Travel on Bulrush Labs — Richard Tibbetts

Recommending the Franklyn D Resort (FDR) in Jamaica

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:09:00 +0000

I just got back from a week in Jamaica, and I’ve been talking off everyone’s ear about the experience. That’s because the Franklyn D. Resort has one major thing going for it: every family gets a full time nanny for the duration of your vacation. Larger families, particularly with multiple age groups of kids, often had two nannies. The resort seemed especially friendly to large families, with big multi-bedroom suites and reasonable rates for additional children. For our trip they were also running a “grandparents stay free” promotion, which I think they do every January. If you are planning a family-oriented vacation, particularly with young kids, you have to consider the Franklyn D. Resort.

Acela WiFi: Finally Here, Could Be Better

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Riding the Acela to New York yesterday, I had my first opportunity to try out the new WiFi service. I’m glad to see Acela moving into the 21st century and joining the ranks of BoltBus and LimoLiner by offering WiFi on trips to New York. It’s been a long time coming, and now that it is here I was looking forward to having good bandwidth through the swamps of Connecticut, rather than depending on my fickle EVDO card.

Parque de las Ciencas aka Space Rocket Plaza

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:19:00 +0000

It’s been a few weeks since I posted, partly because of a vacation spent in Puerto Rico. I have a few posts in the works, but before I get to those, I hope you can indulge me in a bit of travelogue.

It started with a quest. On our way to Arecibo we had seen this strange structure off in the distance, and been unable to identify what it might be. Even when we got up close, it was unclear what was going on. The possibly-associated giant stone cross only increased our curiosity.