I studied in Madrid in college, and I always considered it to be the more staid, older sibling to the younger, artsy Barcelona. When I traveled Europe after business school, I got to know Barcelona a little better – it was a mature city in its own right, with no need for my sibling comparison. […]
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Travel to: Prague
Ah, Prague. Lots of Americans visit for the cheap beer and beautiful architecture, but this city has special meaning for me. It was high on my list for as long as I can remember. I knew that I’d enjoy walking the city, reading about its history, making friends with the locals, and finding out about […]
Travel to: Vienna
On one of my many trips to London for work, I tacked on a week to visit some classic European cities that had been on my list for a long time. Vienna was an easy flight from London, and its architecture is stunning. I wasn’t very prepared for this trip – I landed in the […]
Travel to: Thailand
Thailand was an unexpected trip for me. It was somewhere on my bucket list, but admittedly there were plenty of other places I had intended to see before this one. But – as it happens – a good friend of mine from business school was planning a milestone birthday celebration in Phuket, and despite the […]
Travel to: London
I fell in love with London the first time when we visited as a family in the summer of 1989. I didn’t know then the role it would play in my life as adult, but I was already smitten with the city. My next trip to Britain wouldn’t be until the winter of 2001, with […]
Travel to: Dublin
I spent nearly as much time in Dublin as I did in London, thanks to a key office located in the city center. My first trip there, ironically, wasn’t for work – I had coincidentally planned a long weekend there at the same time that my parents were visiting as well. Hooray for family time! The […]
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Travel to: Whistler
Whistler became an annual tradition some number of years ago. Sort of halfway between Hong Kong and the US East Coast, it was the perfect place to meet up with a good friend who had relocated to Asia not long after we had graduated from business school. A few days in Vancouver and a few […]
Travel to: Paris
When I first started traveling to London for work, I had a week between work meetings that I needed to occupy… and of course it made sense to take the train from to Paris! What a fabulous way to travel: security checkpoints that weren’t oppressive; delicious 3-course lunch with wine; and comfortable chairs next to […]
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Travel to: New Zealand
The inspiration… My trip to New Zealand’s South Island is by far one of the most amazing trips I’ve taken over the years. There’s something really special about a place so remote and yet so protected – it’s almost spiritual. As one of the safest places in the world to live and work, with some […]
Travel to: Cape Town
My trip to South Africa was extraordinary. It helped to be traveling with a local, for sure, but it’s a remarkably beautiful country no matter who accompanies you.