Grand was The Palace Hotel. If one didn’t know this upon booking, the entrance and lobby said it all (after, of course, I paid $60/night for valet parking).  As I walked to my room I couldn’t tell if I would be staying in an old, rundown establishment in need of a restoration, or a newly […]

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 […]

As I mentioned in my previous post, Paris is a city full of incredible dining. After a fabulous meal at Septime, Rachel and I ended up at a hookah bar, followed by a late-night lounge (bar + restaurant + club, so the sign said) complete with DJ. It was all on a walking street near […]

The incredible low I experienced the day after my wedding was unlike any other “down” feeling I’ve had. I spent nearly 12 months planning the party of a lifetime, and all of a sudden, it was over. Done. Sure, we had fantastic memories, but there was a sadness that lingered around me knowing our wedding […]