So there’s something about Shake Shack in New York that makes people silly–makes them pay ten bucks for a fast-food burger plus fries, makes them break diets and makes them say crazy things like, “Shake Shack is way better than In-N-Out.”
I was back in California recently for an actual visit instead of a wedding-based blur and I actually got a chance to enjoy old habits, namely In n’ Out (more on that later), sunsets and funny little palm trees. They look a little like they got shaved at the bottom but it wouldn’t be Los Angeles without them.
Here’s a jewelry round-up I wrote for Mariner magazine highlighting unique pieces you can find in some of Holland America’s ports. See the full page PDF here
I’m really into good travel products. So much so that I write packing guides based on the gear I love the most. Here’s the latest one I wrote for Mariner magazine, Holland America Cruise’ Line’s private print publication. It’s my first piece in a glossy travel mag and I’m excited!
It was 50 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his ‘I Have a Dream‘ speech at the momentous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In some ways, we’ve come a long way: We have a cool Black president, minorities hold top positions and…
This is a magical tree. It grows in the middle of the Bahraini desert near Jebel Dukhan all by its lonesome with no known water source. Naturally, tourists flock to see this Tree of Life, some tagging the 400-year-old wonder with love notes (but now there’s a guard of sorts patrolling to prevent further damage).
Today is National Roller Coaster Day. In honor of this weirdly random “holiday,” this week’s postcard is from the dreaded Coney Island Cyclone, the wooden coaster that may just have convinced me to never ride another roller coaster in my life. Maybe.
When I realized there was still a good 40 seconds of adrenaline-wrought torture left, I wondered if there was any way to stop the Coney Island Cyclone, to just hop out. I was done, but it wasn’t.
Every Friday from now on, I’ll be posting a photo from my travels, a postcard of sorts. This week’s postcard is from Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador a stunning crater lake so high in altitude that when you breathe, it feels like you’re inhaling through a tiny cocktail straw–
Let’s be real–if you’re not flying in an upper class aircraft cabin, the options for sustenance are under par. Flavorless chicken slabs, runny green beans and a rocky roll of cold bread that’s only good for pelting at a disorderly child. Economy class gets no love.