Banyan Tree at La Cigale Mushaireb, Doha, Qatar

2 days before our departure to Kathmandu from Boston, with a stop in Doha, I got the email stating our 5 hour layover at Hamad International Airport would actually be 15 hours. Yikes – that’s way too long to spend in an airport! So I did some last minute research and booked the Banyan Tree […]

Tesco Express, Bristol, England, UK

As rain splashed down upon me, I looked into café window after café window to find anything I could quickly consume. In a city where Pret a Manger closes at 5pm, it’s challenging to find what I was looking for at 530pm… but I was hungry, and in need of something satisfying prior to the […]

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Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Tampa Bay Airport, Tampa Bay, FL USA

Don’t even think about leaving on time if your flight departs in the late afternoon from Tampa on a hot and humid summer day. Although on the contrary, my 7am flight down to Tampa was delayed 5.5 hours, so perhaps Tampa just isn’t the best destination to fly in/out of in July. But…it was worth […]

Hotel Bristol, Vienna, Austria

We had planned this trip 6 months prior, but it only truly came together in the days leading up to it. If you have points on Star Alliance, generally speaking, a lot of international availability opens up within 24-78hrs prior to departure. Who has the ability to book such last minute international trips? This guy, […]

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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 […]

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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