Travel
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Stranger(s) in Москва
Moscow…For many its name conjures images of the seat of power for the former Soviet Union and is a city synonymous with revolution, Lenin, the KGB, and the Cold War. For almost half…
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Christmas Market Crawling in Berlin
Berlin is the fourth major German city I’ve travelled to after Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich and from my perspective, the most different from its counterparts. This was Lily’s second visit to Berlin, but…
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Autumn Weekend on Lake Geneva
When people ask what’s the best part of living in London, my reply is one of two things 1) London is an exhilarating city and/or 2) travel — it’s quick, easy, and affordable.…
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Under the Tuscan Sun: Firenze
We headed to Florence for the next part of our Italian adventure. I’ve been to different regions of Italy in the past including Lake Como, Veneto, and Rome but never to Tuscany which…
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“La Serenissima”: Venezia
As I mentioned in the previous post, we’ve had the pleasure of hosting many friends last month including my good friend from San Francisco who sat for the California Bar in July (fingers…
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Edinburgh (pronounced ED-in-bra)
Kenz and I went up to Edinburgh for a ’36 hour city-break trip’ and it was fantastic. The Scottish capital encapsulates everything that Scotland has to offer: stunning architecture, amazing topography, excellent seafood…
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Lovely Day for a Guinness…
For my first bank holiday weekend in the U.K., Kenz and I went to Dublin for a short city break trip in the Irish capital. The flight to Dublin on Ryan Air was…
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LHR – T5
With no outbound ticket in hand, yesterday I made a trip to London Heathrow (LHR) to hang out at Terminal 5. Now, why on earth would I do that, as I hate killing…
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Goedemorgen from Den Bosch, Netherlands
As you may know, any post of mine that begins with something along the lines of “I recently had an opportunity…” indicates that it was a work-related trip (see the different posts on…
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A Roman Holiday
…La Dolce Vita On Friday we met up with my sister and brother-in-law in Rome for a weekend of eating and sightseeing in this Eternal City that is 2700 years old. The last…
