Denver, Your Dining Sucks. Sincerely, a Real Foodie

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I'll let you in on a little secret. While I write for one of the biggest food publications in the Mile High, very little about the restaurants in Colorado impress me. I regard almost everything about my move to Denver as a life upgrade,…

Five Things They Don’t Tell You About Hiking Machu Picchu (or the Inca Trail)

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Machu Picchu should be on everyone's bucket list. Whether you hike the Inca Trail to get there is up to you. One of the most iconic hikes in South America and one of the top five ranked treks in the world, the Inca Trail is an impressive…

3 Things I Wish I knew Before Visiting Greece

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Greece is on almost everyone’s bucket list, but as a country that's comprised of anywhere between 1400 and 10,000 islands depending on who you ask, how do you have any idea where to go or what to do? Let me tell you what I wish I knew.…

That Time I Became a Certified Viking in Iceland

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Iceland – it’s remote, exotic, and a super sexy travel destination. With glaciers and volcanoes that beckon you and dramatic photos that call to every aspiring photographer, it’s an outdoor lover’s dream. Surprisingly affordable…

20 Things I Accomplished in My 20s…and 30 More for My 30s

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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 myself. Being that…

The 3 Places You Must See in Denver

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While people usually come to Colorado for the mountains (hiking or skiing), I do get the occasional, make that frequent weekend guest on a desperate mission to escape the Chi-beria winter (yes, it is always warmer here). Then there are those…

6 Reasons Thailand is my Favorite Country on the Planet

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There are some places you’re so excited to visit that the hype never lives up to the expectations. Thankfully, Thailand was not one of those places. Forever immortalized in cult classics like the Hangover 2 and The Beach, life in Bangkok…

Surviving the Dating Scene in Denver: The Do’s and Don’ts for Mixing and Mingling in the Mile High

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The dating scene in Denver is unlike anywhere else in the country. While far less superficial than boys in the Midwest, the dating scene in Denver presents a whole different set of challenges (beyond the growing lumbersexual movement -…

The Best Chicago Bars in Denver

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One of our regular jokes is that Denver is where all good Midwesterners come to die happy because there are A LOT of us out here. When the Blackhawks, Bears or Cubs (yes, I’ve even been dragged to a Scrubs game) come to town, it more often…

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