I was eating a bowl of kale with chopsticks at a noodle bar in downtown Woodstock, New York, when I thought about how different the mainstream American diet could be. I railed against the typical American way of eating before I went to Japan and, then after nine days in Japan, I experienced just how…
Category: Travel
Ode to the Swimming Pool
For years, I’ve based my hotel choices not on price or location but on the quality of the pool. Indoor, outdoor, it didn’t matter, but there had to be a well-maintained pool, one that the hotel was proud to showcase, not something hidden on the sixth floor at the end of some abandoned hallway. I…
Garden Delights and Donut Hopping
Yes, snow covered the Big Apple yesterday, but according to the Gregorian calendar, the spring equinox is just 96 hours away. You could spend spring time in Paris or spring break in the Caribbean or you could enjoy spring springing forth here where I call home. There’s plenty to do, more food trucks and ice…
Shoveling Poop and Liking It
My husband was sweating through his T-shirt on a snowy Saturday morning in December, pitchfork in hand, goats milling about, and Diane the Mule looking at him like this city slicker desk jockey had truly lost his way. The barn was smelling better, but there was still a lot more to clean out, maybe another…
Sprinting Toward Spring Break
It’s hard to write about the beaches in Cancun or along Southern California’s coast when it’s barely 40 degrees out and the sun is ignoring you. But I did it. As we all daydream about where to thaw out this spring, I thought a roundup of some favorite spring break destinations might be in order….