I know the South. Born in Maryland, grew up in Virginia Beach, Jacksonville, and Atlanta. Spent most of my summers in Charleston. Family scattered across Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas meant long drives to see them, which I didn’t mind because it usually meant stopping at a yet-to-be-discovered barbecue spot. I’ve also lived […]
Stories That Inspire the Way You Travel
I've been traveling since before I could walk. Literally. So when I write about a place, it's not from a brochure. It's from a terrace, a back road, a kitchen table, or a train I took because the timing was right. Some pieces are practical — the timing that matters, the question to ask before you book. Some are just stories I couldn't stop thinking about long enough to keep to myself. Pour yourself a coffee. Or wine. Probably wine.
Pull up a chair. This is where the stories live.
I have a confession that might surprise you, given what I do for a living. Some of the trips I think about most often weren’t to Portugal or Japan or the Amalfi Coast. They were within the United States. A long weekend somewhere I could drive to. A flight so short the ice in my […]
