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A Review of “Ghost Stories” – Duke of York Theatre
Before getting started on a recent West End play that we saw with a group of friends, I want to take a moment to highlight a very key difference between myself and Lily…
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July: A Month in Review
It’s hard to believe that we’re well over half-way through the year – time sure flies! The month of July went by in a blink of an eye with many evenings spent watching…
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Family Time, Part Deux
Lily and I just had a fantastic weekend with my little cousin who visited for the weekend on her way home to California from a pre-MBA trip to Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Italy…
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On the Cornish Seaside…
We couldn’t pick a better weekend for an escape to the Cornish coast given how hectic work has been the last few weeks. For those who need a lesson in geography, Cornwall is…
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To Market, to Market
Last weekend we celebrated 4th of July with our favorite Americans at the All-American Beer Festival in Shoreditch. We spent the afternoon laughing over several pints of Sierra Nevada, Blue Moon, and Brooklyn;…
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In Liverpool…
This week I found myself in the northern English city of Liverpool on a work assignment. I am ashamed to admit that I haven’t explored much of England beyond Bath, Birmingham, and Oxford,…
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An Afternoon in SW19: Wimbledon
In need of a break from all the World Cup madness, Kenz and I thought it would be a great idea to spend the day on the grounds of the All England Lawn…
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The Greatest Game on Earth and What It Represents: World Cup 2010
It is very easy these days to read the news and feel pretty glum about the state of the world. There are growing tensions on the Korean peninsula with no clearly favorable solution…
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A Quick Trip to Lyon, France
I recently had the opportunity to visit Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region of France for work last week. It was a busy trip, but I was able to squeeze in some sights along…
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Boa Viagem: Porto
We arrived to Porto around noon following a three-hour train ride from Lisboa’s Santa Apolonia station to Porto-Campanha. Most visitors bypass Porto, Portugal’s second city, in favour of Lisbon and the sun-drenched beaches…