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In the UK it is difficult to get decent bagels outside of London. This is a shame as I love the dense chewiness of fresh baked bagels, be they plain, sweet, savory, filled or plain. So whilst in the US I like to make the most of it. My favorite bagel place was an independent place that folded after the Farmer Jacks supermarket next door closed and killed off the block. In my search for a replacement I tried a few chains, and Einstein Bros rated pretty highly. Einstein Bros is part of the Einstein - Noah Bagel Corporation in Golden, Colorado, a town better known for bringing you Coors beer, which by the way, I'm still boycotting if you are ...  Read the complete review

Several years ago i packed my bags and set out for the land of the free, to make sure the americans were the most unlikable race outside South Africa. After several weeks I was working in LML Dude Ranch spending three months in the most beautiful location you could think of (if you like trees, lakes and mountains that is!). The ranch had families arriving weekly, all staying in cabins and looking to escape a little from their cities. We had to feed them, talk to them and take them out to get the full wild west experience<g>. Amazingly the people were interesting, the work relaxing (apart from the odd brat kid who you can silence fairly quickly by throwing him ...  Read the complete review