I was speaking at a conference in Sonoma and, as it came to an end, decided to take the scenic route from the Doubletree Hotel to Sacramento, my next stop. Winding through beautiful countryside, I had no idea where I was going, and I preferred it that way. My phone’s GPS was always there for […]

Weekend trip to Amsterdam… why not? Rachel was working her way through the holidays, and I was not going to sit at idle on the couch during this vacation time. 48 hours in Amsterdam… a city I’ve been to over a dozen times, I knew it would be a weekend full of familiar fun. There’s […]

“I have an idea. Let’s go skiing this weekend. Out west.” Rachel started Monday night’s dinner with an intriguing topic. It was her birthday, so I couldn’t push back on what I thought was a ludicrous idea. Sure I wanted to go skiing this weekend, and sure I didn’t want to ski in New England, […]

Istanbul was a city I always wanted to visit. It’s an incredible melting pot of east vs west cultures, be it the people, the clothing they wore, the music they listened to, the food they ate, and the lifestyle they lived… far different from what one might experience outside of the city in the rest […]