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Culture, Travel

Southbank to St. Paul’s: three days in London

The last time we visited London was in September 2007. September is a great time to visit, as the temps are usually mild but still warm, and with little rain. We chose London for that year’s vacation for a few reasons. First, neither of us could take much time off, really just a couple of days, so a long weekend was the most we could … Continue reading Southbank to St. Paul’s: three days in London

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Travel

Decisions, decisions: mapping out our India itinerary

By far the most difficult part (at least so far) of planning our India trip is actually choosing where to go once we get there. A country as large as India, with as many culturally and historically significant cities, regions, and sights as she has, makes for lots and lots of discussion, research, and ultimately, compromise. If someone from another country was planning their very … Continue reading Decisions, decisions: mapping out our India itinerary

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Culture, Travel

From the Rose City to the Pink City

Since we started planning our trip to India later this year, our thoughts have turned frequently to our visit to Morocco in 2009. Prior to that trip we had only been to western Europe. As foreign as Paris can seem when trying to order lunch from a stoic French waiter, it’s nothing compared to getting off the plane on the tarmac at Marrakech Menara airport … Continue reading From the Rose City to the Pink City

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Recipes

Baked egg, spinach & black bean tostadas

One of the nice things–among many–about working from home occasionally is being able to cook yourself a proper breakfast or lunch, and take your time eating, like a civilized person, rather than scarfing down something on the way to a meeting. Unfortunately, if you haven’t planned well, you might wake up on a “WFH” day to realize that you’re out of many things, because you … Continue reading Baked egg, spinach & black bean tostadas

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Travel

All’s fair when booking airfare: tips for finding the best flight

When we first started traveling, online tools were nowhere near as advanced as they are now. In our early days we used Priceline a few times, which was great for saving money–we used the “name your price” feature–but not so great for controlling the times of the flights. We once ended up with a 7-hour layover in Milan, and a 4AM departure from Venice. Never … Continue reading All’s fair when booking airfare: tips for finding the best flight

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Recipes

Quick blueberry scones for two

My absolute favorite scone recipe is this bacon asiago scallion one, which produces a scone I could truly eat all day, every day. However, there are times something lighter is called for, particularly when you just discovered a small zipper bag of last summer’s blueberries sitting in your freezer. Fruit scones can be lovely, but I have two problems with most recipes I come across: … Continue reading Quick blueberry scones for two

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Restaurants

Boston Restaurant Week: Russell House Tavern

Here in Boston, Restaurant Week comes twice a year: March and August. If you’ve never heard of it, Restaurant Week is actually a two-week span when many restaurants offer a special, three course, prix fixe dinner. It tends to be mostly high-end restaurants, and in theory the prix fixe price ($38, this year) is supposed to encourage diners to try a restaurant they might not … Continue reading Boston Restaurant Week: Russell House Tavern

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Random Thoughts

Tujague’s: end of an institution?

Rumors online are indicating that Tujague’s, that venerable restaurant and bar in the French Quarter, may be closing soon. Though Rob and I have only had drinks on several occasions at the unique, stand-up bar, we will be very sad if the rumors are true. Tujaque’s represents a beautiful part of New Orleans, the gentility of a (perhaps, sadly) bygone era. Opened in 1856, the … Continue reading Tujague’s: end of an institution?

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Travel

Why should travel agents have all the fun?

I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list. —Susan Sontag People sometimes ask why we do all of our travel planning–from flights, to hotels, to restaurants, to activities–ourselves, rather than book a package or use a travel agent. Why go to all the bother? Since we started traveling together in 1998–our first year of marriage–we realized we needed to figure out how to take … Continue reading Why should travel agents have all the fun?

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