Tag: Travel
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Back in Maui
Funny being here twice in one year. Day 1: Thankful for husband who loads car with luggage and carries Lincoln’s gear. For TSA Pre. For baby who flies really really well. For not feeling disastrous despite less than 4 hours sleep. For learning L slept through the night for first time in weeks. For landing…
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Cinque Terre: A Day Trip to the 5 Villages
“Go to Cinque Terre. It is the most romantic place on Earth,” I was told, repeatedly, by friends and colleagues. Even when I went to the bookstore while planning our trip, I picked up an Italy book, flipped it open and said “Cinque Terre – Best Time to Go: April”. All roads were leading to…
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Weekend in Oregon
Saturday at the Ocean 1. Get picked up by Irene and Whitney in the morning. 2. Stop by Stumptown for good coffee and McDonald’s for an obligatory road trip breakfast. 3. Head south and stop in Astoria at Rogue Brewery for some fluffy-crusted sausage pizza. 4. Encounter some sleepy, some scratchy, but mostly noisy sea…
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Weekend in Vancouver
Ryan and I went on a little trip to Canada this weekend to celebrate our wedding anniversary a few days early. What a beautiful (and blazingly hot) summer weekend in the Pacific Northwest! Now time for a reverse to do list! Arrival to Vancouver 1. Drive north and stop in Everett for vermicelli bowls at…
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New York – Day 4
1. Wake up early and grab oatmeal and hashbrowns on way to subway. 2. Go to Bryant Park and learn there’s an hour wait for next ferry to Ellis Island. 3. Stand in the line in the sun and sweat. A lot. 4. Board ferry, take in views of Manhattan and Lady Liberty. 5. Speed…
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New York – Day 3
1. Sleep-in and walk to Jane Restaurant in Greenwich Village for amazing brunch. 3. Drink complimentary cocktails and eat biscuits and lobster eggs benedict. 4. Walk through Chelsea and Meatpacking District. Enjoy the relative quiet. 5. Visit Highline Park. Decide it’s worth the hype. Admire creative reuse of space. 6. Buy refreshing ice cream sandwich…
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New York – Day 2
1. Depart the mansion with Jen, Mark & Shar and drive to Queens for dim sum. 2. Eat really good shrimp balls in shark fin soup, chicken sticky rice, and dumplings. 3. Walk around and find neat Chinese bakery and tea shop (black sesame milk tea, please!). 4. Drive Jen to LGA and sit in…
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New York – Day 1
I really enjoyed Jenn’s Retroactive To Do List, so I started to make my own while in New York last weekend. I tend to over-complicate the writing process and thought I’d give this a shot instead. Hope that’s cool, Jenn! 1. Sleep in until 11am, wake up in a mansion in Long Island. 2. Have…
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Arrival to Tokyo
It was pretty delightful flying direct to Japan, especially since I had been able to purchase tickets for both Ryan and I using my airline miles. The 10+ hours went by quickly as I was largely engrossed in reading Hunger Games for the first time, followed by an attempted nap. The highlights: scoring an entire…
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Travel Cities 2011
2011 was a record travel year; it’s hard to believe I flew over 80K miles! Here’s my annual recap of my travels by city that I started a 5 years ago: WINTER January 25-28 Alexandria, VA February 4-6 San Francisco, CA February 10-12 Washington DC February 13-19 Alexandria, VA March 10-16 Austin, TX March 22-25…