Monthly Archives: July 2023

Full Circle

Posted on July 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

As a traveler, one’s travels can take one of two paths. Either there is a change of destination from beginning to end, in which case the travel marks a new beginning where someone changes their base from the familiar to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Tangled Up (Deluxe)

Posted on July 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

Tangled Up (Deluxe), by Thomas Rhett It is probably no surprise that I have never listened to a full Thomas Rhett album before. In general, unless I am invited to rank down an entire album, it is pretty rare for … Continue reading →

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Making Lists

Posted on July 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the notable habits of a traveler is to make lists of one’s travels, to keep some chronicle or some record of it, and though my live journals of travel experiences have never proven to be particularly popular or … Continue reading →

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Barbie And The Nine-Dash Line

Posted on July 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

Whatever success the upcoming Barbie film is going to have in the box office is going to have to depend on countries outside of Vietnam. According to reports, the film has been banned in Vietnam for containing a forbidden image, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Program

Posted on July 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Program is a 2015 movie, and I had not heard of it during its original release (it was during a period when I didn’t watch many movies or pay attention to them), though as it happened to be a … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Hotel San Remo

Posted on July 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

Hotel San Remo, Larnaca, Cyprus The Hotel San Remo is precisely the sort of hotel that is going to get a mixed review from its customers depending on their expectations. This is a hotel that is a bit rough–its customer … Continue reading →

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Take Us To The Latin

Posted on July 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

During the brief and inexplicable period of time when Russell Brand was a marketable star who was assumed to be able to pull massive audiences to the movies, he made a movie called “Get Him To The Greek, which was … Continue reading →

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A Place In The Sun

Posted on July 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

How is being in an unrecognized country different from being in an ordinary, recognized one? If one has an American passport, not very much. This morning, after a bus trip from Larnaca to Nicosia and a bit of a walk … Continue reading →

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The Stray Cats Of Larnaca

Posted on July 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the things that traveling among the handicapped allows you to see is that frequently such efforts end up being rather chaotic and less well-organized than one would think. In stark contrast to Catania, Malta’s airport is at least … Continue reading →

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Hotel Reviews: S’arenada, Hotel Gresi

Posted on July 1, 2023 by nathanalbright

S’arenada, Cagliari, Sardinia At first, the impression my mother and I had about this place was a less than positive one. It was a bit of a hassle to get inside the building itself, and the place was spartan and … Continue reading →

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