So much to share from this trip, you guys—and my God it was the trip of a lifetime. But let's just start here. I never got around to taking a photo of it, but all over St Barth and St Maarten there was this same stenciled blue graffiti. It said "Toi la! Je t'aime." "Hey, you! I love ... View Post
Pray(ed) for peace.
[Above: Ephesus, the ruins of the library. This place left more of a mark on me than any other place I've ever been.] Psst: song embedded below. Get on that smooth listenin'. I've always looked back on the short time I spent in Turkey as a total game-changer for me. I fell in love with the ... View Post
Sweet tea at Mirabelle Café in Savannah, GA.
It hit the spot. That's really all I have to say about that. Check out Mirabelle Cafe & Suites in Savannah—it's a VRBO you can rent with a sweet little cafe downstairs. I just popped in to cool myself off from the inside out, and it worked like a charm. Also, ask for a ... View Post
Beers at Two Sisters Bar + Books in San Francisco.
I've always gotten the best feel for a place by sitting at a bar and ordering a beer. Whether I'm alone or with a group, nothing—really, nothing—sticks firmer in my mind or lets me hop on the plane back home feeling like I experienced what I was there to experience. From a wine cave by the Canal du ... View Post
3 days by the Bay.
There was a satirical New Yorker cartoon framed and hung in our home before it got taken down and packed, the hole it left neatly patched and painted over. I'd almost forgotten about it until the other day when I noticed a bare section of wall where it used to live. The caption, under a sketch of ... View Post




