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* Wisconsin trip: | * Wisconsin trip: | ||
** House on the Rock [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-As-h_Dtlg&feature=feedu] | ** House on the Rock [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-As-h_Dtlg&feature=feedu] | ||
* Trip to Japan, Tokyo: | * Trip to Japan, Tokyo ([http://www.englishfriendlyjapan.com/ English friendly japan]): | ||
** Find a good apartment near a metro line | ** Find a good apartment near a metro line | ||
** Akihabara | ** Akihabara, lots, lots of electronics shops [http://www.youtube.com/user/wipinmtl videos of some of them] | ||
** Tokyo tower | ** Tokyo tower | ||
** Shinkansen ekspress tog | ** Shinkansen ekspress tog | ||
** Kyoto | ** Kyoto | ||
** Osaka | ** Osaka | ||
** Green | ** Green tea icecream | ||
** Eat on other than first floor, quieter, better food [http://vimeo.com/8084099] | ** Eat on other than first floor, quieter, better food [http://vimeo.com/8084099] | ||
** Midori Sushi | ** Midori Sushi, apparently best sushi restaurant ever, queue [http://kayjafari.com/day-9-shopping-spree-and-midori-the-best-sushi-of-my-life/] | ||
*** Shinjuku | *** Shinjuku | ||
** Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium | ** Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 21 August 2011
Really just notes for my own references of travels I've done or planning to do.
Websites
Travel
- wikitravel.org - Lots of recommendations and listings of places to check out
- wikimapia.com
- 360cities.com - Get to know the places beforehand to save time navigating
- tripadvisor.com - Reviews and ideas where to go
Flight - Norway
- finn.no - Norwegian search portal
- ebookers.no
- restplass.no - Norwegian flight deal portal
- skyscanner.net - Combines independent flights into otherwise not obvious
- Website of airlines:
Flight - Wordwide
Use a well known airliner for continental flights and low price domestic airliners for shorter hops around the continent or country.
- expedia.com - Search for single or return flights, deals
- orbitz.com - Option for multi-city flight search
- travelocity.com - Combine multi-city and airline flight, save money
- kayak.com - Flight search, map explore feature to discover price differentials, car rental search
Hotel
- finn.no - Norwegian search portal
- expedia.com - Easy to spot deals
- tripadvisor.com - Great independent visitor reviews
- The website of hotel of interest
Other
- Eric Fischer - City maps created out of geotagged photos
Travels
- 2003 Sept. London - Trip with friends
- 2007 Oct. London - FOWA conference and Diggnation show
- 2008 Jan. Newcastle - UFC show
- 2008 July. Western Norway - Hardangerfjorden, Songefjorden, Jotunheimen, Geiranger, and Trollstigen
- 2009 Jan. Dublin - UFC show
- 2009 Apr. Cologne - Family
- 2009 Jul. Western Norway - Bergen, Hardangerfjorden, Sognefjorden, and old road over Lærdalstunnelen
- 2009 Oct. Oslo - Wozniak conference
- 2009 Dec. Berlin - CCC conference
- 2010 Jun. Denmark cycletour - North to south, 8 days
- 2010 Aug. Western/southern Norway - Twice, Lysebotn and Preikestolen
- 2010 Dec. Berlin - CCC conference
- 2011 Feb. Amsterdam - City centre, combat seminar
- 2011 Jul. Western Norway - Kjeragbolten and Preikestolen
- 2011 Jul. Gaustatoppen - Highest mountain in the southern part of Norway
Next travels
- Things to remember for next London trip Ask Slashdot [1] [2]:
- San Francisco trip:
- The Long Now museum - mechanical computing
- Apex Electronics, Sun Valley - Surplus electronics store
- TechShop - tinkerer's perfect playground
- Amoeba Music - Large independent music store
- Highway 1 - road close to the coast, lots of cliffs, best south of Carmel [7]
- New York trip:
- Gray's Papaya - Hot Dog specialists
- Wisconsin trip:
- House on the Rock [8]
- Trip to Japan, Tokyo (English friendly japan):
- Find a good apartment near a metro line
- Akihabara, lots, lots of electronics shops videos of some of them
- Tokyo tower
- Shinkansen ekspress tog
- Kyoto
- Osaka
- Green tea icecream
- Eat on other than first floor, quieter, better food [9]
- Midori Sushi, apparently best sushi restaurant ever, queue [10]
- Shinjuku
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
- Komeda Coffe - Lots of small dishes, nice atmosphere
- South America trip:
- Rio De Janeiro
- Chile, Very Large Telescope in the Atacama Desert
- Trip to France:
- Trip to Spain:
- Caminito del Rey - Old walkway used for maintenance of a hydroelectric power plant, epic heights and deterioration [13]
- Trip to China:
- Beijing:
- (Tourist traps) Forbidden palace and Tiananmen square, the temple of Heaven and the beautiful Beihai park, the Great Wall at Badaling [14]
- Old Hutongs of Beijing - back lanes of the city
- Made in China a.k.a. Grand Hyatt - Perfect Pekin' duck, reservation recommended [15]
- Shanghai’s Wet Market on Lianhua Lu in the Minhang District [16] - Guide service [17]
- Beijing:
- Trip to Canada:
