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Kansai Field Trip: Day 2 in Kyoto (and Nara)

March 21, 2017by socalgecko Leave a comment

You’d think we’d get to sleep in on a Saturday, but no… Right before the start of our trip, I had begun using a wonderful app called Headspace to help […]

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Japan, Travel Tips

Kansai Field Trip: Day 1 in Kyoto

November 8, 2016by socalgecko Leave a comment

All of the postcard-worthy shots in this post came courtesy of my very talented husband.  I won’t lie: One of my favorite parts about traveling to Japan is breakfast. While some […]

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Adventures, Architecture & Design, Cycling, Japan, Uncategorized

Kansai Revisited: The Journey

November 2, 2016by socalgecko Leave a comment

I wanted so much to give him another magical week. That’s how planning our second trip to Japan started. Chris fell in love with Kyoto back in 2014 and I […]

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Adventures, Japan, Redeeming Miles, Uncategorized

Exploring Greece: Crete, Day 3

October 11, 2016by socalgecko 1 Comment

Again, a night of decent but restless sleep. This was starting to get old. After showering up and killing as many mosquitos as we could in the bathroom, we went […]

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Adventures, Europe, Gay Travel, Greece, Uncategorized

Exploring Greece: Crete, Day 2

September 28, 2016by socalgecko Leave a comment

After spending most of Day one either by the pool (or the bar) at Home Hotel, it was finally time to do some proper exploring on the island. As such, […]

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Adventures, Europe, Gay Travel, Greece, Uncategorized

Exploring Greece: Athens, Day 2

August 31, 2016by socalgecko Leave a comment

That Saturday night, I snored. I should mention that I rarely snore. The last time was five years ago during my first AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride from San Francisco to Los […]

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Adventures, Architecture & Design, Europe, Greece

A Test Flight of The Virgin America App

August 27, 2016by socalgecko Leave a comment

I took Virgin America’s new iOS app for a test this week, and I’m happy to report it’s nearly flight-ready.

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Productivity, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

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