One of my favorite questions I'm asked after returning from a new place is, "What was your favorite dish?" I can think of probably 10 different answers but to make things easier, I've condensed it to a food answer and a drink answer (although no one asked about drinks)...

Do you ever wander through a city on a weekend away and end up with pockets full of cardboard coasters, business cards and receipts? Me too. I collect every bit and take tons of photos; all my meals (and probably yours too), that wallpaper, the sign on that building,...

Three months came and went like a dream. And just like when I have a dream, I am left trying to describe it. No matter how captivating it was in the moment, or how vividly you experienced it, no one wants to hear you try to explain your dream. You try to recall just ho...

Laguna Colorada, a lake that is home to bioluminescent algae, shines red when the light hits it just right. We ended here on the first day of our tour through the Atacama desert on our way to the Salt Flats of Uyuni. Watching the sunlight slink down the side of a mount...

Each day of the W trek in Torres del Paine National Park came with fresh challenges for us inexperienced hikers. We hiked 17 miles, the next day added a big pack and steady rain, day 3 we adjusted then the last day we decided to add the element of hiking in the dark.

We...

Day 2 of a 4 night, 5 day trek through Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia, I was in over my head. After hiking 17 miles that day to Grey Glacier, I had developed a cold and a swollen ankle. Returning to camp was no such relief as we learned of an impen...

One of my favorite holiday market memories was in Florence, Italy when I was studying abroad. For the few weeks it was set up, me and my friends made a habit of meeting after class for a cup of mulled wine while shopping for holiday gifts. Markets are a compilation of...

 This weekend was my dear friend Rose's birthday! She keeps her apartment stocked with thriving houseplants and the latest health foods;  nutritional yeast, maca powder and coconut flour are just a few staples. Another must have? Chia seeds. 

I've never m...

What are the perks of cold, New England weather? Simmering pots of comfort food and sitting by the fire are two big ones for me. Here's a newly commissioned chili recipe complete with the authors signature. I let myself be loose with the lettering of the title as the o...

As I sit here in Connecticut, among mounds of snow, I sip cinnamon tea and remember the feeling of driving down a bumpy road in the back of a pickup truck. The sun dried off my river washed skin as my friends swayed on the roof of the car, smiling and taking photos. We...