Heidi says, this is turning into an architectural roadtrip. Next stop, the Biltmore Estate: the largest private residence in America, and an inspiration to hedge fund managers everywhere. Being noobs, we had no idea what to expect. We plotted the route on the iPad and set out from the Black Walnut for the 10 km [...]
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Roadtrip: Asheville N.C.
We drove from Fallingwater to Asheville, but arrived long after the visitor's centre had closed. Hotel Tonight, the app that had guided us so well in Pittsburgh was showing squat in Asheville. We drove around in the dark, wondering what to do. Then we passed a sign for The Lion & The Rose, a [...]
Roadtrip: Fallingwater
After Pittsburgh, we drove to Fallingwater, the home designed for Edgar Kaufman, owner of Kaufman's department stores in Pittsburgh. You know this place, even if you don't think so, you do. The picture above, is probably duplicated in hundreds of thousands of vacation photo albums. See here, or here, or here. It's a stunning building to [...]
Roadtrip: Pittsburgh
It's the middle of November, and I've got more vacation days left this year than you can shake a stick at. Andrew is living at home for a year and can look after the dog. Time for a road trip. We decide to head south. Hmmm.... First stop turned out to be Pittsburgh. Jeez, [...]
I’m not a political animal, but. . .
. . . this extract from Obama's speech last night, is a pretty great statement of what successful communities are all about. This country has more wealth than any nation, but that’s not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military in history, but that’s not what makes us strong. Our university, our [...]
