Freelance Lifestyle and Travel Writer
After my trip to Costa Rica last year, I knew that I’d soon visit its northern neighbor. I had heard great things about Nicaragua from one of my guides in Costa Rica, and I started thinking about a visit months before I planned it. One thing that attracted me to Granada, Nicaragua, in particular, was the notion of fewer tourists…
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Belgium has its share of regional classics: waffles, meatballs in rabbit sauce, carbonnade flamande (Flemish beef stew), and the list goes on. I indulged in a selection of local eats when I visited Brussels in 2016, but moules-frites is the one dish that stands out so clearly in my memory. I ate a giant portion of mussels at Le Chou…
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Wanderlust may be contagious. It seems that travel has become essential to living a well-rounded life, and I saw proof when I attended the 2018 NY Times Travel Show last weekend. Thousands of the travel-curious and travel-inspired flocked to the 15th annual trade event at the Javits Center. As a traveler myself, I found the curiosity and inspiration exhilarating. Here’s…
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I was honored when Simona of Sygic Travel asked me to be featured in an interview. I’m always thrilled to chat about travel since I consider it to be one of my passions. I realized my love of travel more than 25 years ago when I jetted off on my very first trip across the pond to London. Fast forward…
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When it comes to titles that shape a chef’s style or inspire a home cook to create their very first meal, books like Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking or Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry Cookbook probably top the list. But neither book fueled my lifelong passion for preparing and indulging in all things edible. Rather, The New…
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It wasn’t until I moved away from the Northeast that I actually appreciated where I grew up. Yes, the winters can be brutally cold and the summers hot and humid, but a distinct culture and character set this region apart from its neighboring Midwest and Southeast. Some say the Northeast possesses a weak cultural identity altogether, but my answer to that…
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