Archive for the ‘Far-Off Lands’ Category

A discussion of Travel and Adventure in Parts Foreign.

posted by Jesse on Jun 25

hans-cottage-botel

The Hans Cottage Botel, mentioned by Andy and me in our recent  LGA meeting as one of our strangest accommodation experiences, has a website.  The copy on the site mentions the inhabitants of their lagoon – also a point of podcast discussion – and includes one which we forgot.  How could we fail to mention that our hotel (pardon me – our botel) was built over a crocodile-infested body of water?

Also, and I’ll ask Andy to back me up on this, I believe that the gentleman pictured on the homepage may be the one who, in our story, was asked to remedy the coffee/tea mixup.

In any case, if you ever find yourself near Cape Coast, Ghana (not Kumasi, as we stated on the podcast), and are in the mood for a… unique hotel experience, we highly recommend the Hans Cottage Botel.

www.hansbotel.com

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posted by Jesse on Jun 22

With Gentleman Jesse just back from his expedition to Ireland, the Gents discuss the Art & Science of Travel.

On the Agenda:

  1. Opening Toast by Jesse
  2. Open Discussion on the subject of Traveling
  3. Advice From a Gentleman: Dominating Jet Lag
  4. For the Cabinet of Curiosities: An addition by Jesse
  5. Closing Toast, presented by Gregory
 
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posted by Jesse on Jun 20

I’m just back from a short jaunt around the Republic of Ireland, and here are a few photos of the trip.  The slideshow starts in Dublin, then heads to Dingle town.  Then (the bulk of the photos) comes the Dingle Way – a walking trail that goes around the perimeter of the Dingle Penninsula.  I hiked 41 miles of the Way, from Dingle town to the village of Cloghane.  Finally, we finish off in the city of Cork.

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posted by Jesse on Jun 4

>>You may see all of my posts regarding Ireland in the Emerald Isle catergory.

It’s before dawn and I’m up making my final preparations. Checking that the necessary supplies are in order. And just now as I write this, I remember that I’ve forgotten something very important – my flask! How could I even consider setting out for the birthplace of Jameson and Bushmill’s without it?

This will be among my shortest trips ever; a mere ten days. But previous experience has taught me that a great adventure can be had in a short time, if only you remember to keep the scope of the trip limited to what is achievable in the alloted time. So my plan is to spend a few days enjoying Dublin, and then to bus out to Dingle, where I will walk the Dingle Way around that rugged penninsula, bus from Tralee back to Dublin, and fly home.

Experience has also taught me that most planning before a trip is next to worthless when the realities of the Road intervene, so my secondary plan is to ditch all this planning and wing it.

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posted by Jesse on Apr 21

Following up on the beginning of our most recent podcast:

The liquor store we mentioned, which appears to be your basic dirt-merchant dive on El Cajon Blvd, but which has a phenomenal selection of obscure beers, is called Pacific Liquor.  I stopped there for a six pack of Leffe recently, and noticed that the gueuze that had for sale was in fact produced by the Cantillon brewery, which Lee and I visited when we were in Brussels.  Small world.

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