How many times can I possibly write about traveling to SF and LA? The limit does not exist!! I'll admit that these American-focused blog posts are becoming a bit repetitive before we get to fun international locations, but such was the state of post-COVID travel. I remain dedicated to writing about these adventures to commemorate the memories shared with my friends. In this case, I was able to squeeze in a BUNCH of time with friends from both high school and university.
I visited Texas twice in spring 2022. Spring must be the best time of year to visit Texas — the weather was downright idyllic!
While I just spent the past two years in Boston for my MBA at Harvard Business School, I happened to experience it as a "tourist" across the seasons. For continuity, let's start with winter 2022.
For my last pre-pandemic alt-travel experience, I took a quick weekend trip to San Francisco! I didn’t plan for this to be my last alt-travel experience: in fact, I already had trips to Boston and Philly lined up too (iykyk). Little did I know, this would actually be my last trip before COVID locked everything down in North America just one short week later. Thankfully, it was a weekend full of friends in a city I’ve come to feel comfortable visiting.
A great perk in the consulting world is alt travel. While I was working in the Prairies, I took advantage of this perk by staying the weekend in Lake Louise and Banff. I admit, this is a bit of a weird blog post to write since it was so intrinsically tied with Valentine’s and birthday celebrations for my ex. But we carry on!
I'm saying this upfront: we did not have enough time in Jeju. Our "three days" in Jeju was more like one day, since we arrived late on the first night and left early in the morning on the last day. There was a bit of poor planning with this segment of the trip overall: we booked a nice hotel with a pool, only to discover that the pool wasn't open yet for the season. Ah, the perils of shoulder-season travel (still the best considering the beautiful weather and lack of crowds though)!
Witty title credits go to Kim Namjoon of BTS, with the lovely song "Seoul."
A while ago, I got the scintillating opportunity to visit... the Canadian prairies in the wintertime. I don't know why I thought it would be a good idea to fly to Saskatoon and Calgary in -35ºC weather two years in a row, but I did (and lived to tell the tale!).