Baby Cafe, Allston, MA USA

Last minute plans can often be the best, and while I’m known for massive advance planning, sometimes it’s just nice to wake up and figure out what to do for the day. That was Sunday for us, and last minute plans had our family at our friend’s house. Yuhao and Xiaoling opted for “dim sum […]

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Le Pan Kobe Kitano, Itami Airport, Osaka, Tokyo

The long road back from Intex in Osaka Bay, nothing is short when it comes to travel in Japan, although everything does move quickly and efficiently. I arrived at Itami International Airport, which strangely enough only serves the domestic market, with 30 minutes before my boarding time. What else to do besides hit up the […]

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Sandwich Works, Newton, MA USA

I rarely make it to Newton Center during lunchtime. I come for my morning coffee (although Starbucks has been closed due to staffing issues for some time), I occasionally get takeout dinner… however, a new experience drags me here weekly: an hour long assisted stretch at Stretchmed. Unable to commit myself alone, I decided I […]

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Pret a Manger, Heathrow Airport Terminal 3, London UK

I lived off of Pret a Manger when I was a student in the UK. Sadly, since moving back to Boston, nearly all of their locations were closed, and even on a recent trip to NYC, most of their locations were closed… so it was a treat to see them thriving in London. I knew […]

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The Chesterfield Mayfair, London UK

My last business trip of 2021 and my last business trip before being a father of two just happened to be my first international business trip since… a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, so at least it felt like! 2 days and 3 nights to make the most of my time […]

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Eastern Point Yacht Club, Gloucester, MA USA

Memorial day was cold a rainy. July 4th was cold and rainy. And guess what: labor day didn’t fare much better. These were the three days we chose to go up to Gloucester over the summer. Bad luck? Well, it wasn’t just us, everyone in New England was struggling with the weather from June through […]