All things home.
I recently stumbled across an infographic from Bon Appetit magazine that chronicled the millennial food obsession. While I’d love to think this was a mere page filler poking fun at the generation under me, it definitely strikes a nerve when it comes to the changing times with food. While I’m sure the “spending 14 times…
The world is flat. Okay, I know its not flat. But it’s small enough for me that the edges corral my own universe into a tidy package. It is a small world for me too. Never mind 24 time zones, 7 continents, or different languages. I often feel like the other side of the globe…
Today I’m going to talk about the concept of a personal blind spot as well as give an omnibus update on what’s going on in my world (and also my plan to eventually get over my hump and start catching up on my travel talk again). For the last month I’ve been working through Baron…
As a foodie, culinary experiences are a huge part of my travel experiences. I often book food tours when I travel and enjoy seeking out different food adventures. I naturally got excited when a friend forwarded this foodie bucket list to me. A quick scan of the list informed me that I’ve already experienced most…
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s the mantra I’m repeating this morning. Repetition isn’t a bad thing. In many ways, its healthy. Or rather, its the basis from which healthy habits are formed. I woke up this morning to an interesting Fast Company article in my inbox this morning that suggested…
It was quarter past dawn… All the Whos, still a-bed, All the Whos, still asnooze When he packed up his sled, Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings! Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit, He rode with his load…
This past holiday weekend was a whirlwind of deja vu… Wandering the canals in Venice and accidentally stumbling into a cicchetti bar and saying yes, “I think I was here before”. Experiencing an international flight cancellation and trying to get back to the US on an overbooked Thanksgiving weekend and saying yes, “I am pretty sure I was…
I think that the new Starbucks Mobile Order feature is the best thing to hit my iPhone this year. Now out of beta testing and available nationwide, this handy features resolves most of my #firstworldproblems when it comes to Starbucks for five reasons. No lines – I may have just gotten back an entire day of my…
“I was in five different states this week.” “I forgot I was driving my own car and kept looking for the beige Toyota in the parking garage.” “I haven’t had anything but condiments in my refrigerator in the past two months.” “I can’t remember what its like to not have jet lag.” All of these…
I often catch myself thinking “wouldn’t it be great if air travel could be more aesthetically pleasing?” Yes, I can escape to lovely first class lounges in places like Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and Doha but it’s not quite the same when I still have to walk through the terminal to pajama clad teenagers dragging dirty…
Sometimes my sole goal in a city is to experience one taste that I’ve craved from a previous visit. On a recent visit to Istanbul, that was balik ekmek. I’d previously tried the famous fish sandwich sold under the Galata Bridge (and in other spots around Istanbul which is where I had my first taste…
Bearded hipsters meet fashion’s finest at a strange new food and culture festival in Paris. Paris by Mouth reports that a new special festival at high-end department store Le Bon Marché is celebrating all of the “best” of the New York borough as curated by their merchandisers in a bizarre Brooklyn meets Paris styling. While…