The fishing boats arrive every weekday between 6:30AM and 7AM and quickly unload their catch. Forklifts transfer the fish to a building where and auctioneer takes about 20 bidders from pallet to pallet. Once the pallet is won, it is quickly moved again to trucks outside. Open to the public but stay […]
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Berlin 3 day trip
Berlin Thursday November 27th 2014 – Sunday, November 30th 2014 I used the mTrip app ($5 per city) to plan the trip while we were there. The below content was created by logging in to the mTrip website, printing the itinerary, and pasting it in to WordPress. Arrived by overnight train from Vienna (11 […]
Chip and Pin VISA card for travel
Credit cards with magnetic strips are becoming useless in Europe. U.S. banks have been slow to adopt the technology and it is difficult to obtain a card that works consistently in Europe. Early feedback is the chip and signature cards being adopted in the US will not work consistently in Europe. Most reasonable […]
Are book fairs worth attending?
Many cities hold book fairs where a large number of authors promote and sell their books. Book lovers and even casual readers will find some compelling reasons to attend. Local books that are generally unknown to the mass market A chance to engage with authors and celebrities Impetuous to look at books you normally wouldn’t […]
Collegeville to New York via public t...
Public transport 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours, ~$34 one-way Septa 93 bus to Norristown transportation center $2.25 (hourly) R6 train to 30th Street Station $7 at peak (hourly) BoltBus to NYC $22 (varies $18-24, hourly to every 30 minutes) Subway in NYC $2.50 By Car 2 1/4 hours, 112 miles – Divide total by […]