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Lake Placid Winter 2013-Day 4-This Ain’t Disneyworld!

The day started off at -12 F. Cold, but only just the beginning. We enjoyed a healthy breakfast in and relaxed a bit. We took a walk down the road to the nearest trailhead, popped on the snowshoes and headed into the woods for a quick jaunt. Nothing too crazy, but just enough to get …

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Tour of Toronto…

I got up early on Friday morning and headed out for half hour run around the neighborhood near our hotel. We then got cleaned up and headed down for our complimentary hotel breakfast. I had some waffles with syrup and it ended up wiping me out. I got back to the room and had to …

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Chirunning Workshop at Kripalu

http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=121 This year has been a bit of a metamorphosis for me regarding my running. As I mentioned before, I had never thought of myself as a “runner” even though I have attempted this many times throughout my life. The IT Band issues I incurred around 10 years ago I thought sealed the deal on …

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Trip Diary – Lake Placid Spring 2010 Day 1

While Lake Placid is a typical destination for us, we have never been there during the early Spring. We decided to make the trip up this time of year with the intention of some triathlon training and fly-fishing. I always use the excuse that I don’t fly-fish as much as I used to since I …

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18 Things You Don’t Need on Your Packing List : TravelBlogs.com

Windows Live Tags: travel , packing light , pack Some helpful packing tips. Although I don’t agree with the suggestion on jackets and towels. I usually bring a good breathable rain jacket, which serves as rain gear as well a windbreaking shell. Couple this with a good fleece and you are good to go down …

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Costa Rica Volcanoes & Surf 2009 – Trip Recap

Every time we go on a trip somewhere, people always ask me “would you go back there again?” and my reply is usually always that there are so many other places I want to visit that I may not get back around to go there again. Well, I guess Costa Rica has become the exception. …

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Thailand Hike, Bike & Kayak Trip Recap – Part I – Getting to Bangkok

Preparing, traveling, and our first day in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand Packing List

In preparation for my 14 day adventure trip to Thailand, I have come up with the following packing list. I will be using a 48L Osprey Kestrel backpack which when full, should be around the limit of most carry-on restrictions. I am hoping to not totally fill up this pack on the trip over there, …

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Boston Travel Notes

Boston Trip Highlights