I’ve never been a conventional mourner who cries appropriately at bad news or funerals. Tears never come conveniently, even when […]

I’ve never been a conventional mourner who cries appropriately at bad news or funerals. Tears never come conveniently, even when […]
For years, picture perfect shots of Santorini flooded my Instagram feed and left me in awe. I’d scroll past images […]
It’s safe to say 2020 has become a year we didn’t see coming. Stress-filled months cooped up with cranky kids […]
I am at a small French roadside cafe in Kamakura, a small seaside town outside of Tokyo. It is cozy […]
Dear Alabama, First off, I owe you an apology. All these years and I never looked your way– not even […]
For weeks now, I’ve been struggling to sum up my thoughts on Thailand. Photos, notes, and memories contradict one another, […]
After thirty-seven hours of travel, I arrive at a “luxury” budget airport hotel in Bangkok delirious from sleep deprivation. From […]
Only an hour and twenty from San Fran, Healdsburg, California is everything I dreamed it to be and the next […]
Last week for Spring break, I surprised my fifteen-year-old daughter with a trip to Northern California. As Jordan enters […]
I am clutching the seatback handles on a bus speeding through winding roads in eastern Europe. The bus is more […]
Deep in the hills of Georgia, tucked away between the charming towns of Carrollton and Newnan, a death-defying adventure awaits […]
To paraphrase John Denver, Come home to a place you’ve never been. That’s exactly what taking that first step on […]
You Run Towards The Gunfire. A reenactment of some sort is always happening- Changing of the Guard, Drakes Raid, just […]
Spending hundreds of nights on the road, you quickly learn to adjust and even sometimes crave the anonymity that comes […]
Thanks to historical flooding in Germany, getting to Florence was a last minute decision and required an overnight train ride […]
Imagine going about your daily life in the busy city when a nearby volcano erupts forcing you to either attempt […]
August 8th 1939, three quarters of a century ago today to be exact, my mother Joanie came into this world. […]
Originally Published in Old City Life Magazine