If Chef’s Table has taught me anything, it’s that great food comes from great ingredients. So, we went straight to the source in Emilia Romagna (“the Breadbasket of Italy”) and visited the producers of the region’s most famous foods: Parmigiano Reggiano, Culatello di Zibello, and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. Parmigiano Reggiano: CiaoLatte The …
Month: October 2017
Since my incredible wife was doing all the driving in Italy, we decided to break up the 4 hour drive from Como to Venice by stopping in Rubano. Why this small town 45 minutes outside Venice? Not much except for one of the world’s best restaurants, Le Calandre.
My Love for SPG My love for the Starwood Preferred Guest program runs deep. I became a diehard SPG fan through my early career as a management consultant. During that time, I picked up some “tricks of the trade,” including some pretty crazy ways to get points, status, and awards:
For our last stop in Europe, we flew from Krakow to Milan for less than $50 per person on Ryanair. We picked up our rental car and drove the 2.5 hours to our hotel, Relais Villa Vittoria, in Laglio, located on Lake Como’s western shore.
Reflections on Auschwitz I didn’t know what to expect at Auschwitz. I didn’t know how I would feel. I didn’t know if we should post about being there. I didn’t know if we should show pictures of the largest mass murder site in human history – a place where 1.1 million died including 1.0 million …
We happened to save the best for last and ended our Nordic tour in Copenhagen, Denmark (thanks for the recs Ariel, Jacob, Jonah, and Emma!). After checking into our Airbnb, we ate breakfast at Grød’s trendy porridge bar and got cappuccinos at Coffee Collective in Torvehallerne. Not just your average supermarket, Torvehallerne is a gourmet …
Paige and I are huge fans of the Chase Ultimate Rewards program and the opportunity to save big on travel. We currently have 3 Chase cards and a key cog in this trifecta is the Chase Freedom card (click our referral link to sign up!). It’s our most underrated card!
Following our misadventures in cruising, we arrived in Helsinki on a rainy day and hopped on City Bikes (backpacks and all), cursing our way to the city center. Helsinki gave us an Eastern European vibe that we did not find in the other Scandinavian cities we visited. We could sense the heavy influence from neighboring …
Our take on the ever popular The Hype We are checking off a lot of bucket list items on this trip – Trolltunga, Osteria Francescana, Kilimanjaro, etc. However, the Viking Line cruise from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland topped my list. Uncle Billy professed his time on the cruise as “the most fun night …
Today is our 2 year wedding anniversary. 11 years ago, no one thought we’d be married. 2 years ago, I never thought we’d quit our jobs and travel around the world. Here’s to not knowing what happens next!