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TravBuddy.com: crookedtoe's The Crooked Toe Travel Blog travel blog</title>
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<description>The adventures of the Crooked Toe.  Where Brad has been and wants to go in this world.  </description>
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<title>The Windy City</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:40:12 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chicago-travel-guide-30467">Chicago, Illinois</a>, May 20, 2008</p>
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Well the Crooked Toe gets a chance to go to the windy city.&amp;nbsp; Yep Chicago.&amp;nbsp; Home of ER, My Boys, The cubies, The Chicago Style Hot Dog and...</p>
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<title>Traveling back to Texas</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:35:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, May 09, 2008</p>
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I was able to get&amp;nbsp; bumped to first class on my plane back.&amp;nbsp; I decided that I was just going to catch up on some sleep.&amp;nbsp; I needed to ...</p>
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<title>Walking NYC</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:26:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/New-York-travel-guide-82510">New York, New York</a>, May 08, 2008</p>
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Today was a great day outside.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A perfect spring day, cool breeze in New York.&amp;nbsp; Everyone was out today.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I really got a se...</p>
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<title>Travelling to Albany</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:09:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Albany-travel-guide-79065">Albany, New York</a>, May 05, 2008</p>
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Well the crooked toe needed to go to Albany for business.&amp;nbsp; I will be here for the next few days working for GE.&amp;nbsp; There will be little tim...</p>
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<title>Business Travel to New York, NY</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:15:34 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/New-York-travel-guide-82510">New York, New York</a>, May 02, 2008</p>
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Well after&amp;nbsp; the business meeting Carrie and I went to Carnige Deli where we had a good&amp;nbsp; ruben and potatoe panckaes.&amp;nbsp; Tehn we walked ...</p>
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<title>Marriott Hotel Memphis Downtown</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:42:25 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Memphis-travel-guide-114328">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Mar 22, 2008</p>
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My stay at the Marriott Downtown in Memphis , TN, was a typical stay.  The door man greeted me and point me towards check in.  Since I was a gold m...</p>
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<title>Back at Home</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:04:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, Mar 22, 2008</p>
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Enough said.&amp;nbsp; I missed my baby girl.&amp;nbsp; She is sleeping now. 

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<title>Sitting in the Memphis airport</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:03:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Memphis-travel-guide-114328">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Mar 22, 2008</p>
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Three things here.&amp;nbsp; 1.&amp;nbsp; it is to damn expensive to fly in and out of Memphis.&amp;nbsp; This will be last time that I do this.&amp;nbsp; Even for...</p>
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<title>Gus&apos;s Famous Fried Chicken</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:00:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Mason-travel-guide-114252">Mason, Tennessee</a>, Mar 22, 2008</p>
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Ok this is really off the beaten path.  The original Gus&apos;s is located in Mason, TN in a wide spot in the road.  The building is a non descriptive n...</p>
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<title>Rendezvous BBQ</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:51:07 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Memphis-travel-guide-114328">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Mar 21, 2008</p>
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I saw a special on Bar b que on the food channel.  It mentioned that if you were ever in Memphis you needed to go to the Rendezvous BBQ charbroiled...</p>
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<title>Germantown Commissary</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:51:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Memphis-travel-guide-114328">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Mar 21, 2008</p>
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Walking up to this place you would not think that there was a place to eat.  the Commissary is a true hole in the wall and a place that if you blin...</p>
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<title>The Crooked Toe dances to Memphis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:36:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Memphis-travel-guide-114328">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Mar 20, 2008</p>
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Well, I got called to go to Memphis this week to do a sales call for Work.&amp;nbsp; I have a couple of good friends that live in the Memphis area, so ...</p>
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<title>Back to Round Rock</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:37:35 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, Mar 15, 2008</p>
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Well the Trip is finally over.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp; took the 5 hour flight back to Texas, what a long flight not to be in First Class.&amp;nbsp; I stood for a...</p>
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<title>Another Day in Paradise</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:22:27 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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Today we had a break in the morning, where I could catch up on some needed rest and work on the emails that have been pileing up in the inbox.&amp;nbsp...</p>
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<title>Arrival in Puerto Rico</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:18:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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Today I arrived in Puerto Rico.&amp;nbsp; The airport was a little crazy and the retal car place was less than helpful, but when I arrived at teh Hotel...</p>
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<title>La Concha</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:30:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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The La Concha - A Renaissance Hotel

I stayed at this Hotel on business and decided to do some of the resort things here.  This Hotel is right on...</p>
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<title>Perfect end to the day</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:19:40 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; When I got back from travelling the island, I decided to hang out at the beach and have dinner at the Hotel.&amp;nbsp; Not knowing i...</p>
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<title>Second day around Puerto Rico</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:08:19 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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The Second day of travel around the island was a little bit better.&amp;nbsp; Not as far to drive and we got to visit Plaza las Americas.&amp;nbsp; The big...</p>
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<title>The Night the Holtster was formed</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:56:27 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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Let it be known to all that I have found a new drink of choice.&amp;nbsp; Since I had to explain to the bar tender how&amp;nbsp; to make it, I am claimin...</p>
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<title>Travel the Island</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:14:36 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/San-Juan-travel-guide-144121">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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Today I had to go to many locations around the island.&amp;nbsp; My friend Pedro and I started off in San Juan, PR and took off west to teh west end.&amp;n...</p>
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<title>Getting ready for Puerto Rico</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, Mar 09, 2008</p>
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Well I am getting ready to go to Puerto Rico.&amp;nbsp; Work is calling.&amp;nbsp; I will stay there an extra day to see some sites and swim in the ocean. ...</p>
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<title>Crooked Toe in Costa Rica</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Costa-Rica-travel-guide-c93">Costa Rica</a>, Mar 09, 2008</p>
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Family lives in Costa Rica, I travel down there at least once a year to make sure the coffee beans are growing right.&amp;nbsp; I am a love coffee and ...</p>
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<title>Returning to Round Rock</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:52:57 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, Jan 04, 2008</p>
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Flying back to Round Rock, TX.&amp;nbsp;

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<title>We were in Tampa for a while</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:40:26 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Tampa-travel-guide-22440">Tampa, Florida</a>, Jan 03, 2008</p>
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The family decided to go to Tampa for a while to visit grandma.&amp;nbsp; I also visited with a good friend of mine that lives there.&amp;nbsp; More here.&amp;...</p>
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<title>Going to Tampa</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:30:03 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Round-Rock-travel-guide-122149">Round Rock, Texas</a>, Dec 27, 2007</p>
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Carrie and I decided to go to Tampa to visit family and go to Disney World and take the baby to visit Grandma.&amp;nbsp; 

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