This past summer, I was able to travel up to New York City to visit my girlfriend. She was spending the summer in the Upper East Side doing research at Mt. Sinai along with being a camp counselor. I have always been interested in big cities and New York is certainly one of my favorites, but going to visit her was a completely unique experience and one that I really enjoyed. Fortunately, I was able to take a couple days off of work to be able to visit. When I arrived late Wedn

This past spring break, my girlfriend and I headed to Bávaro Beach in Punta Cana to stay at the Barceló Bávaro Palace, an expansive all-inclusive resort that promised—and delivered—the ultimate tropical recharge. We touched down on Monday and pulled up to the resort around 1:00 PM. The wait was extensive as it was peak Spring Break, but the check-in process itself was seamless. The real highlight was opening the door to our room. We were greeted by a spacious suite that opene

This past Christmas Break, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the cities of Porto and Lisbon in Portugal with my family. We left just after Christmas and stayed until early January. Traveling with my family can be notoriously difficult--mostly due to sibling disagreements--but this trip was amazing. We started off in Porto, checking into Hotel Pestana Vintage which is within 20 yards of the Rio Douro and features a very old wall from a Portuguese Fort that happened to