Archive for the ‘Hotel’ Category

ARIA Sky Suites, Las Vegas, NV USA

Weekend trip to Vegas. Rachel and I hadn’t been together in… 6 years was it? That almost sounds unbelievable, and while both of us remember it well, this trip was purely for pleasure, unlike the previous which was Rachel’s business trip I tagged along on. Always so difficult to choose a hotel in Vegas. And […]

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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 […]

Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam for 3 days and 4 nights… A long distance to go for such a short Thanksgiving trip, but Rachel and I knew it would be worth it. Our first vacation together in Asia since Myanmar, I was excited to spend time exploring a country I last visited over 10 years ago. Had it changed […]

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Moana Surfrider, Waikiki Beach, HI USA

No plans for New Years.  Was I excited to watch the Rose Parade early January first? Sure, our new apartment was only two blocks from the route in Pasadena, a fact that would apparently arouse excitement in hundreds of thousands if not millions of Americans, however Rachel and I weren’t exactly part of that group. Perhaps […]