Not Japan or DC But our low hills are bursting With new life and hope
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Tag: travel
International Women’s Day
La Jolla Shores Beach In my last post (Costa del Sol), on the purpose of work and the corresponding need for a vacation, I wrote at some length about my grandfather, for whom work was not work, but a calling. To be fair, I did mention my grandmother (Lia), but almost only in passing. She … Continue reading International Women’s Day
Costa del Sol
A trip to Spain and the purpose of work
On Writing
Good coffee stimulates good writing. El Vendaval, another gem from Verve Coffee Roasters (Santa Cruz, CA), with notes of golden raisin, stroopwafel, and cocoa, fits the bill. If I cannot travel freely, I might as well enjoy the next best thing: coffee from exotic locales, like Costa Rica. Why write? For work, it is an imperative. … Continue reading On Writing
La Jolla
Imagine Marbella, Cap D’Antibes, and San Remo, with a laid-back, Southern California vibe, and you have La Jolla, about twenty minutes north of San Diego, and just south, along the iconic Highway One, of Del Mar, Encinitas, and the Solana Beach. La Jolla, the jewel, is my favorite spot in California, and you will soon … Continue reading La Jolla
Innovation
Olivetti Exhibit, Pisa (2019) Innovation is everywhere. During an October 2019 visit to Pisa, one of the great university cities of Europe, if not the world, I saw a poster (pictured above) for an international exhibition titled: “OLIVETTI @ TOSCANA.IT, Territorio, comunità, architettura nella Toscana di Olivetti. Recall, perhaps, Adriano Olivetti, the Italian industrialist, of typewriter, calculator, … Continue reading Innovation
Cancun
Not to be political, but it’s a very pleasant 84 degrees in Cancun … I need a vacation as well. Another Caribbean port (St. Maarten), but same concept (author's photo) Earlier this week, a certain U.S. Senator departed for a family vacation in Cancun. Meanwhile, his home state was experiencing a storm of the century, with … Continue reading Cancun
International Adventures in Gluten-Free Dining
Roma Senza Glutine We continue our food and beverage theme (https://johnpavolotsky.com/2021/01/28/in-search-of-the-perfect-cup/), with a trip around the world in search of gluten-free delights. We start in Rome, the mecca of gluten free dining. Roma Senza Glutine, a treasure trove of gluten free breads, crackers, biscuits, and other goodies, was but a short walk from our flat in Trastevere. … Continue reading International Adventures in Gluten-Free Dining
In Search of the Perfect Cup
One of my favorites It is not always the right or perfect cup, in the absolute sense, but the right cup for the moment. After a bone-chilling carriage ride to Ocean Beach (San Francisco), Mark Twain writes: “That coffee did the business for us . . . . As the generous beverage flowed down our … Continue reading In Search of the Perfect Cup
Future-Proofing Work
If you want to see the future, visit Japan. Pepper, a semi-humanoid robot from Softbank Robotics, greeted us in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Shinjuku in October 2016. On it was mounted a tablet (iPad?), displaying information in an interactive manner. Unfortunately, we could not discern any other capability. About a week later, on our last full … Continue reading Future-Proofing Work
The Peninsula Hiking Club 