US & Canada
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In-and-Out: Vermont
More Details: In-and-Out: VermontAs part of my “In-and-Out” series (where I write about very short visits to places due to business trips), I am going to share about my visit to my 40th state. This week, I got an opportunity to visit one of my employer’s offices in Burlington, Vermont, a state I had never set foot on…
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Hike to an Inn in North Georgia
More Details: Hike to an Inn in North GeorgiaIf you are a casual reader of this blog, you will know that I enjoy hiking near and far from my home. One of the “near” hikes on my list to check out was the hike to the Hike Inn in north Georgia. The Hike Inn can only be accessed by hiking to it hence…
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Great Drive Series – 17-Mile Drive in California
More Details: Great Drive Series – 17-Mile Drive in CaliforniaI have been to San Francisco once or twice for very short visits but have not gone further south than the airport – on this trip I would get to do the 17-mile drive near Monterey and see famous Pebble Beach. I coupled a short business trip to San Fran with a visit to friends…
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Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
More Details: Volunteering at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsI shared earlier, as a lead-in to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics, how I was involved as a college student in the efforts to win the rights to host the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Once again, though not exactly a travel topic, I use my blog to share my…
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In-and-Out: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO
More Details: In-and-Out: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, COI headed to Denver to see friends and as luck would have it, an afternoon in Estes Park was in the books for me. I would have about 3 hours to spend in Estes Park so I checked TripAdvisor for some quick ideas on what to see while there. I had driven through Estes Park…
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My Grain of Salt in Atlanta Winning the 1996 Olympics
More Details: My Grain of Salt in Atlanta Winning the 1996 OlympicsMy blog is about travel and this post may seem a bit off-topic but I hope you will indulge me because it is the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympics and because my fascination with travel is related to all these places on Earth we call countries – which, in turn, get together every few…
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Chattahoochee River Hikes: Vickery Creek Trail in Roswell
More Details: Chattahoochee River Hikes: Vickery Creek Trail in RoswellRight by old town Roswell, a few miles outside of Atlanta‘s “perimeter” (an interstate highway that rings the city), is the Vickery Creek Trail. There are about 7 miles worth of trails in this pocket of nature in the middle of Roswell. A portion of the trails are near the creek (also named Big Creek)…
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In-and-Out: Superior, Wisconsin
More Details: In-and-Out: Superior, WisconsinOn a business trip last year to a place north of Duluth, Minnesota, we arrived late at night so we stayed in Duluth and then we would head north to our destination. Not much time to do much before heading north was a bummer because every place has a story and Duluth is no different…
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How Can You See Atlanta’s Carpet of Green? Pine Mountain!
More Details: How Can You See Atlanta’s Carpet of Green? Pine Mountain!Atlanta is known for its crazy traffic and challenging airport. But it is also known for the carpet of green that covers the city far and wide. A week ago (or so), I was looking for a new hike not too far from the city and new to me. Thankfully, we are not lacking for…
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In-and-Out: Brunswick in Coastal Georgia
More Details: In-and-Out: Brunswick in Coastal GeorgiaWhile many of my travels allow me to spend time in a city or country for a long enough time, sometimes that is not the case. And that is usually when I go on business trips. It has been quite common for me to travel for long periods of time with work but, especially in…
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The Carmel Mission: Quiet and Beautiful
More Details: The Carmel Mission: Quiet and BeautifulDuring a recent business trip to San Francisco, I made a visit of a few days to friends who live near Campbell, CA. I took the Caltrain down to San Jose – an easy and relatively cheap (at around $9 one-way) way to get out of San Fran towards Silicon Valley. While their kids went…
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Views of San Francisco from My Hotel
More Details: Views of San Francisco from My HotelOn my trip to San Francisco this week, I picked the Marriott Marquis on 4th and Mission as my hotel while I attended a conference in the city. It seemed well situated and nice, at least on the website photos. I did not miss with this property and you can read my review in TripAdvisor…