A friend recently asked me how I decide where to go when I travel. Not only was it a fabulous question, but it seems to be the center of conversations in this new year, with articles like this one from the NY Times simultaneously inspiring and encouraging people to get out there and cross destinations off their bucket list.
I started thinking about my own travel habits and came up with a few criteria that I use when evaluating potential destinations...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Another year gone, full of exciting destinations, tasty food, and growing experiences. Here's the roundup for the year...
Read MoreLast Sunday, December 20th, I had the pleasure of attending the 3rd Annual All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feast at the SOMA StrEat Food Park. Despite the horridly rainy and cold weather, my friend and I got our butts down to SOMA and boy, am I glad we did!
The feast was from 12-3pm and we were shocked to see a line when we arrived at 11:45am. Luckily, checking in was a smooth process and the line moved quickly. We each received a plate piled high with garlic noodles, kale salad, and most importantly, CRAB. Crab legs, to be clear, not whole crabs, and crabs sourced from Alaska and Canada because well, California. We grabbed our plates and found two open seats at a table "inside", where we found buckets for shells and many happy people tearing through their crab.
Read MoreRalph Waldo Emerson is attributed with saying "Life is a journey, not a destination". It's a familiar quote that we've all heard in many forms - life is a marathon, not a sprint; stop and smell the roses; the journey is the reward. But when it comes to travel, the journey seems to be the worst part. It's the part we rush through, the part we consider insufferable, the part we just can't wait to finish so we can be there already and enjoy our destination. But what happened to the days of glitzy travel? How do we recreate those iconic images of PanAm flight attendants and hope that every child dreams of one day flying a plane? How can we bring back men traveling in their finest suits and the act of enjoying a cocktail at 35,000 feet? In short, how do we make a return to glamorous goings?
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