What’s to Love About Nashville
My sisters and I crouched into an Uber to head to the 12South neighborhood of Nashville. A few minutes in, the driver asked a question that had clearly been on his mind: “So, are you part of a bachelorette party?”…
My sisters and I crouched into an Uber to head to the 12South neighborhood of Nashville. A few minutes in, the driver asked a question that had clearly been on his mind: “So, are you part of a bachelorette party?”…
My previous post shared a brief analysis of takeaways from my first solo trip; namely, my surprise at finding myself in the company of others most of the time. As I traveled home from Sri Lanka, after keeping a near-daily…
A year ago today, I set off on an 18-hour journey to Sri Lanka. I was traveling not only to the other side of the world, but to a new country that I knew next to nothing about. And I…
It’s about time I dedicated a post to my favorite restaurant ever. I’m not normally one to pick favorites, but Rolf and Daughters (R&D to locals) delivers time after time after time. Located in the Germantown neighborhood of Nashville, not far…
If you’re familiar with Newport, Rhode Island, you probably think of its famous collection of summer “cottages” where America’s wealthiest families spent their summers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Newport mansions are more palatial than most…
This weekend I embarked my first mileage run, something I thought I would never do. Many of you may be unfamiliar with what a mileage run is. I certainly was before I stumbled upon The Points Guy’s website. Frequent fliers…
Let’s talk about Mexico for a minute. In the United States, our neighbor to the south has become our favorite punching bag. Its shining and cosmopolitan capital, Mexico City, tends to get wrapped up in the generalizations. In the U.S.,…
It isn’t often that I’ll write about a time-bound exhibit or event. But Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors deserves a write-up. The much-hyped and über-Instagrammable exhibition, organized by Mika Yoshitake, curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC,…
Washington, DC is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S., but for savvy travelers, it can be a very affordable place to visit if you’re willing to sacrifice luxury and proximity to the city center. In fact,…
I discovered pretty early in my career that I wanted to travel for work. I had just graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, having completed a four-month study abroad in Spain, and I still had the travel itch. I loved my new…