NYE in NYC 2014

December 2014/January 2015

Stay
Hyatt Union Square
In a great spot and not as small a room as I expected

 

 Eat

Friend of a Farmer

Luke Lobster

City Bakery
Know for the hot chocolate and the pretzel croissants, stick to the hot chocolate

Jazz Standard
Southern BBQ and Jazz

Criff Dogs

Barney Greengrass

Red Rooster Harlem

Coffee Shop

Do
Time Square

Rockefella Plaza

UN Tour

NYE on the Brooklyn Bridge

Coney Island NYD Polar Bear Swim
I was happy to watch people tick this one off their bucket list

Highline

For many more things to do in NYC, check out my older posts here

Christmas in Prague, Czech Republic

December 2014

Stay
Unitas Hotel
This hotel has had many purposes over the years, and the included breakfast was a great way to start the day

Eat
U tru ruzi
One of the best meals I had all trip, just off the Charles Bridge in the Old Town

Francouzska Restaurant for Christmas Eve dinner
A fine dining experience

Trdelnik

Do
Jewish Quarter

Prague Castle

Charles Bridge

Old Town

Ballet at State Opera

Christmas Markets

Funicular

Berlin, Germany

December 2014

Stay
Das Stue
A bit out of the way in the Tindergarden area Das Stue was a luxury hotel, which was originally built in the 1930s in the diplomatic quarter.

Eat
Coffee at Bonanza

Curryworst at Curry36

Pork Nuckle

Do
East Side Gallery

 Reichtang Building

Brandenburger Gate

Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe

Museum Island

Checkpoint Charlie

Topography of Terror

Christmas Markets (AlaxanderPlatz)

4Fourteen, Sydney, Australia

December 2014

This is a very delayed blog post, but I visited 4Fourteen the week before flying out for my Round the World trip, which also happened to be the week before Christmas. Life's gotten in the way, but it was definitely an experience and place I wanted to mention, hence why nearly 5 months later you're hearing about it.

Lychee Mocktail

Kingfish, citrus, cucumber, gin and tonic ice $22

Pork Belly
Pumpkin, Charred Onions, Prosciutto $34 

The Domain, Sydney, Australia

August 2014

Located on the eastern edge of the Sydney CBD, The Domain is a open space of 34 hectares located near the Botanical Gardens.

The Domain is often used for outdoor concerts, weddings and social gatherings and a nice spot for taking some time out of the city.

Round the World - Seven countries in four weeks

December 2014/January 2015

I've been a bit slack in my posting over the past few months, but hoping that as I sort through my photos from my latest trip it will give me the motivation to start it up again.

Berlin

Prague

NYC

 Vancouver

Tokyo

KL

Taj Mahal

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

July 2014

A work trip in July took me to the town of Toowoomba, located 1.5 hour drive from Brisbane. 

Like most regional towns in Queensland, Toowoomba has its own Botanical Gardens (Queens Park Gardens), which makes for a nice location to run/walk.

The clubs of Australian towns have interesting stories and histories and the Toowoomba Bowling Club, founded in 1900, it is the fourth oldest bowls club in Queensland.