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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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