vacation
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jay Eskenazi. He lives in Los Angeles and worked in user experience for 19 years. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m in Paris, and I’m going to Barcelona tomorrow. The trip is three weeks.I came here for the first time…
When I was a child, the Jersey Shore was my magical place. My great-grandmother, her siblings, and a few other relatives lived there in a high-rise apartment building, so every summer we’d visit for a week. Looking out from the balcony, I believed the ocean went on forever. On the…
Sun’s out, laptops out.Summer is the season of endless out-of-office messages, as workers cash in on their paid time off. But is the same true for those locked in the AI race?Miles Brundage, OpenAI’s former head of policy research, theorized on X that some AI labs may be more keen…
I remember my last drink clearly.It was New Year’s Eve, just over two and a half years ago. My family was on vacation in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, and we were on the beach in the middle of the afternoon. My daughter was 9, my son was 7, and…
Ray Dalio is having a European vacation for the ages, featuring two very different kinds of spectacle: a 4 a.m. birthday party at the world’s best nightclub and a solar eclipse.Days after celebrating his 77th birthday at UNVRS, the “hyperclub” on the Spanish island of Ibiza, the billionaire investor shared…
Positano, Italy, is known for its colorful, picturesque buildings nestled into the cliffs.This charming village boasts stunning architecture, quaint boutiques, vibrant pottery, fresh seafood, and wine tastings in unique places like converted caves.Experiencing all of this — and more — is exactly why I chose Positano as the home base…
