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    The Getty Center

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler October 2, 2011June 5, 2024

    I was in Los Angeles so I could not miss the Getty Center, especially as the admission was free. I liked it very much – it is a must for anyone visiting L.A. The Getty Center is operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust, which is the world’s wealthiest art institution. The trust was established…

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    We can send a man to moon, but …

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 30, 2011June 5, 2024

    I have seen it countless of times:   After they wash and wipe their hands, (some) people don’t want to touch anything and it comes down to this. What I do, and I suppose most people do the same, is open the flap with the tissue and then let it drop through the opening, but…

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    Quo Vadis Europe?

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 28, 2011June 5, 2024

    This is the label of a Lipton tea bag in Europe. It contains 22 different languages. No wonder Europe has so many problems. Boarding on the Lufthansa plane to Frankfurt, I picked up the German edition of the Financial Times. I would have preferred the English version, but they did not have it. I can’t…

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    The New Face of the Police

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 23, 2011June 5, 2024

    And I thought they only drank coffee and ate doughnuts. From Wikipedia: Booster Juice is Canada’s largest chain of fresh juice and smoothie bars. The chain specializes in health-conscious smoothies composed of a pure juice, fruit sorbet or vanilla frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, fresh yogurt and ice. Founded in 1999 in Sherwood Park, Alberta, the…

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    “Meet the Merino sheep that grew this”

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 19, 2011June 5, 2024

    The Icebreaker t-shirt was quite pricey (around $80) but what I had read made me buy it.  A “40 days and 40 nights” vow: I wasn’t going to wear it for that long, but for a very long flight it would come in handy. Also, the label said to type in the unique code to…

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    Don’t survey me without something in exchange!

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 16, 2011June 5, 2024

    Now, I rarely fill out a survey if nothing is given in exchange. For example, the last Air Canada survey offered 15 eUpgrade Credits at random to five participants so I completed it. Of course, I did not win, but I could have, and I trust someone has. Time is one of the most precious…

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    Bicycles of Amsterdam (last one I promise)

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 13, 2011September 13, 2011

    and other photos:

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    a Photo

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler September 6, 2011June 5, 2024

    The photo was taken in Seattle and the tree is made of stainless steel I think.

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    Expedia: Unsubscribe, Unsubscribe and Unsubscribe Again

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler August 30, 2011June 5, 2024

    I unsubscribed from Expedia for the first time on July 15, then again July 21 and 29, and yet I continued to receive promotional e-mails. I tried again on August 1, 4, and 11, all to no avail. The e-mails still flooded my inbox. Finally, I wrote to customer service, and the e-mails stopped. Could…

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    Stay in Line and Call

    ByThe Skeptical Traveler August 26, 2011June 5, 2024

    On Thursday evening our flight was late, so naturally we wanted to change it. They were too busy at the lounge to help, and told us to go to Customer Service (they may have also said the flight we wanted was full, but I’m not sure). There was already a huge line at Customer Service,…

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