Category Food
New York – A three-star last day
Like all good things, our trip came to a close on Saturday. But our flights were late enough that we still had the bulk of the day to play — and play we did! Nicole, a good friend of mine from Kennedy Center days, recently moved from DC to New York, so we began our […]
New York – New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve was the piece de resistance of our trip, the day that we had all been waiting for. And so naturally we stayed up until 2am the night before and woke up groggy and a little bit out of sorts. That was okay, though, because all the action wouldn’t start until the evening […]
New York – Theatre Day!
We knew that the bulk of our first full day in New York would be spent sitting in dark theaters — we had tickets to both matinee and evening performances — so we decided to start off with a hearty Belgian brunch at Le Pain Quotidien . . . Belgian hot chocolate, which you make […]
Hello, New York!
On Tuesday morning we left sunny San Juan and flew to New York. I spent most of the 3.5-hour flight zonked out beneath my eye-mask (our dissolute vacation habits of getting roughly 5 hours of sleep each night were catching up to me) and landed at the Big Apple bright eyed and ready for the […]
Puerto Rico – Beach day!
We only have two full days in Puerto Rico. Since we spent the whole first day eating food and touring the old city, we devoted all of today to the beach. Well, to the beach and eating food. Puerto Rico is home to many famous beaches, including the celebrated Playa Flamenco — reputed to be […]
Puerto Rico – Exploring Old San Juan
Our morning food tour was only the beginning of our day-long ramble through Old San Juan. When Kathy released us back into the wild, we paused for a moment with our map to note the places we had passed that were worth revisiting, and to identify the landmarks we hadn’t yet crossed off our list. […]
Puerto Rico – Eating our way through Old San Juan
What to do on our first morning in San Juan? Why, join a food tour, of course! We’ve discovered over the years that food tours are one of the best ways to introduce oneself to a new town. You learn right away what to eat, where to eat it, and if the tour guide is […]
Welcome to Puerto Rico!
Welcome to Puerto Rico! It’s a land that looks and feels and speaks like it’s a different country, but which doesn’t require a passport or bottled water. We landed around 1:30pm, after a red-eye from Seattle . . . The sleep mask I gave myself (I mean, that Santa gave me) came in super handy!I […]
Labor Day!
Labor Day was forecast to be excellent weather, so Justin and I decided to take advantage of it and go for a hike. We picked Little Si, a 4.7 mile hike not too far from downtown Seattle. The trail wasn’t difficult. Most of it passed through lush green forest. The epitome of the Cascades. We […]
Memorial Day Weekend at Whistler
Memorial Day weekend! I’ve always thought of this weekend as the first weekend of summer, when the days are warm and long, and you have an extra day to get out and enjoy the weather before it gets hot. Memorial Day is not quite so summery here in the Pacific Northwest (that won’t really come until July), but with […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 