Food at Safeco Field, Seattle: Top Chef approved?

Last night marked my first visit to Safeco Field, where Seattle’s Mariners play professional baseball. I’m not a huge fan, but my friend and fellow blogger Meryl Pearlstein and her son are on a mission to see games in every stadium across the country. They scored a free ticket for me. Apparently...

August 31st, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

5 More Reasons to Visit New Orleans, #Kplus5

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the failure of the levee system that occurred in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Note the way that I’m phrasing that: It’s a deliberate reminder that the floodwaters that swept through huge swaths of the city came from a breakdown of man-made levees,...

August 29th, 2010 | 5 Reasons | Read More

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love: Does Travel Equal Courage?

I finally saw Eat Pray Love, the travel it-movie of the year based on the best-selling memoir from Elizabeth Gilbert, last weekend. For the few people out there who aren’t familiar with the plot, Gilbert spends a year recovering from a failed marriage and relationship by eating pasta in Italy,...

August 28th, 2010 | Downtime | Read More

Passports with Purpose 2010: Travel Bloggers Raising Money Together

Attention travel bloggers: Looking to inject a little activism into your routine? Then Passports With Purpose, an annual fundraiser organized and promoted by a diverse group of travel bloggers, is looking for you! Last year, the group – led by Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby, Beth Whitman of Wanderlust...

August 26th, 2010 | Other Travelers | Read More

Riviera Maya Beach Trip: What to Know Before Entering a Temazcal (sweat lodge)

There’s a part of me that’s always been curious about Native American rituals, dating back to when I spent part of my junior year of college interning at a newspaper in Tucson, Arizona. When I came back to campus, I decorated my apartment with cacti, read way too much Carlos Castenada, and...

August 24th, 2010 | Travel Tips | Read More

Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Is an All-Inclusive Resort for You?

I spent last weekend at the Hacienda Tres Rios, one of the many all-inclusive beach resorts on the Riviera Maya that line Mexico’s Caribbean coast, from Cancun south toward Tulum. One of the biggest travel questions I get from friends is whether or not they should choose an all-inclusive resort...

August 20th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Snorkeling in Yucatan Cenotes

I’m now convinced: A trip to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where Cancun and the Riviera Maya are located, is not complete without a swim in a refreshing cenote. Say what? I’m talking about cenotes (pronounced say-NOH-tay), essentially sinkholes filled with water that go deep into the...

August 18th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Travel to Mexico, post swine flu

I traveled to Mexico this past weekend, as a guest of Hacienda Tres Rios, an award-winning, eco-oriented all-inclusive resort north of Playa del Carmen. The trip marked my first time back on the Riviera Maya (the stretch of resorts running south of Cancun toward Tulum) since last year’s swine...

August 16th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Chris vs. the Volcano: A Mt. St. Helens Weekend

One of the first lessons learned in travel is that things don’t always happen the way that you plan. Planes are missed. Or pictures are lost. Or a bank of clouds plants itself in front of the volcano that you drove several hours to see and refuses. to. move. And here I thought I had planned my...

August 11th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Victoria day trip: Tea at the Fairmont Empress

I’m not going to lie: If I had my way, I’d live in hotels full-time. And if I’m really honest about things? My hotel of choice would be one of the sprawling Victorian fantasies built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 1800s. Now run by Fairmont, the CPR hotels were created...

August 6th, 2010 | On the Road | Read More

Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Is an All-Inclusive Resort for You?

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Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Snorkeling in Yucatan Cenotes

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Riviera Maya Beach Trip: Travel to Mexico, post swine flu

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Chris vs. the Volcano: A Mt. St. Helens Weekend

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Victoria day trip: Tea at the Fairmont Empress

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Chris: Thanks, everyone, for your nice words about New Orleans. I've found myself thinking about the city quite a bit in the la...

Chris: Barry, if you can remember, let me know which cenote that was. I'd love to check out some different ones next time I go ...

Chris: These have all been great responses. Thanks for sharing, everyone! And Kirsten, I can see your point with wanting to run...

Debbie Ferm: I agree with the point about all inclusives. In my experience, food seem "watered down" if that makes any sense. I w...

Don: Kirsten, New Orleans has come back, and while some of the neighborhoods have an abandoned house here and there, I was...

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