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Tom’s Bike Trip

Tom’s Bike Trip is a Blog well worth checking out.  Previously one half of the Ride Earth expedition, Tom Allen has now set off on a month long bike trip through Norway, in the winter!  He’s managed to stuff a laptop and a 3G modem into his panniers and is updating his Blog daily. Equipped [...]

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Redbones BBQ, Somerville

A short stroll from the Cambridge neighbourhood where we were staying is Somerville.  The Redbones BBQ joint here is somewhat of an institution.  A dark, dimly lit basement bar and eating area has cheap $2 beers and a good playlist. Huge BBQ drums were setup out the front of the building, smoking away, surrounded by [...]

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Boston Canoli

A line of hungry locals and visitors wrapped tightly around the corner of Mike’s Pastry in Boston’s North End. Apparently it’s the cannoli – a deep fried pastry shell filled with sweetened ricotta cheese – which as it turns out is indeed worth waiting for. Today was the catholic feast day of Saint Aggrippina – [...]

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