Last summer I had the pleasure of attending a few days of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, which I added onto a weekend trip to Richmond, VA. I can't recommend the DC Open enough for any tennis fans who live on the east coast. It's a fun and affordable way to see tennis from top... Continue Reading →
2024 for me has been the year of the bleisure trip - I've been fortunate enough to take several business trips this year, and being tight on money now that those student loan payments have kicked back in post-pandemic (*sigh*), I've used my opportunities this year to add on vacation days to my business trips.... Continue Reading →
I grew up going on day trips to Baltimore, Maryland all the time for the aquarium, but had never visited the Maryland state capitol of Annapolis, located a bit further south along the Chesapeake Bay. Aside from being the state capitol, Annapolis is next best known for being the home of the United States Naval... Continue Reading →
Last July, I had my sights set on attending the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, DC, and since I was already headed south from Philly, decided to add on some extra days to explore another city that I had never been to: Richmond, the capitol of Virginia. It had been on my list for... Continue Reading →
The Danube River region has a long history of brewing beer, and given their proximity to Czechia, which holds the record for per capita beer consumption, beer is a big part of the culture in the countries of Slovakia and Hungary. I visited the capital cities of Bratislava and Budapest, and tried a few regional... Continue Reading →
Austria doesn't receive a lot of attention in the beer scene, often being overshadowed by the renowned brews of neighboring Germany and Czechia. But Austria does have its own robust collection of both historic breweries and newer, smaller craft breweries, and is just behind Czechia at the top of the list for per capita beer... Continue Reading →
It should come as no surprise that the city of Prague is an incredible destination for beer, being that the country of Czechia leads the world in per capita beer consumption. A year before I visited Czechia, I had done a trip to Belgium, and thought that nothing could top how much I was in... Continue Reading →
The Erste Bank Vienna Open is Austria's largest tennis event, an indoor hard court ATP 500 tournament that takes place every year in late October and draws some of the ATP's top players. Since its founding in 1974, it's been held in Wiener Stadhalle in the 15th district of Vienna, just west of the Innere Stadt.
As the one-time heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the cuisine of Vienna has been greatly influenced by the surrounding Central European nations. Dishes heavy on meat are popular in Viennese cuisine, such as Wiener Schnitzel and Tafelspitz, and the Viennese certainly value their sweets and coffee, with coffee shops and cafes being popular spots to... Continue Reading →
Hungarian cuisine is known to be some of the spiciest food in Europe, in large part due to the extensive use of spices, especially paprika, throughout many dishes. The paprika spice, made from crushed peppers, was first introduced to Hungarian cooking in the early 19th century and has since become a staple in the cuisine,... Continue Reading →
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