I spent the back half of June in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. This was the first trip I’ve taken since moving to Colorado a year ago in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Although the trip was for business, my family managed to join for part of it and the change of sceneryContinue reading “A Week And A Half In The Mountains”
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Enchanted By Ireland 6: Dublin
We spent the last few days of our Ireland trip in Dublin. Upon our arrival we had afternoon tea at House Dublin (where we would be staying the night) and then went for a run along the nearby Grand Canal. Even though we were in the most urban Irish environment yet, everything was still soContinue reading “Enchanted By Ireland 6: Dublin”
Rocky Mountain High Colorado
Katie had a conference at Copper Mountain in Colorado so our toddler and I tagged along. Copper Mountain is where I learned to ski when I was four years old so it was a fun “homecoming” of sorts for me. We arrived in Denver Friday morning and spent the day in Boulder, where I hadContinue reading “Rocky Mountain High Colorado”
Enchanted by Ireland 4
After leaving The Burren, we spent the next day at Bunratty Castle. Now this place was very cool – not castle ruins but a fully intact 15th century castle that was restored in the 1950s. After lunch at next door Durty Nelly (total tourist trap but not bad), we walked around the castle grounds. ThereContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 4”
Enchanted by Ireland 3
After our amazing day at the Cliffs of Moher, we took the following day to visit a nearby island, Inis Oírr. In contrast to the previous day’s crisp, sunny weather, this day was cold, gray, and drizzly. Visiting a small island in such gray, drizzly weather reminded me of Cairnholm in Miss Peregrine’s Home for PeculiarContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 3”
Enchanted by Ireland 2
A year ago, Katie and I had a magical trip to Ireland. I began blogging about it but never finished. At long last, here is more of the story! After leaving Galway, we based the next segment of our trip in County Clare, renting a little cottage in Fanore. The cottage was really charming (usingContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 2”
Eurotrip with the Bambino
Last week we returned from a week-long trip to Switzerland and Italy – with baby in tow – and it was quite an adventure! We began our trip with two days in Lausanne. My IMD MBA Class of 2008 was celebrating our 10-year reunion, which means I’ve now been blogging for more than 10 yearsContinue reading “Eurotrip with the Bambino”
Austin BBQ Tour
Katie had a conference in Austin and I had customers, vendors, and investors to visit there so we coordinated our trip together. Of course I also took the opportunity to indulge in a little Texas BBQ while I was in town. North Carolina has excellent BBQ but it is pretty limited to whole hog pulledContinue reading “Austin BBQ Tour”
Hiking in Switzerland
A friend of mine recently asked me for hiking recommendations in Switzerland but, for better or worse, I spent most of my time running along the lake rather than hiking up into the mountains when I lived there. Finding myself woefully unable to advise him, I sought out hiking recommendations from my Swiss friends. HereContinue reading “Hiking in Switzerland”
Travel Recommendations for Toscana
A friend recently let me know that she would be traveling to Tuscany and was seeking recommendations both for tourist travel and wine travel. Having lived in Florence and spent much more time since then traveling around bella Toscana, I compiled the following recommendations for her: Firenze Stay away from Florence during the summer! It’sContinue reading “Travel Recommendations for Toscana”