Travel and Lifestyle
You’ll find my travel and humor articles in magazines such as Taste and Travel International, Real Simple and Writer’s Digest and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. I regularly contribute to popular travel websites and have been interviewed everywhere from the Today Show to the Wall Street Journal.
Nashville
Country Cool and Hipster Hot
Hot chicken and honky tonks shoulder up to trendy breweries and an elevated Southern food scene
Taste & Travel Magazine
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San Sebastian
Pintxos!
Small plates meet big flavor in this beachfront Basque town
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Salsa
Tourism
The flavor of Guatemala in just a few flashy steps
The Dallas Morning News Sunday Travel
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Warsaw and Krakow
Dish It Up and Pour it On
Poland’s contemporary cuisine and craft beer trends blend old world traditions with new techniques
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Memphis
The Soul of the South
This Southern city celebrates bbq, blues, soul music and civil rights throughout the town.
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Hawaii
High Low
The best of the Big Island’s bounty for every budget and taste
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Secret Gem
Corralitos Wine Trail
No need to trek all the way to those packed valleys up north when the Corralitos Wine Trail will lead you to world-class wine right here in Santa Cruz County.
Lookout Santa Cruz
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Sizzling
Sabores
Cali-Mex Craft Beer Mashups Around the Monterey Bay
Edible Monterey Bay
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Kansas City
'Cue and Brew
Roadside rib joints and first-rate craft beer hit the spot
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Park City Peaks - A Multigeneration Ski Vacation
Tropical
Trendsetting Oahu
Feast on an international culinary scene that's exploding with imagination and daring
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Kitchen Chops: Chef Cheryl Simons Cooks for Jazz Greats
Kuumbwa Jazz's chef dishes it up for the world's biggest jazz stars and their fans
Edible Monterey Bay
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Holiday Card Score Sheet
Arty photos? Self-serving brag sheets? Only cards from your dentist?
Real Simple Magazine
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Old World Beauty, New World
Flavors-San Miguel de Allende
A romantic Spanish colonial gem packed with art galleries, folk art and sophisticated restaurants
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Seeking Wine Wisdom
in the Napa Valley
Swirl, sniff and sip your way to the head of the class
Taste & Travel Magazine
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On the
Champagne Trail
Sampling the bubbly on its home turf
Taste & Travel Magazine
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A Taste of Home: Where Families Shop to Connect with their Culinary Traditions
What to grab, how to use it
Edible Silicon Valley
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Santa Barbara
Wine Country by the Sea
World class wines, warm beaches and artisanal food to match in this casual and easy town
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Sampling the Suds in
Sunny San Diego
Exploding numbers of brewmasters in this laid-back beach town craft beers in every possible syle
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Calorie Expenditures
That May Surprise You
Unexpected everyday exercises your Fitbit will never recognize
Real Simple Magazine
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A Taste
of the South
The best in upscale and down home Southern cooking in the capital city
Taste and Travel Magazine
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Winter's Coolest Fairs and Festivals
Ice castles, snowball eating contests, ice bowling and more
Family Fun Magazine
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Northern California's
Artisanal Cheese Trail
On the scent of small-batch cheeses that rival the best in the world
Taste & Travel Magazine
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Portland Loves Craft Beer
A trendy town with more brewpubs per capita than any city on the planet
Taste & Travel Magazine
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San Antonio Culinaria Festival
This spicy Tex Mex culinary bacchanal features San Antonio’s finest chefs, coolest food trucks and tastiest dishes
Taste & Travel Magazine
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California Edible Highway 1
Where to find the best eats on one of the world’s most beautiful road trips
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Publishing credits (partial)
- www.msn.com
- Real Simple
- Taste and Travel International
- Writer’s Digest
- Family Fun
- Ladies Home Journal
- Parents
- myfamilytravels.com
- Diversion
- Adventure West
- Child
- Dallas Morning News
- Miami Herald
- Moneysworth
- Colorado Parent
- Family Life
- FamilyTravelForum.com
- Edible
- ivillage.com
- Babycenter.com
I've also written six travel books
Amazing Places
to Take Your Kids:
Hundreds of North American adventures
The Best Family Ski Vacations
in North America
Action-packed destinations for snowboarding, cross country, and downhill skiing
Tropical Family Vacations
In the Caribbean, Hawaii, South Florida and Mexico
Great Caribbean Family Vacations
Where to stay, what to see and do on 30 islands
Innocents Abroad: Traveling with Kids in Europe
A complete country-by-country guide
The Best Bargain Family Vacations in the U.S.A.
More than 250 high-quality, low-cost destinations