Category Archives: travel
Exploring London: Day 5
One last thing to do before I had to leave – the London Eye. The Eye is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe and towers over the city from its spot on the Thames. Fortunately, for a few pounds more … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 4
Sunday started with homemade breakfast – I took the chorizo and cheese that we bought at the market and made a gigantic pile of scrambled eggs. We were so full from the last 48 hours of eating that we didn’t … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 2
After a packed first day in London, the second was mostly about God (Christian flavored) The highlight of the day was St. Paul’s Cathedral. A cathedral has been standing at the site, in one form or another, since 604 AD. … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 1
The first day in London was all about exploring. Sara and Ronnie’s flat is two blocks from Buckingham Palace so we tried to see as much as we could in the general vicinity. First stop was Westminster Abbey. This was … Continue reading
Just touched down in London town
After spending a week in London doing nothing but wandering and consuming food and wine, it might be a close second to NYC for me. I was able to see the city for the first time and tried to do … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
With the recent Biblical-like flooding, it would be hard to argue spring is here in full yet. That said, I thought it was time to get some old topics and posts out of the way. That post I did on … Continue reading
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Let’s hear it for New York
After a very productive but long week in Chicago, I’m back at home. It’s funny how in less than two weeks, I went from never having been there to practically living there. By there, of course, I mean the McCormick … Continue reading
What happens in Vegas…is reported here in varying amounts of detail
Early last week, my dad and I headed to Vegas for a little bonding time. A family friend of ours runs the Venetian and Palazzo so visiting him is always an easy decision. It was a pretty low key trip … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Frontier Airlines
I went to Denver for work on Monday and I was booked on your airline. I had never flown Frontier before but when Jen (our office assistant) sent me my confirmation email, I thought Frontier sounded cool, like I would … Continue reading