Tag Archives: Trip Journal

March 29

Around The World in 1 Week: Arriving Frankfurt

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After 11 hours, my coworker – Zoya – and I arrived in Frankfurt. We were a bit bleary eyed and certainly tired. But it was a fantastic journey. I spent most of the flight reading Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” and learning about the Lost Generation. Frankfurt was first mentioned in text in 794. The […]

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March 28

Around The World in 1 Week: Leaving SFO

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Bucket list item #31. Purchase an around the world ticket and fly across time zones from San Francisco to San Francisco. Well I am off on my next work trip which will take me from Europe to Asia back home to the Americas. To be candid, I didn’t intend to complete this bucket list item […]

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December 29

24 Hours in Los Angeles

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Today I took a 24 hour road trip to Los Angeles. It was pretty liberating. My new car, my dog Max, and 12 hours of driving. I grabbed lunch with some friends in Santa Monica and then went back to San Francisco. Road tripping is an American cultural tradition and the I-5 is my favorite ribbon […]

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December 27

How to Piss Off A Swede

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Originally posted on Fresh Off The Plane:
I lived in Sweden for a year while studying abroad and it is one of my favorite places in the world. This is written with love and in jest 🙂 —————- If you have ever pissed off a Swede, then you must be an absolutely insufferable human being.…

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December 13

My Next Adventure, The Rickshaw Run

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The Rickshaw Run is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous things you can do with your travel time. Who is in? I am looking for 3 adventurists to join Kevin Young and I on a race across India. Rickshaw Run is a trek in which 70 teams from around the world complete a 3,500km […]

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November 24

7 Days in Germany: Home in San Francisco

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After seven wonderful days abroad, I have arrived back in San Francisco. How I miss my home town. The city of Emperor Norton, the city that popularized the Irish Coffee, the city of social deviants… how I missed thee. Time to see Max and Zoe, enjoy Starbucks iced coffee the way it should be made, and […]

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November 23

7 DAYS IN GERMANY: LEAVING BERLIN

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Berlin has a hipster element and yes it is decidedly gritty in parts. It is a city where graffiti isn’t vandalism, it is art. It is a city and a people who had embraced the past no matter how bad it was and are running with it headlong into the future. Today I leave the […]

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November 22

7 DAYS IN GERMANY: THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN POTSDAMER PLATZ

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The Christmas Markets (Christkindlmarkt) were a fine way to end the trip. We went by Potsdamer Platz to visit the stalls and drink some warm mulled wine. For those fellow Jewish kids out there, the Christmas Markets are street markets throughout Europe that are held during the four weeks of Advent. Generally held in the […]

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November 19

7 DAYS IN GERMANY: MIDNIGHT CABARET

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There almost is a cliche in seeing cabaret in Berlin. I honestly did not want to go. But Red wanted to go, and therefore I wanted to go. We took a cab across the city and this experience ended up being one of my top ten life experiences. At the CHAMALEON Theater, we saw a […]

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November 17

7 DAYS IN GERMANY: ROOFTOP PARTY AT SOHO HAUS IN EAST BERLIN

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This evening took me to East Berlin. Following a day full of work activities, hosting international press interviews, and attending conference keynote addresses, I went to a private party at the Soho Haus Berlin. My towncar to East Berlin took me past the city’s landmarks. Soho Haus Berlin used to be a former Nazi headquarters. The original building […]

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