Planning a Trip to Cuba: Your Questions Answered
Traveling to Cuba awesome, but it’s work. It’s more backpackery and rugged than most Americans are used to. Think dirty cities (like, severed pigs heads sitting on the street corner), a decent amount of hustling for taxis (and pens…), diesel cars whose fumes fill the city air and can make long rides dizzying. Poverty. Dilapidated buildings … Read More
Photo Editing Tips: How I Made This Sunset Image
Here’s a shot from Trinidad, Cuba, and the steps I took to put together to turn a kind of blah pic into a pretty nice sunset image: Shoot pic a little underexposed, to maintain the sunset colors. Open your fave photo editing app (mine is Snapseed) Add a slight HDR filter to brighten shadows and boost … Read More
What to Do with One Day in Seattle: Travel Guide
Seattle was the second stop on my Canada-to-Mexico trip. I only had a short amount of time — 24 hours, to be exact — and it rained for some of it (duh), but I was still able to see a lot of the city. How I Got Here Since I was coming from Vancouver, I … Read More
Where to Go with 1 Week in Australia
A friend purchased a super cheap ticket to Sydney and is visiting Australia for the first time. They’re looking for a mix of city, beach, and active/adventure. Here’s what I recommended: With 7 days I recommend sticking to the East Coast — Australia is about the size of the continental U.S. so flying from Sydney to, say, Cairns … Read More
How to Spend 9 Days in Peru: Travel Guide
I spent a week in Peru in November (over Thanksgiving) with a friend. We visited Cusco, Lima, and hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Here’s what we did: How I Got There We flew Avianca from Dulles to Cusco, transferring through San Salvador and Lima (and snoozing in that airport for a bit since … Read More
Best Restaurants in D.C. (According to Me)
My ongoing effort to casually document the good (and not so good) restaurants I’ve tried around the District. Adams Morgan Tail Up Goat: small plates and yummy craft cocktails Dupont Circle 14th Street/U Street Compass Rose: awesome menu of street food small plates from around the world Le Diplomate: French bistro that’s a standby … Read More
What to Do When You Visit D.C. in Winter
A friend wrote me in late December asking for some tips for some friends visiting D.C. Since a lot of my favorite spots are better in summer, here’s a list of some winter recommendations I sent over. Overall for food/drinks I’d recommend going to these neighborhoods: 14th St./Logan Circle, U Street and Shaw. 14th/U is … Read More
2017 Travel Trends to Watch
To make sense of the avalanche of trends pieces that storms in this time of year, I’ve put together some notes on what industry leaders say are the top travel trends for 2017. Some are familiar (green travel is by no means news), while others are refreshing innovations from tech advances (AI) and stealing ideas from … Read More
The Ultimate List of Best Places to Go in 2017
Around this time each year, travel sites flood us with their “must see” lists. Not only are these a way to round up interesting destinations that either have big stuff going on (Canada for the 150th anniversary, Seoul for all the new openings, Cuba because for a second year in a row everyone’s obsessed with Cuba…), they’re … Read More
How to Spend 2 Days in Austin: Travel Guide
I went to Austin for a few days for a work summit. Most of our time was spent in meeting rooms in the W hotel, but I was able to check out a few things while there. Here’s what I did: How I Got There There aren’t too many direct flights from D.C. to Austin; … Read More