Sitting in a dimly lit restaurant with good company, enjoying good conversation and mouthwatering food and drinks — it’s a colossal treat. A joy, even. To say that we don’t get out enough is the understatement of the century — so when I was asked to go out for a nice dinner and sample drinks …
When I reflect on my early days of blogging, I remember struggling with the role of self in blog posts. I was a journalist testing the waters in this completely unfamiliar territory, and I wanted to do it right. Coming from a journalism perspective, it felt unnatural to use “I” in my posts but at …
Confession: Australia has never been on my must-visit list. It seemed like an awfully far distance to travel to visit a country that wasn’t that different per se. I mean, sure, they have kangaroos and the Great Barrier Reef and all. But that didn’t seem like enough to travel so far for. Good thing I …
By Stefan Russel One of the reasons I fell so strong about Bali is because of the islands many faces. You can drive from one end of Bali to the other in three to four hours, but the relative short drive will take you through lively touristy beach towns and local villages where the Balinese …
Ready for more Disney talk? I could seriously talk about our trip to Walt Disney World for Food Blog Forum again and again and again. It was such an amazing experience. Before heading to Walt Disney World, I set a few goals: to make sure that I did enough that I could write about it …
When my family and I drove through the gates to Disney, I don’t know who was more excited — the kids or my husband and me. Since having our first child, our son Will, seven years ago, our family vacations have been infrequent and always close to home. Money hasn’t been plentiful so we’ve been …
The BlogHer 2012 Conference was held in New York at the Hilton. The stage was a vision in purples and blues — nicely done! This is where my journey started, hours earlier. I took the train from Connecticut at a time when normally I would still be in bed. But the early wake up was …
When I lived in New York, I thought New York pizza was unmatchable. Then I moved to Connecticut full time (I had spent summers here as a child) and discovered a whole new world of pizzas. Connecticut pizza comes in a few varieties. There are the coal-fired brick oven pies of New Haven with their …
When my friends in New York come to visit, we often look for interesting things to do that will interest both my kids and us adults. Last year that quest led us to Weir Farm, a National Historic Site located in Branchville, Connecticut. We hiked and then did pastel drawings with supplies provided by the …
I was going through photos today and came across ones from a Seattle bakery that I’ve meant to write about but haven’t yet. What better time than now? When Cate and I jetted off to Seattle for Starbucks Coffee College back in May, we literally spent our last afternoon eating our way through Pike Place. …
