Category Travel
DC to Chicago
Day 1 of the westward migration was a success! I made it from DC to Chicago in approximately 11.5 hours, and I didn’t once end up in a ditch. I passed through six states, ate pancakes at IHOP and raw lamb at a Michelin-starred gastropub, listened to more Christian pop music than I even knew […]
Booked!
It’s official: This year’s installment of “Amanda and Jason tour the world” will take us to Japan and South Korea! For a minute there I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to take a big summer trip, what with the new job and all. But then I remembered that I negotiate things for a […]
Weekend in Colorado
Following closely on the heels of my trip to Seattle, I flew out to Colorado for some meetings at the US Olympic Committee. The USOC is based in Colorado Springs, which is only an hour south of Denver. Naturally I took advantage of the adjacent weekend to explore the area and play with Amanda and […]
Weekend in Seattle
The other day I flew out to Seattle for some meetings at Amazon and managed to tack on a day after the meetings to explore the town. I hadn’t been to Seattle since I was in high school, and I’d forgotten what a cool place it is. The first day, when I was in meetings, […]
26 hours in El Paso
A few weeks ago my friend Amy told me that she and Kristin (our mutual friend who lives in El Paso, Texas) were planning a week-long backpacking trip to a place called Big Bend — a national park along the border in western Texas. They wanted to know if I was interested in joining them. […]
I hadn’t realized it was so obvious
Conversation this morning with the Southwest Airlines agent as I checked my luggage for the flight to Boise: Agent: Your bag is a little over the weight limit; you’ll need to take something out. (I think for a minute, then remove a redweld folder containing some files from work.) Agent: That’ll do it. Geez, what […]
Lake Tahoe
Today Lady and I drove over to Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe. The weather couldn’t have been better — bright and sunny, not much of a breeze. The snow-covered mountains sparkled white, and the sky and lake were a deep, rich blue. I knew Lake Tahoe was supposed to be beautiful, but I hadn’t expected this. […]
Chicago – The Little Prince
Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre is one of our favorite theatres and has been the excuse for weekend trips to Chicago more than once. When Amanda heard last fall that they were staging a new adaptation of Antoine de Saint Exupery’s book The Little Prince, we bought tickets and, well, that’s how we all ended up here this weekend in […]
Chicago – Galoshes and Michelin stars at Everest
Amanda and I returned from brunch and kronuts just in time to dress for . . . (can you guess it?) . . . dinner! We’ve been hooked on the Michelin Guide for years now and have been looking for an opportunity to bring Will and Susan (Amanda’s parents) into our decadent ways. Since Chicago […]
Chicago – Art, brunch and kronuts in the snow
Chicago is not an obvious choice for a February vacation, not with its reputation for ungodly cold temperatures and biting wind. We lucked out on Saturday — the weatherman substituted steady snow for the arctic winds — but it was still no day for strolling through the park. So we headed to the Art Institute of […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 