you know how i am, months will go by between posts, and there is no one to blame but me. my lack of travel, motivation and sometimes desire. but is that fair to the places i’ve been to in between the larger trips? i think not, so here we go, a quick post about some of the places i’ve seen in the last couple of months.
Dallas in September, New York in October, Arizona and Seattle in November, Austin in December, LA in January and Las Vegas in February.
all places i had been before, except for Dallas……Austin, San Antonio, Houston yes, but Dallas no. this was a work trip for an event and it was more travel than time in the state. due to flight delays, traffic, more flight delays and runway closures, it wasn’t a great travel experience. i am now very VERY familiar with one section of DFW. i saw no sights, but stayed at the Indigo Hotel, which was funky and fun, plus had an amazing dinner at the Capital Grille. made a lot of new friends on that trip, and i would like the chance to go back and maybe see a sight or two.
New York in October, another work trip, with some friend visits woven in for good measure. this visit i stayed at the TRYP Hotel in Midtown. comfortable, convenient, decent bar and breakfast, but the walls were paper-thin and my neighbors were not quiet. i had the opportunity to go check out our company pop-up in SoHo, the High Line, a fancy-ass Starbucks Reserve and saw the Derren Brown:Secret show. The Clinton’s were in the row in front of us, they too enjoy fun theater! more than one good meal was had at Friedman’s, yum.
Seattle in November, again work….i see a theme here with the smaller in between trips….Seattle, right. oh, actually i was there twice in November once for work and once for Thanksgiving, i knew there was fun in there somewhere! the work trip was technically in Bellevue with a very good dinner at Daniel’s Broiler included. Thanksgiving in Seattle, perfect!
Austin in December for, you guessed it, a work trip. short visit, but still had time to see my family and friends. was able to go to lunch at the Magnolia Cafe, which is an Austin staple and dinner at Threadgill’s, another historic venue…….who doesn’t love a little good ol’ comfort food. oh, and let’s not forget……Taco Deli. thank you Austin for another good time.
January in LA for the MPSE Awards, very fun! I also went back to Dallas, another quick trip, no sights but a very good Thai dinner at a place i can’t remember the name of because i went to another place first and it was closed, then drove around for about 15 minutes until i got to one that was recommended. my final dinner and cocktail outing in Dallas was at Haywire. super cool and delicious.
and last but certainly not least February, LA and Las Vegas. LA again, work trip and super fast just an overnight, that being said i had some delicious empanadas for lunch from the Warner Business Center’s Farmer’s Market . i wish i had one now! i went to Las Vegas twice in February, once for work and the other trip for fun. work was work, but fun included going to see the Gwen Stefani show, and Blake Shelton made a surprise appearance and sang a number with her, it was awesome!
