Stop at Wall Drug
Almost the minute we crossed the state line into South Dakota, we began to see old-fashioned billboards: 5 Cent Coffee Every Day at Wall Drug Free Ice Water! Wall Drug […]
Book Review: Footsteps
The New York Times: Footsteps As a travel blogger, I completely understand how a place can shape a person’s writing. It’s why I write about travel; because places move and […]
The Neon Boneyard
The Neon Boneyard, where old signs go to die. Ever since I visited the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, I’ve been fascinated with old neon signs. So many of […]
Danke Schoen, Wayne Newton!
During a recent conference I attended in Las Vegas, I was very excited to be invited to an evening event at Casa de Shenandoah – the home & museum of […]
I Look Good in Coffee!
As it turns out, forming faces in foamy froth is flattering. And fun to watch! Michael Breach, the artist behind BaristArt, encourages people to watch him work. He downloads a […]
Vegas Strong
I was in Las Vegas a week after a gunman shot randomly into a crowd, disrupting and killing 59 lives and a world that tried to make sense of this […]
Vietnamese Water Puppet Theater
Nothing brings me more joy than when I learn about a culture through its folk art. Especially when it’s shared in such a fun way. That’s how I felt when […]
Culture Clash in the Cave
I never like to think that other places in the world should act like America. I appreciate different cultures for exactly that: because they’re different. And valuable. And make you […]
Pork Fermented in Banana Leaves Whets the Appetite for Eels
The second stop on our Hanoi Food Tour was confusing at first. This cement-garage-type dwelling didn’t seem like a place we’d go to eat. Even as we stepped inside, past […]
Chopsticks & Rice Pancakes
Isn’t she beautiful? This woman sitting on a porch, fanning the smoke as she and two other women cooked pork skewers over a flame. They sat on a slab of […]
