These are some links I like
Friends
- Dan White Photography
- Dan is a photojournalist that I met while traveling from
Vietnam to Cambodia. We spent a memorable Christmas together in
Phnom Penh. Check out his photographs.
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- Yamanouchi Iguana
Laboratory
- I have visited Akira and Takako in Japan a couple of times
and had a wonderful time with them and their animals. Go to the
bottom of my travel page to see some pictures
of our time together. They have just published their second
book on iguanas. They included a
photo of a wild iguana I took while in Costa
Rica
Ballard Law
Group
- My long time friend John Hicks has opened a law office in
the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. If you are in need of an
honest, hardworking lawyer give him a call.
Sportbuild
- My high school friend Jeff Thompson has a business
constructing, resurfacing and striping rubberized running
tracks.
The Bergman
Group
- My college roommate Bruce Bergman has an accounting
business in Lynwood, Washington.
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- El Sano Banano
- This is the site for my friend Lenny Iacano's Beach
Bungalows and vegetarian restaurant located in Montezuma, Costa
Rica. I helped Lenny get started with Macintosh computers by
long distance from Seattle and was able to visit him on my trip
to Costa Rica. If you are looking for a
great place to stay and some great food while in Costa Rica
then this is the place.
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- Jori's
Bird Page
- I haven't written Jori in a long time, but his site is
really cute and fun to navigate. His carvings of birds are
pretty amazing too.
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- Cheap,
Cheap but Rich!
- This is the website of Michiko. She is from Japan, but now
living in England. She traveled around the world for 7 months
in the same style as I travel. I think she has some interesting
things to say about people, culture, and travel. Her photos are
also very good.
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Science
- Bill Nye
- The science guy.
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- Volcano World
- All the info you need on volcanoes. One of my passions is
visiting and climbing volcanoes, especially active ones.
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- Cascades
Volcano Observatory
- This site keeps track on what is happening with our local
volcanoes here in the Northwest. Mt. Saint Helens seems to be
acting up these days so go here to find out the latest.
USGS Earthquake
Website
- If you feel the earth shaking you can find links here that
will tell you within a few minutes where the epicenter of the
earthquake was located and how strong it was. I have come here
a couple of times after feeling strong earthquakes while I was
in California to find out loads of info on what happened only
minutes before.
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- Electronic
Zoo
- This site is about the best I have found for links to info
about animals, both wild and domestic. It is also a veterinary
site so if you have an ailing pet this place may be able to
help.
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- National Marine Mammal
Laboratory
- Located in Seattle, this is the place to go to learn more
about marine mammals.
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- Audubon
- If your interested in birds this is a good place to
start.
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- Mars
Pathfinder
- Some great photos of Mars here. Really amazing what this
mission accomplished.
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- Comet
Observation Home Page
- Another great site from JPL that really informs about a
comets. Find out how they are discovered mostly by
amateurs.
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- International
Space Station
- All about the space station orbiting above us. Includes
info on tracking the station so you can have the chance to
watch it pass overhead. It is easily visible with the naked
eye.
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- El
Nino Observations
- This site catalogs observations relating to the biological
effects of the 97-98 El Nino. Many stories of animals being
totally out of their normal range are told here.
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- The Yuckiest Site on the
Internet
- This site is for kids, but even as a biologist I thought is
was pretty informative. If you have ever wondered about those
gross bodily functions that no one seems to want to talk about
then this is the place for you. Find out everything from why
farts stink to why you throw up.
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- The Skeptic
- Magazine of the Skeptics Society, which is a group of
scientists, scholars, magicians, and others who are dedicated
to educating people about extraordinary claims and any kind of
pseudoscience. If you hear of something unbelievable best to
check here first before you accept it as fact.
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Travel
- Moon Travel
Handbooks
- These books are the ones I use most often when I am
traveling. They are full of great info about the countries they
cover and are written for backpacker travelers like me.
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- Lonely Planet
Online
- I often use LP's books too. They tend to be more up to date
on the day to day info you need like where to stay or eat, but
are not as good when it comes to teaching you about where you
are. Be sure to visit my travel page
for my philosophy on using these guide books. Both of these
sites offer lots of info about traveling and should be checked
out for the latest info about where you are going just before
leaving home.
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- Travel Health
Online
- This site seems to have pretty complete information on
keeping healthy while on the road. Explains all the possible
vaccinations and which ones are needed for most countries. Also
lists places to get the shots before you go.
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- Consolidators
& Bucket Shops
- Many people ask me where to find cheap tickets for around
the world travel. This page does a good job of explaining how
and where to find cheap fares that the airlines will never tell
you about, nor will sites like travelocity or expedia for that
matter.
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- Travel
Library
- This is the parent site to the above link on consolidators.
