by eric | Apr 12, 2025 | Travel, USA Travel
In October we saw that a band we really like (Snow Patrol) was going to tour North America in 2025. They weren’t playing anywhere in NC, so we looked through the available options. Boston looked like a good fit, with a Saturday night show, a reasonably priced...
by eric | Apr 4, 2025 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
We had two free night certificates expiring at the end of March that prompted a quick trip to Richmond, Virginia. Instead of using both nights we invited our friends to go with us. Altogether we were in town for about 26 hours. Our first stop was lunch at Ugly...
by eric | Mar 13, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
We’ve been interested in visiting Argentina for a number of years — in fact, we intended to go in 2012, but award flights weren’t available so we went to Chile instead. For various reasons we hadn’t yet visited, so when we found premium economy...
by eric | Jan 4, 2025 | Daily life, International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel, USA Travel
Previous years-in-review – 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 In 2024 all our international travel took place via four trips to Europe. And on two of those trips we worked remotely for multiple weeks. Three of the...
by eric | Dec 28, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Manchester is a bustling city with converted old brick warehouses and gleaming steel and glass towers on the same street. Over several days we explored its markets, historic landmarks, and street art. Unfortunately, I was sick for part of the time, so much of our...