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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A Travel Writer’s Oath

No more hackneyed phrases,
Scout’s honor!

Writer’s Digest Magazine

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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

How to make it successful for everyone

Family Travel Forum

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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

Taste & Travel Magazine

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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

I’ve also written six travel books

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to Take Your Kids:
Hundreds of North American adventures
skibookThe Best Family Ski Vacations
in North America
Action-packed destinations for snowboarding, cross country, and downhill skiing
tropical-family-vacationsTropical Family Vacations
In the Caribbean, Hawaii, South Florida and Mexico
great_carib_vaca Great Caribbean Family Vacations
Where to stay, what to see and do on 30 islands
innocents_abroadInnocents Abroad: Traveling with Kids in Europe
A complete country-by-country guide
best_bargainThe Best Bargain Family Vacations in the U.S.A.
More than 250 high-quality, low-cost destinations