March 20, 2014

Cactus Club Cafe, Vancouver, BC Canada

I was surprised to find out I only knew one person living in Vancouver. Just one. I was there on business, in between Seattle and Vail, and had just one night out. Well two – the previous day I had arrived early in the evening and wanted to try the Blue Water Cafe, a restaurant […]

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January 5, 2014

Temptations Cafe, Brookline, MA USA

Temptations Café in Coolidge Corner has had a sign outside of their storefront for several weeks now, boasting about their “Coolidge Corner Club” Sandwich. It has an arrow pointing to the café, with the word “Clubhouse” highlighted. I was attracted to this sign like bees to honey… … and when we were done working out […]

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September 12, 2013

The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI USA

You would not believe the story that landed me on Waikiki Beach. It started in Boston, had a brief stop in Auckland (New Zealand), a gorgeous 36 hours in San Francisco, and a direct flight to Honolulu where Rachel would be arriving later tonight from a business trip to Australia. That story will have to […]

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August 11, 2012

Terra Hotel, Jackson Hole, WY, USA

There was not one club sandwich in all of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. So many sports, no clubs; I was disappointed and hungry. The flight from St. Paul MN to Dallas TX to Jackson WY starting at 4:30am didn’t leave me in the best state. At least we were upgraded on the first flight (thanks to […]

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July 27, 2012

TGI Friday’s, Dallas Fort Worth Airport DFW, TX USA

Apparently if you’re flying “First Class” on American Airlines, you can’t use their lounge. So who has access to the Admirals Club? What a lame “rewards” system; spend money to fly first, still can’t use the lounge. My plan switching flights in Dallas was to grab some free drinks and a snack in the lounge, […]

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March 11, 2012

Kranzler’s Restaurant, Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, China

We had a simple plan on Friday night: walk to a Japanese restaurant, eat some noodles, veggies, possibly some gyoza, and have an early evening. But which Japanese restaurant? We wanted to try somewhere new, and with the weather improving, we thought taking a stroll to find a hidden treasure would result in learning about […]

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