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Inside the Kitchen of the Queen Mary 2

The phrase โ€œruns a tight shipโ€ isnโ€™t applicable anywhere more than in the kitchens of an ocean liner. When youโ€™ve got over two thousand guests to feed, plus a staff of around a thousand or so, a โ€œtight shipโ€ is essential. But also having the right temperament to deal with various needs that might arise is important, especially when youโ€™re dealing with a multicultural staff,โ€ฆ

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Aboard the Queen Mary 2

I woke up this morning to the most spectacular sunrise Iโ€™ve ever seen. I would have loved to have shared it with you, but it was something like 4 in the morning and I could only stare at it through the curtains. My camera was likely somewhere, but I wasnโ€™t all that keen on dealing with anything electronic at that hour. I just wanted toโ€ฆ

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Crossing the Atlantic

Whenever people ask me โ€œHow often do you get back to the states?โ€ they always seem to be taken aback when I say โ€œNever.โ€ Itโ€™s not that Iโ€™m turning my back on my home country, itโ€™s just that the idea of sitting in a dismal gray airport (with abysmal food choices), waiting in lengthy lines, going through the frenzy of stripping down for security, gettingโ€ฆ

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