The Palm Court, The Plaza Hotel, New York City, NY USA

The Plaza is a shadow of its former glory days – this is obvious upon walking through the halls and taking in the ambiance and service. It saddened me. I have fond memories of staying at the hotel, living in its history, yet those days are gone. Eloise is definitely no longer prancing through these […]

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The Great American Bagel Bakery, Fort Myers Airport (RSW), FL USA

Naples is an easy destination to get to from Boston, and it’s such a nice escape from winter weather. To be able to have breakfast in Beantown and be in a warm outdoor pool in the afternoon just can’t be beat, especially when traveling with 2 kids. We enjoyed our 3 days in sunshine, recounting […]

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico

As parents of a 1 and 3.5 year old heading out on a beach vacation just outside of mainland America, our main goals are to have fun, stay safe, and stay sane. It can be a lot of work to accomplish all three, especially when your kids are overly sick. Nevertheless, Rachel and I enlisted […]

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Market Street Grill, Salt Lake City (SLC) Airport, UT

Back in Park City hitting the slopes – and absolutely loving it. My annual trip, I had skipped last year due to the birth of my son, the first year missed in a decade. 2 years ago the snow was so terrible I was skiing on rocks, 3 years ago the snow was so magnificent […]

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne vs Sydney was apparently a big debate for Australians. I liked to think of the cities as two separate yet equally alluring “in their own way” destinations that carry the pride of urban Australia on their backs. Apparently Australians are more biased and polarizing in their opinions than I. Nevertheless, I arrived in Melbourne […]

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QT Hotel, Sydney, Australia

3 years since my last time in Sydney. Amazingly enough, last time I was flying solo desperately trying to secure business from the Australian government, and this time the Australian government was paying for my entire trip as a member of their data committee… I felt such a sense of pride arriving into the country, […]

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