Freelance New York-Based Lifestyle and Travel Writer
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”–Anthony Bourdain I woke up this morning…
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The national dish of Egypt, Koshari is one of many dishes enjoyed during the holy month of Ramadan. Since I intend to visit the Middle East one day – specifically, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Oman and the United Arab Emirates – it’s essential for me to learn about the culture and customs of the people before I travel to this…
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Special occasions while I was growing up meant a bottle of Manischewitz Concord Grape sat somewhere on my family’s dining table. I was young, probably 10 or 11 years old, when I started sipping the sugary grape juice-like wine at Easter, Christmas, and on birthdays. (Yes, I was raised Catholic.) I’ve always wondered why, with so many other wines in…
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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 Tamarindo and 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 than some…
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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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