Freelance New York-Based Lifestyle and Travel Writer
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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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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