February 15, 2015

Banyan Golf Club, West Palm Beach, FL USA

My flight from Boston to Beijing on United was $750/roundtrip. A week later, for MLK weekend, it’s $800/roundtrip Boston to West Palm Beach. Perhaps the prefect example of supply and demand, I was caught in the crosshairs of the airline industry’s pricing model. But a weekend family vacation, as rare as they are, is hard […]

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January 31, 2015

Starbucks, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Weekend trip to Amsterdam… why not? Rachel was working her way through the holidays, and I was not going to sit at idle on the couch during this vacation time. 48 hours in Amsterdam… a city I’ve been to over a dozen times, I knew it would be a weekend full of familiar fun. There’s […]

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November 7, 2014

Sweetwater Tavern and Grille, Chicago, IL USA

I couldn’t tell if I was in a sports bar or businessman’s power lunch spot. I suppose I liked the vibe. TVs everywhere, patrons on their laptops, people discussing business over the load music. The atmosphere told me I should have a beer in my hand, rather than my water, but alas, meetings all day […]

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September 14, 2014

Bobby Van’s, Washington DC, USA

Commuting to DC from Boston is a breeze. With a flight time of about 90 minutes, coupled with the fact that I can get from my apartment through airport security in 25 minutes (thank you TSA Precheck) and then from DCA into town in an additional 15 minutes, I find this commute easier than a […]

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August 27, 2014

The Strand Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar

Business trip to Myanmar… It sounded unconventional. And it wasn’t originally meant to be, but Rachel’s conference got moved from Bangkok to Yangon due to “political unrest” in Thailand. I wasn’t originally meant to go with her, but upon learning of her changed plans, and having never been to Myanmar, there was no chance I […]

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August 17, 2014

Red Line Cafe, Salem, MA USA

“My phone says it’s going to rain,” Rachel told me upon getting out of bed. The day started with an ominous weather forecast, but I was determined to ignore it… after all, it was one of our only weekends home all summer, and I wanted to take full advantage of the warm weather and a […]

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