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Many Faces, One Republic

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My departure gate has a familiar buzz to it. An air of bonhomie, bordering on the raucous, and Spanish that’s too fast to follow along or understand. DL 1943 is a locals-only flight, and I’m the lone outsider amongst the diaspora queuing up to board it. I might as well be at 175th street, waiting for an uptown A train! Much like the A, running express between 59th and 125th streets, the flight to Santo Domingo is a blur, and it’s well past everyone’s bedtime by the time I make it to Casa Sánchez.

I awake to that unmistakable tropical feeling. Moisture-laden air, a scorching sun amidst a dazzling blue sky, a colorful courtyard full of fruit-bearing trees, and a hearty desayuno to look forward to.

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2019, and looking ahead

On By bratislavIn Food & Drink, Trains, Travel1 Comment

2019 was an exceptionally good travel year for me. I visited a handful of new destinations. Revisited old haunts. Spent several precious hours, and many a memorable night, riding the rails. Ate some amazing food. Met some incredible individuals. Checked off a few more boxes on my bucket list. And through it all, had a good deal of retrospection too. All told, I circumnavigated the globe almost thrice last year. And that didn’t come cheap. Not to my wallet, by any means, and not to our planet either. So I’ve decided to start the New Year by being a little more responsible. Responsible towards my travels – everything this past year, and anything going forth. Its a drop in the ocean, I’m aware, but a drop nevertheless.BV_Ecert_CO2Offset Continue reading “2019, and looking ahead” →