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Arrivederci, Roma!

| 19-Mar-2024 | Today is our last full day in Rome. We left the apartment with a loose plan of shopping and …

All aboard for Firenze!!

| 18-Mar-2024 | Today’s adventure was a trip to Florence via .italo’s high-speed train service. After a smooth, quiet, 1h 40m trip …

It’s a Small World

| 17-Mar-2024 |  Well, didn’t expect to wake up to the Rome Marathon. Walked through Piazza del Popolo this morning and barricades …

Holy crowds, Batman!

| 16-Mar-2024 | I don’t have words to describe how completely bonkers the crowds were at 8:30am at the Vatican Museums this …

Ciao, Roma!

| 14 & 15-Mar-2024 | Back in Rome, almost exactly a year to the day from my solo work trip in 2023. …

Airwaves’23 – Day 2

| 03-Nov-2023 | Hosted a few friends at the apartment this morning for brunch of pastries, coffee, and of course, mimosas. It …

Airwaves’23 – Day 1

| 02-Nov-2023 | Lunched at Íslenski barinn. Many Icelandic specialities on the menu here, but it also has one of the best …

Reykjavík, you look marvelous!

| 01-Nov-2023 |  We’ve been to Iceland enough to know that the weather is fickle. The weather app shows sunny and clear, …

Nature Walk

| 23.Apr.2023 | Today is our last full day in Osaka and it’s time for something a little different. After breakfast we …

Art is good.

| 20.Apr.2023| Pleased to find that the awesome pizza joint we discovered on our trip in in 2018 is still around and doing …

Spicy ramen for the win!

| 19.Apr.2023 | It pains me to hit Starbucks for coffee and a pastry in the morning, but if you want something …

Welcome back to Osaka!

| 18.Apr.2023 | First full day back in Osaka and it feels familiar! After arriving last night we walked over to Yellow …

Buongiorno, Roma!

| March 2023 | An unexpected work trip lands me in Rome for a week. I chose to travel over the weekend …

Airwaves is more than music

| 05-Nov-2022 | Another day with a light agenda. After coffee and crusty rolls with ham and cheese (natch), we kicked it …

Friday, Vacation Style

04-Nov-2022 | Woke up to another clear, sunny day here in Reykjavik. Breakfast pastry from nearby Braud & Co. – a must, every trip. …

Hello again, old friend

| 03-Nov-2022 | What is this craziness? Where am I? Did I really get on a plane and fly seven hours to …

World Cuisine Tour 2020: Argentina

| 07–May-2020 | Today’s culinary adventure re-connected us with Dan of Casa SaltShaker in Buenos Aires via Zoom. When Jeff learned that …

World Cuisine Tour 2020: Hong Kong

| 06-May-2020 | One evening in December 2015, we randomly texted Norberto: “Hong Kong in March?”.  The response: “I’m in.”  And so …

World Cuisine Tour 2020: Mexico

| 05-May-2020 | It’s Cinco de Mayo. My Instagram feed is blowing up with pictures of street tacos and margaritas. Sounds like …

World Cuisine Tour 2020: Nepal

| 04-May-2020| Today’s foodie adventure takes us to Nepal: Chicken Tarkari.  I like to make curries – their interesting blend of spices, …