While I love running around and always having something to look forward to (no impending trips makes me very antsy), structure is something I’ve always regarded as a double-edged sword. The thing I like the most about my life/job is […]
NZ: It’s Not You, It’s Me
This is hard to write. So hard in fact, that I’ve been putting it off for a month. It’s like that relationship you know isn’t going anywhere, but drag out solely because it’s easier than having that awkward conversation. Much […]
The Worst Blog Comment I’ve Ever Gotten
While I was in New Zealand something miraculous happened. Okay, not miraculous, but a huge professional achievement. The Huffington Post reached out to me. They liked my writing so much they asked to syndicate it. Literally overnight, my audience grew […]
The Biggest Customer Service F*ckups I’ve Experienced in Travel
Louie CK has a hilarious skit where he compares fliers describing their harrowing journeys akin to surviving the Oregon Trail. From epic delays to lost luggage to missed connections, whoever said, “Enjoy the journey, as much as the destination” clearly […]
Stop Calling Me a Food Critic (I’m Not)
Literally the first thing people ask when they find out I write a food column is if I’m a critic. Or, they skip the asking all together and just assume. Let me clarify once and for all, writing about food […]
Life Lessons from Warren Miller: Meeting a Mogul on his 90th Birthday
There are certain moments in life you wouldn’t in your wildest dreams imagine putting on your bucket list. Celebrating Warren Miller’s 90th birthday with him? That was one of mine. Something I never could’ve seen coming. I don’t get star struck often. Without […]
The Happiness Mindset: Finding Beauty Everywhere
A few people close to me have had depression, which to put it mildly, is depressing to be around. Not intending to belittle a serious psychological condition, I will never understand not being able to see the beauty in everything, […]
20 Things I Accomplished in My 20s…and 30 More for My 30s
With the realization that a huge life milestone has hit turning the #DirtyThirty, I thought it’d be worth taking a minute to reflect on some of the things I accomplished over the last decade and set some new goals for […]
When Working in Travel Sucks
For the most part, I have the dream job, or at least that’s what I’d like you to think from my montage of epic adventure photos and heavily PR spun social media profiles. Let me let you in on a little […]
Whatever Happened to the American Dream?
Having just written this for GoBankingRates, I’ve been thinking a lot about how has the American dream changed lately. And to be honest, I don’t even recognize it anymore. Let me explain… Did you ever hear a song on the radio […]