Author: Edward Pizzarello

My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.

ACC Tournament-End of Day One

We watched Maryland pull away from NC State, and then the first half of a thoroughly uninspiring game that pitted Boston College against Virginia. Boston College won, so the Dukies know who we play tomorrow night. A pic of David and I, followed by…

ACC Tournament-Night Session

So, Georgia Tech pulled it out against Clemson. Lot of fun to watch. After a break, we’re back for the night time games. Game 3 pits Maryland against NC State. Maryland is supposed to be the better team. Both teams are playing sloppy, tied…

ACC Tournament-Georgia Tech

1 minute left, and Clemson comes alive to close it to 4. Because we’re in Georgia, there are obviously a lot of GA Tech fans here. Every time they score, the crowd roars. —– Original Message —– From: Edward Pizzarello To: ed264.pizza@blogger.com <ed264.pizza@blogger.com> Sent:…

ACC Tournament-Georgia Tech

With 6 minutes left, GA Tech is beating Clemson handily. They’re up 8 in a game that doesn’t feel that close. Paul Hewitt is a good coach, and he’s showing it now motivating a bad team to whip Clemson. —– Original Message —– From:…

ACC Tournament Update

Game 1 was won by VA Tech in convincing fashion. Miami never showed up for the game. Now, Georgia Tech is playing Clemson. Georgia Tech managed 2 wins the entire ACC season, and are the worst team in the tournament. At the half, they…

At the ACC Tournament

My best friend, David, and I arrived in ATL last night for the ACC tournament. Due to an odd seating configuration in the Georgia Dome, we had no idea how good our seats were. Well, we’re sitting here watching Virginia Tech play Miami, and…

Ruminating

Tonight I started working on my NCAA bracket pool for 2009, a 19-year ritual for me that I enjoy immensely, despite the sheer amount of time it takes to organize. This lead me to a remembrance of my friend, Spero Peratino, who passed away…

Boxing: James Kirkland vs. Joel Julio

To my knowledge, this is my first blog post on boxing. I’ve been an avid boxing fan for a number of years, even as the sport has suffered from a lack of true superstars. As usual, I recorded the Saturday night fight on HBO….

Duke vs. North Carolina

The final score won’t tell the story of this game. The largest lead prior to the final minute was 7. There were two things that cost Duke this game. First, Gerald Henderson was completely ineffective the entire game. He went over 20 minutes without…

Restaurant Review: Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion

While in Rancho Mirage, we enjoyed a dinner at Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion. I had never heard of this restaurant, so I was surprised to hear they had locations in 10 states, including one not far from where we live. We arrived as a party…