Author Archives: Stony Grunow

Greenwich in London

I had an amazing walk along the Thames with Diana Pittet and her friend Inkeri (not an Eskimo). We had about 5-6 separate stops for food and drink, including a mind-boggling good Jamaican Vegetarian Curry out of Greenwich Market. But, … Continue reading

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El Jem, Tunisia

I went to Tunisia a few months ago. I was living like a vagabond at the time, and staying at different friend’s places while they were abroad, but had a nine-day window of homelessness. So I looked around for cheap … Continue reading

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Dental Diversions

I’ve been spending more and more time with a particular female dentist-friend in London, and am only now realizing the full range of oral services she can perform – but they come with a price. For instance, my teeth have … Continue reading

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London Cemeteries

London’s TimeOut magazine suggested, and I obeyed, a free tour of the Victorian Nunhead cemetery. Lots of headstones and monuments burried under vines and overgrowth, with a crypt full of disintegrating coffins. Very cool.

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Car Nostalgia

I’ve spent a lot of time in cars recently, at least 500 miles in the last week. That’s a lot for someone living in England. To explain an Englishman’s attitude towards driving, perhaps I should reference the infamous Bill Bryson, … Continue reading

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A Little Slice of English Heaven

When I think of England, it’s often through the prism of London, which is a wold-class city crammed with culture, excitement, and people. So it’s a breathtaking surprise when I find myself in the middle of the English Country-side. I … Continue reading

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Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar cheese apparently comes from Cheddar, England, or something like that. I’m not too sure, but my turophile friend Diana Pittet has a thing for Cheddar that exceeds socially-acceptable bounds for woman-cheese love. Hanging out with Diana normally just involves … Continue reading

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Flat Stanley and Silly Signs

Helping a friend help her neice to win the Flat Stanley competition, I spent a day sightseeing in London. If you’ve never met Flat Stanley, and wonder what I’m talking about, Flat Stanley is the homework assignment of grade school … Continue reading

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Slow Food Festival

I certainly haven’t figured my way around London, but I’m getting there. Tonight I went to the Slow Food Festival at the Southbank center, which was both delicious, and a bit of a bookend to my time in London. I … Continue reading

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Website Launched

I’m starting a business in England, called Cit… [writers note: no longer associated with that company as of Fall 2009], and we just got the website up and running! I’m very happy. I hope this will be my main work … Continue reading

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