Massive blizzard in Boston dropping two feet of snow with a subsequent two days off of school for our kids, followed by another smaller hit… I had a flight on Delta, flight on American, and a ride on Amtrak all booked for my one-night journey from Boston to Philadelphia. All refundable, which to choose? As […]

Montreal in February – I turned down a speaking session at a conference in Hawaii to be here with luxury hoteliers soaking up 2026 planning… and I was loving it. A super easy, one hour trip up from Boston, Montreal feels a world away. French influence, from culture to architecture, is found at every corning, […]

I arrived in Sydney both well rested and completely knackered. 6 hour flight from Boston to Los Angeles, 6 hour layover, 15 hour flight to Sydney… I slept 6.5 hours on that 15 hour flight, I was extremely proud, but that still left me with over 8 hours of tired productivity. Adrenaline always pushes me […]

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 […]