May 2013 Travel Log

Extremely limited travel outside of DC during May: 1 trip 3 airports (DCA, ALB, PHL) 3 flight segments  649 total miles 1 night in a hotel    

April 2013 Travel Log

By the time I hit April and May, baseball season is in full swing (pun intended) so I’ve tried to limit my out-of-DC time during those months. Here’s a recap of my travel during the month of April: 1 trip 3 airports (IAD, NRT, HKG) 4 flight segments  17,189 total miles 1 red-eye 2 nights […]

TSA Puzzle of the Day

Flying out of IAD yesterday I noted that all of the x-ray bins had been numbered. It clearly took work to do this. But when I ask some of the TSA officers no on had an answer.

March 2013 Travel Log

With a mix of business and personal travel during the month, March was a heavy travel month. Here’s a recap of my travel during the month of March: 6 airports (IAD, DEN, ASE, ORD, PVG, PHX) 2 train stations (Lorton, VA and Sanford, FL) 10 flight segments  22,357 total miles 1 red-eye 12 nights in […]

February 2013 Travel Log

I’ve fallen drastically behind in keeping my travel log up-to-date.  February 2013 is long in the books as is March. February was a light month of travel compared to January and March. Here’s a recap of my travel during the month of February: 2 airports (IAD, LAX,) 2 flight segments  4,575 total miles 1 red-eye […]

Cock and Bowl – Occoquan, Virginia

Over the weekend I ate at Cock and Bowl in Occoquan, Virginia. Occoquan is a quaint town of about 1,000 residents. It houses a variety of small, boutique stores, restaurant choices, and a few ice cream shops. While it has carved out an identity as an artists’ community it blends quickly into the suburban landscape. The […]

January 2013 Travel Log

January 2013 is in the books.  Here’s a recap of my travel during the month: 8 airports (IAD, LAS, MUC, HEL, FRA, DCA, DFW, SLC) 10 flight segments 18,774 total miles 1 red-eye 10 nights in a hotel    

Thinking about Travel Writings

I love the idea of travel logs and I’ve always been attracted to well written travel logs. In the late 1990s, after studying in the Middle East, I spend several months in Europe on a long layover back to the U.S. I had my own On the Road moment if you will. During this wander I also […]

Washington, DC Trip Report: W Hotel + Market Lunch at Eastern Market

I’m behind on dozens of trip reports and hoping I can use some of December to get caught up.  In the last few months, I’ve been to Istanbul, Singapore, London, Stockholm, Tokyo, Taipei, Houston, Phoenix, and Minneapolis among other destinations .  I’d planned to write a trip report for each, but have failed to make the time.  In […]