I love taking Bodie on vacation. She gets really anxious when shes stuck in Brooklyn for too long, so we try to get her out of the city as often as possible. Sometimes it’s to visit family, sometimes it’s for a…
Delaware is one of the best places on the East Coast to bring your dog to the beach. There are nice hotels and vacation rentals, plenty of restaurants with outdoor dog-friendly dining, and a choice of beaches with welcoming dog…
The Florida Keys couldn’t be set up more perfectly for a road trip than if I design them myself. The five major island groups are thinly stretched along Highway 1, starting at the tip of Florida and ending at Key West…
If you only do one thing on Sanibel Island, make a point of seeing either the sunrise or the sunset. Everyday. If you stay on the north/west side of the island or up on Captiva (the island to the north, connected…
Forsyth Park, the largest of Savannah, Georgia’s historic parks, is EXACTLY how I pictured this city in my head and exactly what I wanted Savannah to be. Spanish moss draped from every branch of every gnarled old tree. Grand fountains and humble…
As you know, I love a good market. Farmer’s markets are hands down my favorite with so many colors and smells and mysteries, but art markets are a close second. While I do find that many of the markets I’ve…
New Orleans holds a special place in my heart. Since my first trip to the city in 2004, it’s been a place of great memories, music, and moments. I’ve visited for work, for friends, for events, and for fun. I’ve…
Getting a bird’s eye view of Manhattan is something every New Yorker and NYC visitor must do at some point. Touristy? You bet. Still Awesome? Definitely. The immense skyscrapers and shining lights that look so overwhelming from the ground look like…
New York City is more than just a few islands. In fact, there are somewhere in the range of 48 islands within the city boundaries. I’ve lived here for over ten years now and this number took me by surprise…
If there’s one thing that my rescue dog Cambodia loves, it’s being outside. Give her a plot of grass and this pup will lay in it and scan for squirrels for hours. HOURS. It’s because of this I knew that…
There are so many marquee places to ski or snowboard in the United States, it’s hard to pick a favorite. California, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Vermont… I’ve spent much of the 27 years I’ve been on the snow visiting these states…
When I first walked into The Garrison back in 2009, I instantly felt a connection. This small inn/golf course/farm/yoga studio is located in the town of Garrison, New York on a plot of land overlooking the Hudson Valley. The 4-room…
Sigh… The fall leaves are almost all gone for the season. There are some trees that got the memo a little late and are still wearing their yellows and oranges, but the brightest and most brilliant part of the fall…
One of the things I love most about living on the east coast is being surrounded in beautiful fiery-toned leaves come October. I am always so sad about the end of summer and the inevitable-ness of winter – fall leaves…
This sleeping duck’s shimmering feathers caught my eye along the river walk in Naperville, Illinois. I thought it would be the most beautiful thing I saw all day. Then we went to the Starbucks drive through. Mind Blown. The suburbs…
This year, I spent my birthday in the snow. Obviously, I spent most of it snowboarding as it’s the only sport I’m actually good at, but this year I wanted to try something a little different as well. I fully…
This snowboarding season delivered quite a few memorable moments and runs. And while it is always sad when the snow melts and I have to tuck in my board for its yearly summer hibernation, I am thrilled with my experiences…
I’m doing it again. Posting from the road. But it’s my birthday today and I’ve had a good day. It started with a big breakfast, then involved a mixture of dog sledding, husky dog play, snowboarding, fries, and now a…
Even though I’ve been taking full advantage of the winter this year with several snowboarding trips to Vermont, an upcoming snow trip to Colorado, and even snowboarding in Brooklyn, I’m tired of looking out the window into my backyard and…
As a California native, the flavors of the southwest and of Mexico are among my favorites. Toast is most certainly my #1 most beloved food, but the warmth of smoked chile, the coolness of crema, and the freshness of cilantro…
by Adina Marguerite Pease My first glacial close encounter came on a Girl Scout trip to the Alaskan Inside Passage in 1996. It was in middle school, so I didn’t appreciate the fact that we were traveling the Alaskan Inside…
Deserts are harsh environments. Hot during the day, cold at night, so little water and so few living things. At first glance it sounds awful. But most deserts I have visited have such beautiful redeeming qualities that I ultimately forget…
In 2010 and 2011, I traveled in places far away from home. Some were the farthest away from home I could probably get. So 2012 was a year to stay closer to home, you know, for some contrast. Weekend after…
Looking back at the 2012 fall, we had a really beautiful leaf season. Though it was cut short by Hurricane Sandy, there were still a few weeks in October where leaves were bright red, vibrant yellow and various shades of…
In honor of American Thanksgiving this week, here’s a photo of a perfectly seasonal fall dessert. It’s getting colder here in New York now, so for me fall desserts involve warm flavors with pumpkin and chocolate, carrots, zucchini, carmel, cream…
My most recent travels took me to Arizona in order to enjoy a few days of desert heat and relaxation before the onslaught of the cold weather and winter travels (Don’t worry, snowboard, I am truly excited to bring you…
It’s still super hot in the American desert despite the fact that its getting crisper and more autumn-like in the rest of the country. This weekend, the desert was well over 100 degrees Farenheit during the day, only dipping down…
Of the many short trips from this summer’s weekend-travel-a-thon, one of the most relaxing weekends was our trip to Charlotte. Our time was mostly spent hanging by the pool with family, though we did get a chance to hit the…
Last weekend was my first weekend spent in New York City in almost two months. My summer of travel is at a lull for now, giving me the chance to move into a new apartment (hello backyard!) as well as…