This time last year, and yes it's taken all year to get a post out, I took my first trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. I'd heard great things about the city, especially from foodies, but until then had never made it. When I got invited by Montelobos, a mezcal company, on the heels of Dia de los Muertos, it was … [Read more...] about A Spooky Season Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico
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What to See on a Vermont Road Trip
This past year, I visited a new-to-me state: Vermont. It wasn't exactly the most popular time to go, March, often referred to as mud season for the period when the ski slopes turn to mush. The shops are open "by chance," so you never know what you're going to get. But it's also maple season when … [Read more...] about What to See on a Vermont Road Trip
Spending a Week in the British Virgin Islands
If you've followed this site with any regularity over the past decade, you'll know that I'm happiest on the water. There was the week on a boat in Croatia and another in Turkey. And, of course, there are the dozens of trips to beachy locales and my time living in Sydney. Sailing in the British … [Read more...] about Spending a Week in the British Virgin Islands
10 Lessons from a Month in South Africa
South Africa had been on my radar for as long as I can remember. I have a memory of going with my dad to pick up my grandparents from their trip there. They had brought us t-shirts from Kruger National Park. It was only fueled when I met South Africans on my travels, especially in Australia. So I … [Read more...] about 10 Lessons from a Month in South Africa
A First Timer’s Guide to Greater Palm Springs
If you've heard anything about Palm Springs, it's probably when a celebrity or wealthy Angeleno talks about going to their desert house. And it's true that everyone from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Mary Pickford to Bob Hope has lived here, not to mention some of the Real Housewives and former … [Read more...] about A First Timer’s Guide to Greater Palm Springs