“Cuba libre”
For my 40th birthday present, Sophie surprised me with a 9 day trip to Cuba.
Cuba is the 90th country I have visited, and easily my favorite trip.
Cuban’s are friendly, and I appreciate that socialism has dulled their enthusiasm …
“I’m gonna punch you in the face…”
I am in Cuba for the next 8 days…
Sophie and I flew from Dubai to Paris, enjoyed Paris for 36 hours and then took an 11 hour flight from Paris to Havana.
On long flights, I often kill time …
experiencing our dreams…
5 years ago, (with the support of our wives) Jason and I decided to take our FND ritual to a new level, and we started the FND trip.
The FND trip is where we dedicate one week to enjoying food, …
don’t just sit back waiting for your life to happen…
Today I spoke on the phone with a journalist in Dubai about how the idea to do 7 ironman in 7 day challenge came about — it was over a “friday night dinner” in Portofino, Italy with Jason Gorud…
He …
God bless Michael Vick and 2nd chances
Recently, I was having lunch alone at one of my favorite cafes in Paris, “cafe de flore.”
Unfortunately, my table was very close to another table where two couples, both american one from Alabama and the other Texan sat.
I …
why do we set goals?
I have been in Paris and Monaco for the past week and have not had time to do a blog for a few days. I am flying back to Dubai this afternoon, but I first wanted to do a quick …
ode to the FND: Beijing
“ ode to the FND…” The Friday Night dinner club …. is something that I already wrote about — a dinner I have with my old boss, Jason Gorud who is my closest friend, once every 6 weeks or so …