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Winter Weekend in London: Overview and Thursday

by eric | Mar 10, 2017

In November we found an outstanding deal for the direct flight from RDU to London, so we booked a long weekend trip for February. London is a favorite city to visit (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012...)...

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, day 2

by leandra | Feb 20, 2017

The skies were overcast and threatening rain but that didn't stop us from visiting the Perdana botanical gardens before we needed to switch hotels on our last day in KL. It was the only time on our...

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, day 1

by leandra | Feb 19, 2017

Our flight from Penang to KL was pretty uneventful... we had business class seats for the short flight which included larger seats and a chicken satay snack that wasn't very good. Since it was a...

Malaysia: Georgetown

by leandra | Feb 17, 2017

Georgetown Sights The street art in Georgetown was a big highlight for us, but there were plenty of other interesting sights. Lanterns and incense were in full effect, even in the heart of Little...

Malaysia: Batu Ferrenghi

by leandra | Feb 12, 2017

Where We Ate After arriving from the airport and getting checked in, we wandered around a bit, then ducked into Siggi's Beach Bar (at the Shangri-La) when it started raining. I had a glass of rose...

Auckland: waterfalls and parks

by leandra | Dec 20, 2016

Since we had stayed in the Ponsonby neighborhood on a previous trip, we already had restaurants in mind and decided to return to our favorite breakfast place, Cafe Jervois. I ordered the smashed...

San Sebastian: food & drink

by leandra | Oct 12, 2016

As with most places in Spain, we found San Sebastian to be absolutely delicious. One thing I had to get used to was that ordering wine at most of the pintxo bars was done at the mercy of the...

Bilbao: food & drink

by eandl | Oct 6, 2016

Pinxos (small plates) are the thing to eat in northern Spain, so that was the plan. We were staying in Old Town, right next to Plaza Nueva, but our favorite pinxto bars turned out to be in the Moyua...

Leandra’s 40th: food & drink

by eric | Sep 20, 2016

Thursday First day in the city, we checked into the hotel then walked a few blocks to a cider place nearby - Cider Riot!. Eric had a nice collaboration triple with cascade while I had the dry hopped...

Eric’s 40th: Reykjavík

by eric | Jul 8, 2016

We spent our first and last evenings in Iceland's capital and main city, Reykjavík. Tuesday Our apartment was two blocks from the famous Hallgrimskirkja, a church design inspired by the Icelandic...

Middle East 2016: Muscat dining

by leandra | Jun 14, 2016

Friday Perhaps our most memorable meal in Oman, we both enjoyed the expansive Friday brunch at the five-star Chedi Hotel. All the western hotels have a buffet brunch on Friday, and since the Grand...

Vietnam 2016: tasting Hanoi

by leandra | Apr 23, 2016

After the snafu with our hotel, I was ready to get out and about and try some local beers (that potentially weren't yellow). Thankfully, I had read up on a place that had a variety of brews...

Beijing 2015: food & drink

by leandra | Jan 10, 2016

Friday Great Leap Brewing #6 - located in a hutong, this brewery was a bit tricky to find - thank goodness for working GPS! We grabbed a table in the nearly empty tasting room and ordered a sampler...

Istanbul 2015: Food!

by leandra | Nov 24, 2015

Perhaps the most memorable part of Istanbul was the food, with lots of nuts, honey, olives, etc, and much of it grown or produced domestically. Breakfast Eric found two great breakfast options near...

Istanbul 2015: Asian side

by eric | Nov 18, 2015

After spending several hours at the Topkapi palace we decided to take the ferry across the Bosphorous and explore Kadıköy, a neighborhood on the Asian side of Istanbul. As soon as we exited the...

Netherlands 2015: Amsterdam food & drink

by leandra | Sep 18, 2015

Saturday After a lovely overnight in Den Bosch, we headed back to Amsterdam, checked into our hotel and met up with friends for a walk through Vondelpark and beers. Craft & Draft - For the first...

UK 2015: Glasgow nights

by eric | Jun 17, 2015

We only had two nights in Glasgow, but based on our experiences here we definitely want to go back; hopefully, next time we will experience some things in the day too! Thursday night Situated just...

New Zealand – Te Anau lodging and food

by eandl | May 5, 2015

After quite a lot of driving and many, many sheep, we arrived at the Te Anau Lodge around 6pm, just beating a rain storm. We stayed in the Bishop's Retreat which was a stand alone building next to...

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