tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109967082024-09-02T04:22:02.737-04:00<img width=100 height=83 src=http://jnster.free.fr/blog-template/IheartNY.jpg align=middle><BR> Jn's life in New York and around... Mostly in English original version, maybe in French sometimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10996708.post-39825712516355974222008-10-03T23:03:00.001-04:002008-10-07T22:49:35.665-04:00

Here are a few new pictures from my latest exciting climbing trip: 10 days in Oregon.The trip consisted mostly of climbing at Smith Rock State Park, + some hiking in the Cascades, an afternoon of climbing at French Dome, and some gentle hiking in the Columbia River Gorge and on Cannon Beach, on the Pacific Ocean Coast.OregonI got to meet some of my relatives that I had never met before, who live

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I can't resist inserting the New York Times article about the All Point West music festival I went to last sunday:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/arts/music/11poin.htmlThey took some incredible pictures,http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/08/11/arts/20080811_POINTS_SLIDESHOW_index.htmlThe times didn't seem to like it very much, but to me it was perfect. Seeing Jack Johnson playing was like a

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As my fans are asking for results :-), here they are: I ran the half marathon faster than expected.1hr47min, instead of a goal of 1hr55.Pretty happy too as my local fans (!) showed up at the finish line: thanks to Malini, Arnaud, Katia and Paul for supporting me. [Pictures coming soon].As promised, the pictures from surfing are here:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47316&amp;l=53302&amp;id=

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I've been surfing 2 more times in Long Island (pictures coming soon), and the season's not over!Jean-Luc and Fanny brought me a Decathlon rashguard from France so now we can be team Tribord with Vincent when we go surfing.Also went on a longish bike ride from Manhattan all the way to Rockaway beach, riding on the Brooklyn bridge, different neigborhoods of Brooklyn, Coney Island and Rockaway which

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Just came back from an unplanned trip to the West Coast. I went there for business, but had a few days off as it came right after the 4th of July week end.I met Craig, a friend of Richard's there and we did some spectacular climbing in the Tieton River area.1 day of sport climbing on andesite volcanic rock (up to 5.10d)2 days of crazy exposed multi pitch mix trad/sport climbing.1 day of driving

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I have done too much in the past two months. I'm just back from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where I spent the week for work stuff and some fun time. I even managed to run a 10k race, and placed 4th, but there were barely 10 competitors...Life has been going so fast, no time to relate all the exciting moments.Laura visited on her way from Nicaragua to England. We went to see the Yankees play in the Bronx

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Ah... Nicaragua... Land of Spanish words pronounced without the final "S", old US schoolbuses concerted into local transportation blasting reggaeton and salsa, best surf break ever in my short surfer experience...What a cool trip it was.2008 - NicaraguaMy first time as a solo traveller, and also the first time realizing that I was flashpacking, among a horde of genuine backpackers. Everyone was

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I'm looking forward to my next vacation, coming up at the end of the month, in Nicaragua.I guess I couldn't wait so long, and had to take an extra short break. When I heard of a surfing trip organized by my climber friends, I hardly hesitated and joined in.Aaron, Kelly, Kaori, Ingar and me only took 1 or 2 days off for this long week end in Puerto Rico, but it felt like a 2 week vacation! It was

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Yes, I feel I am back to life, after a few difficult weeks.I've been living an active lifestyle lately, going out quite a lotand balancing with a lot of climbing.Jenny took me to the Jazz at Lincoln center, where we had the best seats in the auditorium, and I was able to meet Wynton Marsalis backstage and speak to him for a minute! Very classy jazz, with the Lincoln orchestra virtuosos and many

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Sometimes I wonder if Facebook will kill my blog. It's much more practical nowadays to create posts in Facebook, add images, and all your friends get notified immediately. Problem is: my blog's audience is not all on Facebook.And also posting on Blogger is not that hard either. So I think I'll keep my blog for a while.I may even turn it into a culinary blog. I've been to quite a few great

