Starbucks, Cannes, France

Life had been busy with work, so vacation was pretty much out of the question for most of 2016. Nevertheless, vacation is a must in everyone’s life, so we balanced the work life relationship by taking three days off for a trip. But instead of driving a few hours away or hopping on a short […]

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Wolfgang Puck Express Los Angeles Airport (LAX), LA USA

We needed a break. We needed some relaxation away from home. Our last time flying somewhere for vacation, just the two of us, was when we went to Hawaii for New Years. How fitting that we would choose the same destination to go to, just as spontaneously as before. We used a combination of United, […]

Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA

When I received the email notifying us the office was closed Monday, it occurred to me we had no Fourth of July plans. I was not prepared for this moment. Fortunately Rachel was full of ideas, and 3 hours of research later, we were booked to go to San Diego. Even though it was only […]

The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA USA

Lunch at the rooftop restaurant (The Roof Garden) of the Peninsula in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. With the pool behind us and business meetings in bathing suits surrounding us, I dined with a newly acquainted friend who had called this hotel home for quite some time at one point. While no club sandwich was found […]

Ojai Valley Inn and SPA, Ojai, CA USA

Pure relaxation. Full of energy. Ojai was everything everyone described it would be. Even in the middle of January. Though I could not see any of the mountains or farms that I would gaze at on the daytime ride back, I knew I was in for something special as I wound through the hills on 150 East […]

Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA USA

Yes, I would love a tour of Disney Studios. A kind offer from someone I was just introduced to; we had a longstanding mutual friend, and the invite came quickly after introduction… the studios were only fifteen minutes from our new apartment in Pasadena, a destination I drove by on the highway often during commutes, so […]

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