Ashford Castle, Cong, County Galway, Ireland

Apparently it rains here all the time. You would never known that, as we spent every day lapped in sunshine during our say in County Mayo, Ireland. How could one enjoy these 300+ acres of gardens if it’s raining all the time? I didn’t exactly know, nor did I desire to find out. Sleeping through […]

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Island Grill, Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados

It’s a long trip from Barbados to Los Angeles. Even longer when your 8 month old son has a fever of 102 and you’re worried immigration will stop him upon landing in Miami thanks to the Coronavirus scares. Only 13 hours of travel time, what could go wrong? That was a question I didn’t care […]

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Westin Grand Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany

It was 11am when I booked my flight to Frankfurt that same day. The friend I was meeting assured me it would be a fun trip, and with my flight departing at 5pm, I had little time to shower, pack, and get to the airport for the 2 night trip. 2019 was my most traveled […]

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The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, Japan

Arrive Saturday afternoon depart Monday afternoon. 48hrs in Tokyo how could I go wrong? I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a weekend, considering my arrival to LAX was 9:30am Monday, which enabled me to get to the office by noon. There were only a few items on my “must to do” list, […]

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Granvia Hotel, Kyoto, Japan

It was a long day. But I knew it would be that way. In a good way. The day started in Osaka, after taking the 90 minute train transfer to the city in the “mildly air-conditioned car,” which was the perfect temperature for the ride. In Osaka, I met Yuko, Anthony Bourdain‘s (former) personal food […]

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InterContinental Hotel, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia

Cartagena couldn’t have been more different than Bogota. And wow was I happy to have landed here for 4 nights. Love Cartagena. Culture, food, cocktails, history, architecture, nightlife, beaches, boats, and so much more. Why had I never been here before? I couldn’t answer that question. But who cares – I was teeming with excitement […]