Word: jaunt
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...interesting conversationalist require sensory overload in order to invigorate his companion. The Blue Room’s sparse brick walls offer only bizarre Betsy Cullen photographs for distraction, so if you come, bring your A-game, order a quart of Budweiser and prepare for an interesting, if uneven, culinary jaunt around the world. A few destinations may not be worth the effort, but at least you are out of Harvard Square, somewhere...
...which resulted in a last day spent in penury hiding in my hotel. The town is refreshingly free of things to do, apart from wander around, drink coffee and beer in caf?s, and soak up the ambiance. A dust-choked side trip to the gorgeous Kuangsi waterfalls or a jaunt down the river to the Pak Ou caves, which are crammed with ancient Buddha images, make up the extent of nearby attractions...
...BARGE Not enough time for an overnight jaunt? For a predinner cocktail with panache take a leisurely sunset cruise down the Chao Phraya in the Marriott's Manohra Moon. Nursing a cool drink in the comfortable embrace of rattan chairs, you can enjoy the City of Angels tinted pink by the setting sun. The daily cruise lasts about an hour and floats by some of the river's loveliest sights, from the serpent-shaped finials of the Grand Palace to the phallic silhouette of Wat Arun. At $8 for a glass of wine and another $11 for the cruise...
Rahman, meanwhile, had gassed up an Antonov turboprop belonging to Ariana, the national carrier, for a private jaunt to India with friends. When the shivering pilgrims saw Rahman and his fur-clad pals climb aboard, it was easy for the assassins, mingling with the hajis, to roust the crowd into action. Several people charged the runway and threw themselves in front of the turboprop's wheels. The pilot stopped, and Rahman made the mistake that cost him his life: he opened the hatch to shoo away the pilgrims...
...Rahman, meanwhile, had gassed up an Antonov turboprop belonging to Ariana, the national carrier, for a private jaunt to India with friends. When the shivering pilgrims saw Rahman and his fur-clad pals climb aboard, it was easy for the assassins, mingling with the hajis, to roust the crowd into action. Several people charged the runway and threw themselves in front of the turboprop's wheels. The pilot stopped, and Rahman made the mistake that cost him his life: he opened the hatch to shoo away the pilgrims...