Apologies for the delayed notice, but I’m in the process of moving, and posting has been difficult. But every trip means more material!

Next week, things should get closer to normal.

A teaser: Look forward to a report from my first stay at a Hyatt Place (the selectively-renovated, newly-rebranded, and otherwise unrecognizable second life of Amerisuites). Also: stories of how my wife and I ended up playing hotel housekeeper at 4:15 a.m., putting sheets on the bed in a room we had finally checked into. Good times!

In the interim, mega-thanks to guest poster Tyler Colman, a.k.a. Dr. Vino, for his live-from-France posts!