Category: Travels
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72 Hours in Brooklyn
SMS and I had an extended weekend in NYC! It was fantastic! We arrived into EWR very late on Friday and took a ride share over to Brooklyn. We stayed at an Aloft that was on the edge of the DUMBO district. The hotel had a few mixed reviews, mainly regarding the paper thin walls […]
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10 Tips for Traveling in Japan
1. Japan Rail Pass: This is a huge cost savings if you’re planning on traveling by train which, in the land of the Shinkansen, I hope you are! You have to obtain your voucher outside of the country and then exchange it for the pass at any JR customer service counter. A lot of people […]
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Sisters in Japan, Day 3: Osaka
Today was an exciting day because it was the first Shinkansen ride for the entire M-R clan! We left about 9 o’clock after that lil’ diva LR took for-ever to get ready. Seriously, good thing he was the last to shower because there would have been no hot water for the rest of us. Haha. […]
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5 Days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
So, this Christmas brought a travel first for me. I went to Mexico! Yes, it’s almost strange to admit I’ve never been since I was in San Diego for so long but it’s a fact. Of course, when I went to Otay Mesa during my Kaiser residency days, I was almost in Mexico. Early in […]
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Scandinavian Summer, Day 12: Gällnö
While planning the vacation part of the Sweden trip, multiple blogs and articles spoke of how a visit to an archipelago island was almost a non-negotiable part of a trip to Sweden. This is true of both the East and West Coast archipelagos near Gothenburg and Stockholm, respectively but there seemed to be a greater […]
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Scandinavian Summer, Days 11: Stockholm Part 2
After the conference, I headed into Stockholm. Once I got to the city, I headed to the hotel which was on a boat! Yes, after a less-than-stellar AirBnB earlier in the trip and seeing the boat from an amazing lunch at Oaxen, I had booked a two night stay at the Prince van Orangiën. It is […]
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Scandinavian Summer, Days 8-11: Uppsala
Uppsala is a beautiful university town about an hour north of Stockholm. The whole reason that the Scandinavian Summer trip occurred is that I had a poster accepted to an international medical conference. Since I was traveling, I thought I’d add some vacation time. I didn’t think SMS would come because of his lack of […]
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Scandinavian Summer Days 8: Stockholm morning
After walking with SMS to the train station to take the Arlanda Express out to the airport, I went for a run Stockholm until it was time to head to the afternoon conference session in Uppsala. I set out to for Tantolunden, an allotment park of small red cabins and gardens. Nearby, there is a lake […]
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Scandinavian Summer, Day 7: Stockholm
It was our last full day together so what better way to have couple-bonding time than borrowing a tandem bike from the hotel? Well, actually, there are probably lots of better ideas since it can be a stressful experience but SMS and I did pretty well! There were a few initial wobbles but then we […]
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Scandinavian Summer, Day 6: Gothenburg to Stockholm
Although I loved Gothenburg, we woke up and it was time to move on. This trip, I booked two nights in each of the cities plus one night in Hven. I would have been happy staying on the West Coast of Sweden but I had FOMO if I shortened our time in Stockholm. I admit, […]
Portmanteau Suitcase 