It has loads of information for those wanting to hit the road
cheaply and safely around the world.
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- Travlang
- This site offers translators for many languages and is a
great place to start if you are trying to learn some of the
local lingo before you go. Also a calculator for exchange rates
and lots of other general travel info and links. A bit heavy on
advertising these days, but I guess that is what it takes to
survive on the Internet now.
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- Traveltales
- This site used to be a general site for keeping in touch
while traveling, but these days seems to be just promoting the
authors book on finding cybercafes around the world. I am not
sure how up to date the book is, but it may be useful. I found
on my last trip that cybercafes where so ubiquitous that I
never had much trouble finding one, even in quite remote
places.
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- Curious Cat
Travel Books
- This site sells travel books and gives some info about each
one. It also has a cybercafe guide. Both this guide and the one
linked above are not that complete. Most of the places I used
on my last trip were not listed. I haven't found a really
complete site yet so if you know of one let me
know.
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Weird Stuff
- Circlemakers
- I have always been fascinated by those crop circles that
show up in England. This site has everything you always wanted
to know about them, including how to make your own!
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- CSICOP
- The home of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation
of Claims of the Paranormal. If you are a skeptic like myself
this site will clue you in on what is for real and what is fake
in this whacky world of ours.
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Funny Stuff
- The Onion
- America's Finest Newspaper...well, maybe just it's
funniest.
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- Comedy
Central
- Site of the funniest channel on tv....maybe I'll get cable
someday so I could actually watch it.
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- Dave Barry
- This guy is about as funny as they get. Here is a huge
archive of all his columns and info about his books. If you
read his stuff just make sure you aren't in public unless you
are not embarrassed about laughing out loud.
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- The Web Home of
Penn and Teller
- These guys are great at combining magic and laughs, and
they don't even mind telling you how they do it!
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- The
Useless Pages
- If you think my site has no redeeming social value, just
check out some of the ones listed here.
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Seattle
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- The University of
Washington
- I got my degree in Zoology here. Go Huskies!
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- KMTT The Mountain
- This is the radio station I listen to most often in
Seattle. It plays a good variety of tunes, including classic
rock and lots of new stuff.
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- The
Stranger
- Seattle's best alternative free newspaper. The best source
for finding out what to do in this city. Also the best personal
ads around!
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- C Humphrey's Misc.
World
- This is a site related to The Stranger written by it's
editor. I believe this dude was an editor of the UW Daily when
I was an undergrad. A "Report on Popular Culture in Seattle and
Beyond."
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- Speakeasy Cafe
- This is the cybercafe where I have my email account. The
closest thing I have to a permanent address.
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- The
Silly Streets of Seattle
- A visual guide to Seattle kitsch from the Fremont Troll to
the Lincoln Toe Truck.
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- Woodland Park Zoo
- One of the best zoos around.
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Beer
- Pyramid
Brewery
- In my hometown of Kalama, Washington.
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- Beer
Links
- Links to 268 breweries from those wacky guys at the Beer
Can Collectors of America.
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Crystal Mountain
- Crystal Mountain
Hotels
- This is the site for my friends place at Crystal Mountain.
I made this site and am the official webmaster. Quite an honor!
Don't be to critical...I know it needs lots of work, just like
this site.
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- Crystal Mountain
Resort
- This is the ski resorts website. To see a great view of Mt
Rainier (if the weather is clear) check out their snowcam
at the top of the mountain. It reloads a new image every few
minutes.
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Miscellaneous
- Computer Virus
Myths
- For all those people who want to send me chain mail about
kids dying of cancer or the $1000 that Bill Gates is going to
send me please check out this page first. Besides informing
about bogus viruses this page also lists all the current
Internet hoaxes floating around. Here are some other good sites
for checking out various Internet hoaxes, scams, and urban
legends: Computer
Virus Myths home page, HOAXBUSTERS
Home Page, Scambusters,
and Nigerian
Scam page.
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- Japan Open Yellow
Pages
- One of the things I enjoy doing on the Internet is looking
at other peoples personal web sites like mine. It is amazing
what effort people will put into them. I have made many friends
by just emailing owners of interesting pages and telling them
how much I like their site. This is a good list for pages in
Japan, many of them with English versions.
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- Fine
Homebuilding
- I do a lot of work on houses and this magazine is great for
learning new things and better ways to do old things. It has
lots of reviews of tools too.
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- Cyber
Times Navigator
- Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New
York Times for forays into the Web. Its primary intent was to
give reporters and editors new to the Web a solid starting
point for a wide range of journalistic functions without
forcing all of them to spend time wandering around blindly to
find a useful set of links of their own. Its secondary purpose
was to show people that there's a lot of fun and useful stuff
going on out there. This is a good list of news and related
links for journalists.
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