The idea came to us easily. It was our 30th birthdays, Kelly's on Valentine's Day and mine two days later, and we wanted to drink lots of wine. February in Chicago is also when I start to hit my winter breaking point, so we figured Napa would be perfect and warm. The four of us - Kelly, Mike, me and ...
Culture, Tradition & Lots of Fish in Tokyo, Japan – Part Two
After wishing Ken and Maureen sayonara, we headed out for fun-filled day in Tokyo, eager to explore as much as we could with our few days left. Taking a cue from our Rome trip, we decided to walk everywhere. We left the Hotel Okura in the late morning, first stopping at a quirky coffee shop before ...
Culture, Tradition & Lots of Fish in Tokyo, Japan – Part One
After an incredible few days meeting Young's family in Seoul and eating all of the Korean food, we were ready to delve deeper into Asian culture. I'm not exactly sure how we landed on Tokyo as our add on portion of the Asia trip, as I know the idea of Bali had been thrown out there, but I'm guessing ...
Visiting Seoul for an American-Korean Wedding
Early in 2013, shortly after their American wedding, Pat, Kevin's brother, and his wife Young informed us they would also be heading to Seoul, Korea for a traditional Korean wedding ceremony with her family in May of 2014. While I think Young might have seen this as a familial obligation, the rest ...
History, Beauty & Family in Dingle, Ireland – Part Two
On the third day of our Dingle adventure, we woke up to a bright sun, all signs of the previous day's storms dissipated. We had some coffee and headed into town to meet up with the "adults" and John Joe for the second day of our tour around the Dingle peninsula. Our continuing tour began at Lord ...
