Goodbye Gibraltar
I decided to leave Party Gaming awhile back. I notified the MD and we worked out a succession plan. Last Friday was my last day in the office. First off, before any 2+2 wild rumors start…
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Lots of Random Tidbits From My Bangkok Trip
I spent the last two weeks in Bangkok. My friend Phil from Australia was getting married and had invited me to attend. The Wedding In Thai weddings the groom is usually expected to pick…
Read the articleAmsterdam, Affiliates, and Models
As some of you may have picked up from my Twitter updates I was off to Amsterdam this last weekend for the Casino Affiliate Conference. I wanted to get out and spend some time with…
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Easter weekend I took off with a bunch of friends and we rented a villa in Lagos, Portugal. We drove up via Seville and then back down along the coast to Portugal. It's about a 4.5 hour…
Read the articleEyes Wide Shut
Some friends of mine had a party in Duquesa to celebrate dual birthdays. The theme for the evening was the film Eyes Wide Shut except without the sucky parts like Tom Cruise. I guess the…
Read the articleLondon Trip Follow Up
Just some random photos from my trip This is where they were doing CPR on that guy I mentioned in my last post. The "homeless guy" look is all the rage in London Somebody stole my idea…
Read the articleThe Long Journey Home
I ran into one of those travel perfect storms on my way back from the Land of Smiles (LOS). I misjudged Friday rush hour traffic on the conservative side and ended up at the airport…
Read the articleAlmost Time To Say Goodbye to Thailand
Sorry I haven't written in a few days. I'm starting to come out of my holiday bliss and getting ready to jump on a jet back to reality. I have to say that I've been really disappointed…
Read the articleSo I Was On My Way to the Palace . . .
Today I took a boat up the river and stopped at Wat Pho to take some photographs of the Reclining Buddha. Before I had left out for the day I had heard that the King's elder sister, Her…
Read the articleMore Phuket and Some Pimpage
Now that I'm back in BKK I have access to some reliable internet connectivity so I can upload photos from the last few days. The other day I went on a little eco tour in Phuket. It was a…
Read the articleChristmas in Phuket
Caught the Air Asia flight from BKK to Phuket on Christmas morning. Can't really recommend Air Asia though. I had a 10:50am flight that took off sometime around 12:30. I got the…
Read the articlePeople Who Annoy Me
Perhaps that title is misleading because if I were to do a complete list Google might choke on the amount of content. :-) I flew out of Hyderabad on Friday night and encountered two…
Read the articleTraveling Through Germany and India
Just a quick update and some comments I'm sure will set someone off. Flew from Spain to Frankfurt. Sort of felt sad that I had to get up so early in the morning because I would have…
Read the articleOverseas Online Poker Pro
I was reading a thread on 2+2 today where somebody asked what was the best country for a US citizen to live in as an online poker pro. As there seemed to be a lot of confusion and…
Read the articleHamburg Trip Report
Instead of flying out of my usual Gibraltar airport I had to head about an hour up the coast to Malaga to catch my flight. The problem with Gibraltar is that you can fly anywhere in the…
Read the articleSecond Place at the Gala Casino
I haven't posted much lately so I thought I would hammer out a few thoughts. First up, I was finally able to seat myself at a real poker table last week. There aren't many poker rooms in…
Read the articleIndia and Thailand
Warning: No Poker Content Sorry the updates have been a little sparse lately but I've been on the road and haven't had much time to do updates. I flew out of Gib last Wed afternoon. I…
Read the articleStreet Smart Travel Part III: At your destination
Part Three: At your destination I've taken the approach of keeping yourself safe rather than how to best spend your time on your vacation. In all my travels I have never been pick…
Read the articleStreet Smart Travel Part II: At the airport
Part Two: At the airport Whenever I hear people say that getting there is half the fun, I can't help but think that either they're masochist or they're traveling to some pretty crappy…
Read the articleStreet Smart Travel Part I: Planning Your Trip
Part One: Planning Your Trip A lot of people email or comment to me that they love hearing about my travels. Though I'm no roadwarrior with super-premium access to elite airport lounges…
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