…so I won’t write any right now. (Plus, it’s very late and we have an early reservation at the Vatican Museum tomorrow morning.) Instead, here are some photo albums on Flickr of our first two days of travel. More to come… Antipasti: 24 hours in New York Primi: Day One in Rome
And suddenly we were in Rome, stumbling through the ancient ruins like the subjects of some awful experiment on sleep deprivation. After two days staying up wayyyyy too late at my college reunion pretending I was 21 again, followed by a long day of walking in New York capped by a trans-Atlantic redeye, I was …
After months of planning, weeks of second-guessing, and days of eager anticipation, it’s finally time to go! I head to Philly tomorrow morning for my college reunion, our house-sitters show up on Saturday, and Maureen flies out Sunday morning to meet me in New York. Then, on Monday, it’s off to Europe for 2 months. …
I honestly don’t think anyone has had a bigger impact how we travel than Rick Steves. His guidebooks are our main resource for researching where to go, what to do, and how to save precious time on vacation. We also watch his TV shows, listen to his podcast, use his iPhone app, and read the …
First Venice is sinking, now this: Michelangelo’s David has weak ankles and could collapse. Italy, this is why you can’t have nice stuff anymore.
As excited as I am about the opportunity to take an extended break for the next few months, there are many things I will miss about being at Financial Engines. At the very top of that list is the amazing group of people I worked with there. Last week, my old team came out to …
In a little over a month, we leave for our 2014 Midlife Crisis Tour (T-shirts for sale at the lobby merch table). We’ll be spending two full months exploring Italy, Switzerland, France, and the US East Coast. If you know me and how I travel, you’ve probably guessed (correctly) that by now I have every …
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