In flight: Seventeen hours is a LOOOONG time in the air
Los Angeles to Bangkok – non-stop on Thai Airways – seemed like a good idea at the time.Yes, the flight is blocked at just over...
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Good eats at the Sea Breeze, Neil’s Harbor, Nova Scotia
Our journey through the Canadian Maritime provinces was yet another in the long list of trips where I truly wish I could eat more. The...
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In flight: Narita to Newark in Continental BusinessFirst
Every time I board a long-haul flight with a ticket for a premium cabin seat my expectations are high. When it is a flight in...
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In flight: New York to Tokyo and progressively smaller seats
Tokyo for the weekend seemed like a good idea. Actually, it still does seem like a good idea and I’m considering booking more similar trips,...
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Checking In: Rodd Park House Inn, Moncton, Canada
Passing through Moncton for a few hours and looking for a place to stay? We were, too. Thanks to the folks at hotels.com (I love...
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Checking In: Mabou River Inn, Mabou, Nova Scotia
Booking a hotel in a town of only 1,300 residents can be a challenge. Even in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada, where the economy is heavily...
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Dining under the train tracks: Tokyo’s Yakitori Alley
Tucked away under the tracks of Japan's famed Shinkansen in central Tokyo is a dining experience that is hard to beat: Yakitori Alley. Pull up...
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Checking in: My pod at the Hotel Nihonbashi Villa
Two years ago on my visit to Japan I slept in a plywood box. It was a crude approximation of the somewhat famous "pod" hotels...
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There is no such thing as Malpeque oysters
Of everything we learned about seafood on our trip through the Canadian Maritimes this was the most startling. Sure, we also learned that it was,...
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Checking in: Dream Hotel Downtown, NYC (Review)
The road to the opening of the Dream Hotel Downtown in New York City‘s Chelsea neighborhood was a long and expensive one. The project took...