Archive for the ‘By The Pool’ Category

Villa della Pergola, Alassio, Italy

I’m sitting taking in the moment. Many, many months of planning have culminated in this serene setting, club sandwich in front of me, warm air wafting over my hands and skin as my smile beams down upon the gorgeous town of Alassio and the Mediterranean behind it. I had literally started planning this trip 11 […]

Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Our first vacation without the kids – and how lucky were we not to have to organize a single aspect of it, besides booking our plane flights; we were off to Mayakoba, a destination just south of Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico, for our friend’s 40th birthday, and he was the tour organizer. To say […]

Four Seasons Hotel, Boston, MA USA

Watching a toddler is So. Much. Work. Fun? Yes, loads of fun, wildly entertaining, but completely nonstop and energy consuming. We had a newborn at home, and while waking up every 3-4 hours to feed him is extremely tiring for my wife, the endless engagement our toddler demands constantly wipes me out. With a 2.5 […]

Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA USA

My brother and I rarely get to have one on one time together – so when he mentioned he’d be in Los Angeles for less than 24hrs, naturally we were both excited to grab lunch together. Although that lunch became a bit shorter when my brother texted me that his flight from DC to LAX […]

VOMO Island and Monuriki Island, Fiji

It’s almost impossible to describe the warm hospitality felt upon arrival at VOMO Island. With so many hotels and resorts to choose from around Fiji, it was a difficult – yet extremely fun – task in finding and selecting VOMO. We didn’t really know what we were in for, but the photos almost undersold the […]

Sofitel Resort and Spa, Denarau Island, Fiji

The last time we spent a week on a tropical island was in Micronesia 8 years ago. Hard to believe, Rachel and I just aren’t the “relaxing vacation” type. But when it came to taking our “Babymoon” during the end of Rachel’s second trimester, the beach was calling, and it landed us on Fiji. A […]