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the bitter end
Out on a thursday night. Thank you Amanda!
new digs…
After months of searching Liz and I have contracts signed (and are in the process of getting a mortgage) on an apartment up in Harlem. Check it our here. Place is amazing. A little bit outside our comfort zone of … Continue reading
Mt. Rainier! (nope Maine 5.0)
Unfortunately, do to circumstances entirely outside of our control, we had to cancel our Mt. Rainier climb this summer. We are waiting to hear how it went from our Kili guide, Eben. Instead we packed the bags and used Liz’s … Continue reading
Raffles Resort – Canouan Island
Yay! a week off in the sun… Used my free AA companion ticket to head down to Raffles Resort at Canouan Island. We had two sets of friends stay here for their honeymoons and they all loved it! Evidently I’m … Continue reading
the first new Rubinstein baby…
Well, not sure if I already mentioned it on the blog but my baby brother, six years my younger, beat me to the punch and went and made a baby. Little Benjamin David Rubinstein was born on 5/12. Perfect height, … Continue reading
skiing, climbing and weddings oh my.
The last 2 weeks have been busy: Michelle and Scott’s wedding: congratulations! we had a blast at the wedding. My birthday – Liz surprised me with an hour private climbing lesson at Chelsea Piers. I forgot just how sore you … Continue reading
Noah gets married! (or 48 hours in New Orleans)
Well, we spent a whirlwind 48 hours in New Orleans for cousin Noah’s wedding. Welcome to the family Missy (we hope you will guest blog for us). We had a blast with the fam. We ran, saw the garden district, … Continue reading
Africa – Recap
Well, we made it up to the top and back. Had an amazing time and now have the post-trip blues. Altogether we hiked 61km (38 miles). From Machame Gate (1,800m) to Uhuru peak (5,895m) was 4,095m and back was 8,190m … Continue reading
Trip home
So we landed in Schipol with a 6 hour layover. And like any good world traveller we cleared immigration, took the train to/from Amsterdam Centraal, walked the streets of the red light district, had a croquette and made it back … Continue reading
Safari – Day 3 – Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Today we got to explore the interior of the Ngorongoro crater. The crater is about 19km across and has about 300 sq km inside. The crater walls rise nearly 700 m from the floor (quite steeply). Because of it’s shape … Continue reading