The Notorious MEG’s blog Vox 2009-10-15T16:10:43Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22521fae8549d/ Travel without Pity..well, maybe just a little pity Lo zoo* tag:vox.com,2009-08-06:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d0110185daeb1860f 2009-08-06T04:47:45Z 2009-10-15T16:10:43Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Several hands waiting for food Spread eagle zebra Buenos Aires Zoo Buenos Aires Zoo Ueno Zoo Ueno Zoo Zoo Zoo Snoozy polar bear Leering croc Bonobo

I am a fan of zoos. A zoo enthusiast. A large part of the reason I was interested in a graduate degree in physical anthropology was the dream that one day I would be at a zoo and they would page a primatologist. They would say "Doctor, thank God y...

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]]> The goose that laid the golden bedbug tag:vox.com,2009-06-24:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011017e13d27860e 2009-06-24T04:03:54Z 2009-06-24T04:53:34Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Yeah, sorry, not really travel-related, but this has consumed my life and thoughts for the past week-and-a-half, so I figured I'd write it out. I've lived in New York for over 11 years, in 8 apartments, in 7 different neighborhoods. I've lived wi...

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]]> Lost in translation. Really, really lost. tag:vox.com,2009-05-30:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d0110182e0d24860f 2009-05-30T20:27:20Z 2009-05-30T20:27:20Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I've been back in New York long enough to stop thinking it seems kind of slow in comparison to Tokyo and love the city again, but still fascinated with the culture. H is still there for another month or so, so I just sent him a list of Japanese t...

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]]> Tuning in Tokyo tag:vox.com,2009-05-13:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011017c3ed81860e 2009-05-13T00:37:39Z 2009-05-13T00:37:39Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Haven't yet unpacked my suitcase (nearly breaking my rule of unpacking no later than 48 hours after returning from a trip) or uploaded all my pix, but thought I'd share some initial thoughts on Japan, adapted from a note to a friend visiting in a ...

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]]> My 15 minutes (updated) tag:vox.com,2009-04-22:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011017bc53a2860e 2009-04-22T02:37:08Z 2009-04-28T00:01:44Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Husband has been away for the last three weeks on business in Japan and will be gone for another two months (I'll be visiting him in May, expect a recap sometime around December, at this rate). Rather than writing blog posts (like a boss. Sorry, ...

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]]> I Heart My City - Brooklyn tag:vox.com,2009-03-16:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011015f1bd6a860b 2009-04-10T03:02:29Z 2009-05-06T16:18:45Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Oy vey

National Geographic Traveler's excellent Intelligent Travel blog is doing an awesome series on "I Heart My City" with residents from all over the world filling out a questionnaire on their city faves. Inspired by some excellent entries on Minneap...

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]]> Tweet in Review tag:vox.com,2009-03-16:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011015f1be9c860b 2009-03-16T12:20:31Z 2009-03-16T12:20:31Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Okay, so I'm a little late to this, but feel I can't go forward without reviewing last week's Twitter posts (notice I've added a feed to the side of this page): March 9: Can't wait to hear more about this, crazy! RT @davidfarley: Karosta Prison h...

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]]> Tweet in review tag:vox.com,2009-03-09:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011015ef61b0860b 2009-03-09T03:21:56Z 2009-04-06T16:36:56Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Thought you go me, huh?! Still a few minutes left in the week! Best of the Tweets this week: February 27: @badbanana Can't tell a hero by his size, he's just a teeny little super guy: http://tinyurl.com/6q8czb February 28: Insanely excited tha...

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]]> Istanbul hotels tag:vox.com,2009-03-06:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d011016337f78860c 2009-03-09T02:23:53Z 2009-03-09T03:42:16Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Anyting?! InterContinental Hotel Istanbul view InterContinental Hotel Istanbul Tree in front of Akaratler Row Houses, from W Hotel bar Beşiktaş Fish Market W Hotel Istanbul W Hotel Istanbul bathroom

Open ANY guidebook or ask ANYONE who's ever been to Istanbul and you will hear about the wondrous Four Seasons, which was once a prison. While I am as interested in former-prisons-turned-luxury-hotels as the next gal, every person who gives you t...

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]]> Cool Google map from 29Travels.com: where I've been tag:vox.com,2009-03-01:asset-6a00c22521fae8549d01101631ed4b860c 2009-03-01T16:41:50Z 2009-04-06T12:17:12Z The Notorious MEG http://thenotoriousmeg.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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