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This is the most surprising news I've heard about Lyon. Can you imagine my reaction when my co-worker asked me: "Hey, isn't Lyon the city you're coming from? They're building a replica in Dubai".I am really interested in seeing the result, as the builders promise that the true Lyonnais ambiance will be recreated there!Du vin, du pain, Dubai: emirate to clone Lyons - Times Online

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Geoffroy had invited me to a friend gathering in La Grave, a mythical ski resort in France, where the whole mountain is purely backcountry, unsecured and ungroomed trails. 1800m of elevation difference from top of the lifts to the village!I didn't know exactly what to expect in terms of difficulty. As Geoffroy was injured, he couln't ski but instead Julien joined me, and we spent a great day of

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As I missed my transfer flight from New York to Geneva at the Amsterdam airport, I had a few hours to go to the city center and walk around. I had never been, and was very pleased with my afternoon walk. Coming directly from the US, I was particularly striked by the numerous bicycles, canals, and the beautiful architecture. First view of the canals:Train station:

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Yes, I found a Chinatown, as in most cities I visit :-)Boats on the canals, peaceful and quiet atmosphere (especially considering that I was coming from Manhattan)

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Look at the signs: it's Haarlem, not Harlem!

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Ever seen a parking lot for bicycles that big?

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It's only tuesday and I'm already super excited about what's coming up on Friday. I'm going to Megu, one of the best Japanese restaurant in New York. Actually, you may even remove "Japanese" and replace "New York" by "America".http://nymag.com/nymetro/food/reviews/restaurant/9162/Woohoo! I love my company so much for treating us like this for the holiday dinner. Last great meal was in September

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This year's study results are out, and for the first time, Iceland is #1!France moved up to #10, ahead of the US... But... Canada is #3 now. Hey, what the hell am I doing here?Don't worry, I'm happy!Iceland best place to live, Africa worst - UN Reuters

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We were supposed to go to New River Gorge, WV, for the last climb of the season.Unfortunately, it turned out to be pretty crappy weather... So, no West Virginia this time.But, don't be too disapointed, I still have unpublished pictures of the last climb of the season, at the Gunks:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=18538&amp;l=963a0&amp;id=666526718More pictures soon, as I'm just back from a

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ABC News: Potty Python: Woman Finds Snake in Toilet

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Today, I'm having mixed feelings about my day.I usually arrive 1.5hr before my coworkers at the office (and leave earlier too, so that I can enjoy the evenings). Today, right when I arrived at the door I realized that I did not have the right set of keys with me.Imagine me:-What should I do? Go home and back? No, that would take too long and god knows what's going to happen in the subway again.

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We're having a very good late summer season this year.... which is good for (some) outdoors activities (it was actually too hot in Chicago for the marathon today and this caused many heat related problems,including one fatality). Last Sunday, we went canoeing on the Delaware River with Corinne, Guy, Neri and Elise. I had the small yellow kayak, while the others paddled in red canoes, so I kind of

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Braloo and I can claim we have :-)I've heard so much about it from Bn and LV, I had to go. See, I'm calling my friends by their nicknames now, is this to protect their anonymity or just because it sounds cool? ;-)Needless to say, they are some parts of this neighborhood that are much nicer than others. I really liked the whole post modern feeling that surrounds the waterfront area.Red HookWe

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And they call this hiking?Usually, the NY Times has very good ideas for outdoors trip, but I personnally think this article is ridiculous, and only for rich city wimps who don't know wat to do with their money.Ok, sometimes hiking a full day from lodge to lodge can be nice, but please, those people are barely walking before being taken to next spot by the helicopter. Maybe this should be

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Given that we are (hopefully) past the big crunch time at the office and that there was a 3 day holiday week-end, I couldn't resist and decided to go visit la belle province again.This time, instead of stopping in Montreal, I went all the way to Quebec (the city) to meet my friends Seppo & Sandra, that I had still not visited after all these years.I didn't choose to travel the easy way: I went by

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