The Best Thing I Did In Costa Rica
February 9, 2016
There are few things as magical or wondrous as waking up in one world and making it to an entirely new world in time for dinner.
Read moreLike Eating A Single Potato Chip: What To Do If You Have To Pick Only One Destination
January 6, 2016
One of my least favorite words when it comes to travel planning is neither a noun nor a verb. It is a conjunction.
Or.
Of course, so is my most favorite word.
And.
What can I say? I’m a fan of conjunctions.
Yet sometimes you have to choose. (Do you see what I did there?) Sometimes you can’t visit all of the places and see all of the things and eat all of the food. For times like that, I bring you…
Read moreThe Most Simultaneously Depressing Yet Uplifting End-of-the-Year Blog Post Ever
December 31, 2015
This year sucked. It was just awful. Really, really bad. I’ve been looking forward to the end of 2015 almost since the year began. And now here we are, one sunset away from 2016. To which I say: good riddance, 2015. Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Read moreThe Only Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers You Will Ever Need
December 17, 2015
Yes, folks–I’m just that confident that I’ve created the single Gifts for Travelers list that you need to read this holiday season–or any holiday season. And as an added bonus, it’s not even a slideshow post. You’re welcome, interwebs. (Death to slideshow posts.)
Read moreAn Open Letter to Penelope Trunk: Travel May Be Terrible For Your Career. However…
November 29, 2015
If you can honestly say all of that about this about spending 50+ hours per week in an office, then please tell me where that office is. I’d like to submit my resume.
Read moreBed Bug Control – How To Destroy Them Before They Destroy You
November 4, 2015
The phrase ‘living like a local’ is thrown around a lot in travel writing. But the term is typically reserved for stories of international travel. An American can ‘live like a local’ in, say, Ecuador. But a New Yorker would be unlikely to attempt to ‘live like a local’ in, say, Tulsa–or vice versa; Tulsa residents most definitely do not travel to New York City to live like New Yorkers. They travel to New York City to stand in Times Square while holding a selfie stick.
Read moreA Spoiled Business Traveler Flies Frontier: The True Story of a Fare Sale Flight on a Budget Airline (With Bonus Kittens!)
October 14, 2015
There was fear in my heart as I boarded my first $15 flight. Would there be seats? A lavatory? Wings? An engine???
Read moreThree Days in Kentucky: A Bourbon Education
September 23, 2015
The people who know me well assumed I traveled to Kentucky to drink bourbon. The people who know me well were wrong. I went to Kentucky to learn about Bourbon.
And then drink it.
Read moreNothing to See Here: A South Dakota Road Trip
September 21, 2015
There were countless things to look at while driving through Minnesota and across South Dakota. I saw a lot of sky. So, so much sky.
Read moreA Big Announcement Which Is Only Vaguely Travel-Related
September 17, 2015
This is the story of how a trip to Minnesota and South Dakota changed my life, and a request for all of you to help me make that change.
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