Category: Travel

  • It’s 11

    It’s 11:15 (2:15am New York time) and I’m listening to U2’s Still haven’t Found What I’m Looking For playing over the airport speakers as I wait for Julia and Daniel to pick me up. The song seems strangly appropriate. The airport is largely deserted, aside from the 4 cars that just pulled up waiting for…

  • Travel Day 1 – New York to Los Angeles

    Whenever I travel, the first day is filled with thoughts of despair – I hate traveling. Or more to the point, I am not a good traveler when I’m alone. I can rationalize all I want, but this little voice chimes in and says “Are you sure you have the right passport?” or “You flying…

  • Mexico City Hotel – Galeria Plaza Reforma

    I’m not the best when it comes to booking plane flights and hotels. I get all sorts of nervous that I will book the wrong days, or the wrong place, or the wrong country. While some might say this is irrational, also let it be known in the past I have gone to JFK airport,…

  • Off to LA and Mexico

    In a week and a half, I am taking two weeks and exploring LA and Mexico with Julia. I’m pretty excited as I haven’t been on a real vacation in over 2 years (the last time I visited Mexico). My only problem is the feeling that everything at work will melt down and my life…