Gringo.nu

Posted on June 11, 2008 Under Life

Merda! Filho da puta! If you're at all into learning foreign languages, you know the best way to blend-in like a native is to learn all the bad words in the local language that would shame your mother into regretting…

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Whiter than White at Vanilla

Posted on June 10, 2008 Under Travel

We recently had the pleasure of dining and drinking at Vanilla, a new London restaurant blending high-end design with upscale food. For those of you in the know of London restaurants, Vanilla was created from the ashes of Firevault"” also…

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The Liberty Hotel: Boston

Posted on June 9, 2008 Under Travel

During a recent trip to Boston, I made it a priority to stay in the Liberty Hotel. Perhaps Boston's most notable new luxury hotel, I had read some convincing reviews about it... its supposedly top notch service, historic ambiance, and…

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Wants for Sale's Vegas Vacation

Posted on May 16, 2008 Under Art

Justin Gignac and his girlfriend Christine are going to Las Vegas. While they're there they'd like to gamble, hit up an all you can eat buffet for two, and even see some showgirls. Why should you care? Because you're going…

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The Center of Something

Posted on May 9, 2008 Under Design

Living in New York is more or less a tale of two cities. It's either a center-of-the-universe tourist trap or the place that millions of us call home. For city dwellers there are certain unspoken truths that are common knowledge,…

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WALK Travel Guides

Posted on May 2, 2008 Under Books

What do you normally do when you go on vacation? Pay too much for dinner? Get lost? Argue with your significant other? Sure, but mostly you take lots of pictures. The jetsetters over at WALK photographic travel guides recognize that…

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Two Birds One Stone

Posted on April 29, 2008 Under Travel

How many times have you been in this situation? You've just taken what seems like a 92-hour flight to the Australian mainland, hailed a taxi to the beach, plunked yourself down in the sand and said, "now what?" Please don't…

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X Games Brazil

Posted on April 23, 2008 Under Life

Despite the seriously crappy weather we've been experiencing here in Sao Paulo that's wetting down all moods, the buildup is nevertheless mounting as the best athletes in skate, BMX and motocross are landing in Brazil's concrete jungle this week for…

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Pop Wuping

Posted on March 21, 2008 Under Travel

Taiwan resident Clark MacLeod's personal posts on Pop Wuping (we're saying that three times fast in our mind) fall into the category of blogging we really appreciate. You'd expect a guy who lives in a manufacturing epicenter to have the…

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Re:LAX

Posted on March 20, 2008 Under Travel

The forward-thinking folks at LAX know as well as anyone how much of a hassle airline travel can be; weather delays, unforeseen luggage mishaps, and plenty of other aviation-related issues can always put a damper on your departure. While many…

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