Day 360: Back to Hanalei Beach
It was another slow morning. We’re all still feeling the jetlag. I started a workout by the pool area but it started to drizzle so I came inside and finished...
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Day 328: A Mediocre Seal “Safari” — Dinner, Drinks and Jazz in the QT Lobby Bar
Repeated our morning program here in Wellington: I worked out in the little gym downstairs, we all got breakfast together and then split up for school — James and I...
Day 316: Brunch with Locals — Rose Festival — Hop on Hop Off Bus — Drinks with Pete and Jeff
Today was a full day! DC friend Philippa Radin connected my mom to some friends in Auckland. We met them for brunch at Rosie in the lovely little neighborhood of...
Day 308: Art Gallery of New South Wales with Lobsy — Afternoon at Balmoral Beach with Ex-Pat Locals
I took a jog in Rose Bay… Funny: I just went back to edit that sentence because I originally wrote, “I took a job in Rose Bay.” Freudian slip. This...
Day 304: Sydney Playground Hopping — Melbourne Cup — Double Bay with Greg Waldorf
Man, it was so nice waking up in this gorgeous apartment overlooking Sydney Harbor. I walked down the street and paid $20 to go to Anytime Fitness. It felt like...
Day 271: Morning Trek for Teddy — Kids Return to Play
We all slept badly last night. Villa Idanna relies on fans and screen windows and mosquito nets at night, which ideally provides an outdoorsy, breezy tropical paradise sleeping situation. The...
Day 244: Personal Grooming Day 2 — National Gallery with The Tan Family — Dinner with Wolfy, Wei Hwa and Phil Swisher
Margaret left for a haircut appointment around 8:30am. I took the kids to the (unfortunately meager) breakfast buffet here at the Treetops. We then we caught a Grab car to...
Day 161: Goodbye Corsica – Hello Vence and Chateau Saint-Martin
Our original itinerary had us spending this weekend in northern Corsica, then flying to Berlin to check into an Airbnb this Monday 6/17. But there were no convenient flights from...
Day 151: St. Cibard to Disneyland Paris — A Train Platform Incident — The Hotel Cheyenne
It rained all night last night. We kept the window open so it was cool and cozy in our room at the Thienpont chateau. There has been a consistent theme...
Day 150: James’s 5th Birthday! — Wine Tasting at Tertre Roteboeuf — Quick Tour of Saint Emilion — Concert at Chateau Soutard
James turned five years old today here in St. Cibard outside Bordeaux. He slept in like a teenager, waking 9:30am after a late night with the Thienpont kids last night....