August 27, 2020

Atkins Farm Country Market, Amherst, MA USA

We stopped at Atkins Farm in Amherst after visiting the Eric Carle museum; a wonderful treat to take our 1 year old son to a museum full of illustrations by one of his favorites. I must have read Brown Bear to him 100 times, and he just loved the buffalo and the gorilla in From Head […]

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February 17, 2020

Prince Waikiki, Honolulu, HI USA

LAX to BOS to HNL in the span of 3 days. To be honest, the longest nonstop domestic flight in the world, from Boston to Honolulu, wasn’t that bad. Yet still, the travel, coupled with the funeral I attended in Boston, left me a bit drained upon my arrival to the Prince Waikiki. I felt […]

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June 22, 2019

Daily Grill, Irvine, CA USA

I hadn’t seen Tom in months, so when he suggested a lunch spot that include a club sandwich, I knew it would produce a fantastic moment to reconnect. With this in mind, I decided to make the trip down to Irvine to visit him. It’s been months since we’ve seen each other, and I knew […]

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June 7, 2017

Royal Park Hotel Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan

It was Rachel’s fourth time in Japan this year. Fourth time staying at this hotel, the Royal Park Hotel Shiodome. And she raved about everything at the property… except their food. She was right: ignoring her advice, nearly every item I tried from their café was a letdown. While the Japanese creations in the exclusive […]

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