Archive for the ‘Ind. Est.’ Category

Top of the Block, Burlington, VT USA

Burlington – how lucky we were to be visiting in mid June. Quiet, quaint, and quintessential New England. I loved it here. A breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively. Lunchtime at TTRA would require me sitting in front of a computer working, sadly. Rather than peruse the limited in room dining menu at the […]

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Reid’s Fine Foods, Charlotte, NC USA

Charlotte for Zarticon – the one hour and forty five minute trip from Boston was the shortest flight I’ve taken in a very long time. It was also the first American Airlines flight I had taken in a very long time… and wow has that airline gone full budget. At one point in my life […]

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Banners Kitchen & Tap, Boston, MA USA

Banners Kitchen & Tap is the place to be on game day at The Garden. My brother made a last minute reservation for us prior to the Bruins game, which was a clutch move: the Hub Hall food court was overpacked, no way we were sitting down there, and literally every table at Banners (besides […]

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Centre The Bakery, Tokyo, Japan

The walk from my hotel to Tokyo Station was 40 minutes through Ginza. It is a gorgeous walk, and when the weather is 70 degrees and sunny, it is extremely pleasant… more of a stroll, one might say. I was curious if there would be a club sandwich along my route. The ride from Tokyo […]

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Carette, Paris, France

The forecast for our week in France was excellent: sunny every day, and only 3 hours of rain scheduled for the entirety of our trip. Literally only 3 hours. It just so happened that those 3 hours came during our visit to the Eiffel Tower. Pouring rain and jetlag encumbered our trip to the top […]

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Mendocino Farms, Pasadena, CA USA

Winter escapism from Boston – we booked our 10-day trip to Pasadena months prior to departing, evaluating every Airbnb for the perfect stay. 2 adults, 2 kids, and one mother-in-law to help watch the little guys as my wife and I worked during the weekdays. I gotta admit, I wasn’t too excited we were spending […]

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