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  • Bordeaux Monday

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    Packing up went very well; I think the most difficult part of the whole process was finding the bins for the apartment complex, because they were on the other side of the building about as far away from the entrance as it was possible to get. They were also full to overflowing, which meant that…

  • Bordeaux Sunday

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    The AirBnB had a wrap-around deck which it turns out was great for an early morning coffee. Today’s breakfast was a little more organised, or maybe just closer; There was a former armoury next door which had been repurposed into lots of different places, including a boulangerie where we got breakfast pastries & coffee. Seemed…

  • Bordeaux Saturday

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    We were all worried that the sick person in the group would deteriorate, or at least not feel much better, but thankfully they did make something of a recovery; Not feeling brilliant, but at least able to do some of the stuff that we’d planned to do. The other concern was that whatever they had…

  • Bordeaux Friday

    Bordeaux Friday

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    As it turned out I could have gone with a slightly larger bag, but I was a little unsure as to how particular WizzAir are with their bag dimension limits, so I went with a 15 litre packable backpack. Next time I’ll use the 24 litre. I stayed at A+K’s the Thursday night to make…

  • Gen Con 2026: The Endless Spinning

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    The title eventually makes sense; Don’t worry about it for now. The first Gen Con thing of the year for me happened this weekend, when convention badges¹ went on sale & hotel rooms² became available. I get a special badge for special people who spend too much money on their badge because it comes with…

  • An Irish Wedding: Getting There & Getting There

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    It was an early start; Everyone else in the car was heading for Gatwick, but I was flying out of Heathrow because I’d booked later due to being in Thailand, so I was very kindly dropped off along the way. My flights were later than the other folks, so I was there well before check-in…

  • A Few Days In Auckland

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    I’m still dealing with jetlag induced slump, so this is a bit of a short one.

  • Friday through Sunday – LAS to LAX to NAN to AKL

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    I’m going to be adding to this as I go along, assuming airport WiFi happens.

  • Thursday in Las Vegas

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    This was a slow day; Hard to wake up, hard to get moving, and the noise & crowds were getting to me more than ever before. There’s a non-zero chance that some level of Con Crud¹ is at play, because I felt cold today; Not outside, but when indoors, it felt cold. Did a few…

  • Wednesday – Kà

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    The original plan was to do some kind of trip out into the desert today, either a Grand Canyon tour or one of the others, but I decided not to to because of the heat warning – pretty sure my travel insurance would laugh at me if something happened, and it’s hot enough that my…