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The Art of Breakfast on Business Travel
From Dubai to San Jose, the remarkable to the hum-drum.
This week I’ve been thinking about business travel and the solitary, important role that breakfast plays in those days on the road.
Unlike lunch or dinner, which tend to be work-related activities where you are dining with coworkers, clients, or partners, as a business traveler you’re usually on your own for breakfast.
It’s an opportunity to reflect on the trip, explore some aspects of the local cuisine, and mentally prepare for the day ahead. That was my experience during the years I spent traveling extensively for an international non-profit organization.
I stepped back from that job in 2019 to temper my pace of life and focus on my family, and then the world slowed down with COVID-19.
Having now spent most of 2020 in my home, eating way too many bagels and going through an unthinkable amount of eggs, I’ve been thinking back fondly on the business travel breakfasts I’ve enjoyed over the years.
I’ll start with the one that still haunts my dreams: the breakfast buffet at Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai. This overstated luxury hotel has an indoor aquarium and onsite water park but neither of those compares…
