Cher Geneva
September 1st, 2009
Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the world’s great cities. It is also a little expensive.
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Heading overseas
August 28th, 2009
This is the first in what will be a series of podcasts expected to originate in Europe. By way of introduction, we talk a bit about the drag of jet lag.
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