Michelin Doesn’t Know Jack About Eating in Amsterdam

We got up today, found a cafe for breakfast and headed to the Van Gogh Museum. We arrived there 20 minutes before opening and still found ourselves waiting in a long line. The docents open the door and we all plodded forward to the ticket window, and then the most miraculous thing occurred. They split […]

Another Precarious Climb? Yes!

We had an inglorious start to our first day in Amsterdam, as we started out the morning foraging for food. This is my fault. The hotel was charging quite a bit for breakfast, so I decided it would be better to just stop at a cafe for a quick bite. This would have worked in […]

SAS is a Very American Airline

Note: I’m posting this late, due to exhaustion and wifi issues. Get over it. Last day of the conference today, and I had to leave a couple hours early to catch the flight to Amsterdam, so after breakfast I went to the conference and sat through a few sessions and then returned to the hotel […]

The Universal Language of Bacon

Okay. I admit it — I cheated… Last night’s update was actually not posted until this morning. I’m glad I got that off my chest and can now move on. Anyway I spent all day at the conference, and even went a little over as a result of a late meeting. During the free time […]

Beet This!

I woke this morning expecting an entirely typical day, and for the most part it was. I went and had breakfast, which didn’t suck, and noted another guest at my hotel who is also going to the conference. I knew this because he was wearing his name badge at a hotel 3 miles away from […]

The Secret of Nimb

Another day in Copenhagen come and gone, and time for a few words before bed. We aren’t staying at the conference hotel, and I’m glad. The conference is way outside of town – I prefer to be in the city, which is where we are. I like to be able to step outside the hotel […]