Hilton Hotel, West Palm Beach, FL USA

West Palm Beach for my grandfather’s 90th birthday party… what a treat!! Many family members were in town to celebrate… originally we were thinking of getting a house, but with so many people on so many different schedules, we decided a hotel would be easiest. With it being a holiday weekend, however, hotel prices were […]

Westin Grand Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany

It was 11am when I booked my flight to Frankfurt that same day. The friend I was meeting assured me it would be a fun trip, and with my flight departing at 5pm, I had little time to shower, pack, and get to the airport for the 2 night trip. 2019 was my most traveled […]

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The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, Japan

Arrive Saturday afternoon depart Monday afternoon. 48hrs in Tokyo how could I go wrong? I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a weekend, considering my arrival to LAX was 9:30am Monday, which enabled me to get to the office by noon. There were only a few items on my “must to do” list, […]

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Alma Hotel, Barcelona, Spain

I didn’t choose the hotel. But I was very happy to stay here. Alma Barcelona was a wonderful hotel in a splendid neighborhood of the city. 5 stars exuded from their every pore as you entered the hotel and began the check in process. 36hrs in Barcelona is not a lot of time to enjoy […]

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Main Street Diner, Nelson, BC Canada

What was I getting myself into? I couldn’t have been more last minute with the decision and plan making that landed me in Nelson, British Colombia, about to embark on a week of no caffeine, no unnatural sugar, no salt, no alcohol, only locally sourced organic food, 8+ miles of vertical hiking/day, an hour of […]

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Granvia Hotel, Kyoto, Japan

It was a long day. But I knew it would be that way. In a good way. The day started in Osaka, after taking the 90 minute train transfer to the city in the “mildly air-conditioned car,” which was the perfect temperature for the ride. In Osaka, I met Yuko, Anthony Bourdain‘s (former) personal food […]

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