather give my money to an organization directly working with homeless that provides them with resources and skills to rise out of homelessness. However, I somehow find this little kitty tha... read more

Tue, May 13, 2008 - 7:33 PM permalink - 0 comments

$4.50 a Gallon?!

As I was sitting in a cab on my way to the travel immunization clinic (for my yellow fever shots) a few weeks ago, we drove past a gas station where I saw that gas had gone over $4.00 a gallon. At that moment, it dawned on me that despite the huge increase in gas prices over the past 4 years, I have not seen an increase in taxi fares. How is this possible? Who's losing out here? Are the cab companies taking in less money (which would be hard to imagine) or is it the drivers that are suffering... read more

Mon, May 12, 2008 - 8:04 PM permalink - 0 comments

Maglev

I feel like this city is outdoing every other city in so many aspects. Soon (within a few months) it will claim the title of having the tallest building in the world and currently it has the tallest hotel in the world (first blog photo from this trip) as well as the fastest train in the world. When you arrive at the airport, you will ask yourself "should I take a 45 minute taxi ride on congested roads or take a 7 minute 20 second ride on the world's fastest train?" Which would you choose?

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Thu, April 3, 2008 - 7:54 PM permalink - 5 comments

A City of Lights

Here's a photo of the city from our hotel room on the 52nd floor. Unfortunately, the two tallest building are a bit farther in the distance and the night is too hazy to actually see them. However, if you were to see them from this photo, they are the third tallest and soon to be the tallest buildings in the world.

Tue, April 1, 2008 - 2:55 PM permalink - 0 comments

Monkey Island

It's hard to keep up with these blog posts when we're out so much so this one is a few days after the fact. We're now back at our original destination, but a few days ago we took a gondola ride across the ocean to an island where there are several thousand rhesus monkeys. Because of the lack of time I'm going to copy and paste the description I read from another site about this place:

"Passing through a vegetation corridor, you will be amazed to find seven or eight monkeys standing in a li... read more

Tue, April 1, 2008 - 2:40 PM permalink - 0 comments

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Monkeys at Batu Caves---Malaysia

What's new with me?

Atlas Cafe ( local favorites » bars / clubs / cafes ) "Decent Veggie Options" I went here a week ago for lunchwith a co-worker and was rather impressed. Having never previously heard of Atlas Cafe, I really had no preconceived ideas of what it was going to be like and no high expectations to be met. I was pleasantly surpr... read more

recommendation posted on Wed, April 5, 2006 - 3:18 PM

Cafe Gratitude ( local favorites » restaurants ) "Best Raw Restaurant Experience I Have Ever Had!" I went here yesterday for lunch with some co-workers and must say that the food was delicious. I have only eaten at a raw restaurant two other times and I was never thrilled with either experience. Perhaps it was the dishes I ordered---it sucks ... read more

recommendation posted on Fri, March 24, 2006 - 4:53 PM

Otsu ( local favorites » shops ) "I love Otsu!" It's so cool that we have an entirely vegan store, of which one can browse, in the city! Not many places can say that:) I bought a sweet pair of veggie shoes there and wear them all the time. The one thing about Otsu, though, is that you defini... read more

recommendation posted on Thu, March 9, 2006 - 8:01 PM

Suppenkuche ( local favorites » restaurants ) "For German food in SF, this is the place to go" Surprisingly, even for a vegan, they have some darn good food. I wouldn't have ventured here if it weren't for some friends, but I was thoroughly impressed that they, a German restaurant---the land of wurst and cheese, had some appetizing dishes ... read more

recommendation posted on Fri, February 10, 2006 - 12:30 PM

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