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City of Diversity
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Nick -
Tue 21 August 20.00
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We kicked off our morning by scaling the tower and getting a good overview of the city helped by some commentary from the viewing gallery on the 52nd floor. We also enjoyed a 'duck' tour in one of the many amphibious vehicles roaming the city. The man who lead our tour was quite a character and had us all quacking crazily at unsuspecting pedestrians as we made our way around the streets and bays of Boston.
Later on we enjoyed some museums and a walking tour before turning in for dinner and a final walk back through the city as it became lit up at dusk. Boston houses some spectacular architecture stretching back more than 300 years and although it has its fair share of newer, taller buildings which intertwine themselves around the old town, the city seems have a remarkable knack for maintaining a highly picturesque feel wherever you are. The city is very compact and the ethos seems to be one of acceptance and ideas which went down well with Graham and I. It definitely made my list of places to return to visit or even live in if (when) I come back to the states one day.
Nick -
Thu 23 August 12.00
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After saying our good-byes to Doug and Billy, who had been remarkably hospitable in having us without having met us before, then showing us the ropes in Boston and treating us to meals, we headed back into town. This time we aimed for the Cambridge end of Boston, a few miles to the West of the city centre. Here is where Harvard and MIT are found, and we quickly found a neat little tour run by a pair of loud and highly entertaining Harvard (Hahvahd) undergraduates. They showed us some of Harvard Squares landmarks, telling stories of student mischief and Cambridge - Harvard entanglements in Edinburgh Ghost Tour style.
We said goodbye to Boston after driving through MIT's campus which we didn't have time to stop at, as in order to beat traffic we needed to leave for New Hampshire by early afternoon. The quick 2 hour journey saw us safely arrive at Donna and Bear's beautiful lake spot, with promise of the best of New Hampshire watersport and comfort for the next day or two.
Anthony -
Thu 05 June 10.00
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A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt the idea of dancing everywhere he went and recording it on his camera. This turned out to be a very good idea. Now Matt is quasi-famous as "That guy who dances on the internet. No, not that guy. The other one. No, not him either. I'll send you the link. It's funny."
The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of the nice people at Stride long-lasting gum. They asked Matt if he'd be interested in taking another trip around the world to make a new video. Matt asked if they'd be paying for it. They said yes. Matt thought this sounded like another very good idea.
At the end of 2005, Matt left on a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In that time, he danced a great deal.
Matt dances very badly, but most people don't seem to mind.
Matt is not rich. Matt also doesn't have some magical secret for traveling cheaply. He does it pretty much the same way everybody else does.
Matt thinks Americans need to travel abroad more.
Matt was a very poor student and never went to college. When he got older, he was pleased to discover that no one actually cares. Matt doesn't want to imply that college is bad or anything. He's just saying is all. There's other ways to fill your head.
Matt currently lives in Seattle, Washington, where he still works in videogames from time to time as a writer and designer. Matt recognizes that this is not the worst job in the world, but he prefers traveling.
Matt is left-handed.
When Matt was younger, he could hang seven spoons on his face at once. Sadly, puberty made Matt's face less conducive to spoon-hanging.
Matt has a little piece of extra cartilage sticking out on the rim of one ear and a little hole in the same place on the other ear. Since saying so on this page, he's been informed that the extra piece of cartilage is called a Darwinian Tubercle. Matt thinks this is pretty much the greatest name for anything ever.
Matt is very good with figures and wishes people asked him to multiply things more often.
Matt has never lost a staring contest.
Source: www.wherethehellismatt.com
Graham -
Sat 25 August 16.00
We stayed with Donna and Bear with their kids Lauren, Gina and Alex. It was an amazing visit - really relaxing and fun, with brilliant weather. There were even chipmunks and humming birds. The family was incredibly kind to us especially since they already had a school team of cross country "runners" staying in the house.
On the first night we went out with Lauren and Bob to The Bad Moose. A pretty mad place for a small town/village. Much poor karaoke singing by the locals was to be heard. Was an amusing place to be, one of the places where everyone knew each other and each other's business even if they didn't want to. Nick and I probably stuck out a mile away.
The next day we managed to fit in some good quality relaxing which was great given how far we had already travelled. Nick attempted some water-skiing with limited success. Full marks for trying though.
A big thanks goes to Bear for teaching us how to jet-ski. After a number of accidental rollings of the jet-ski (which dumped all occupants in the lake) we got under way. We managed to get it up to just under 50mph (according to the speedo). This was a pretty crazy experience for first timers. The acceleration of these vehicles is insane - classic fun!
During our time we had some great food too. The local sweet corn was amazing!
On the last night we went to a party at one of the lake house's neighbours. This was quality because we got to drink from those red cups that you always see in teenage American films - this amused us anyway. Was a fun night - met a couple of dubious local lads who Donna had warned us about - more dangerous to themselves than anyone else. The 4 pet rats were a bit freaky but Nick seemed to like them.
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