Last week I popped over to Washington, DC with my blogger friend Elissa from Style Wire. It was different from my usual trips in that it was a pretty casual, unstructured adventure. I typically spend weeks researching in advance and plan every minute of an excursion. This time we just let our whims guide us…Read More
Travel
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Visiting our nation’s capital in hopes of a Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrity sighting. 2) The most glorious Indian/Pakistani meal at Cusbah. 3) Spending vacation the right way. 4) A boat sailing by the Nantucket shore. 5) Visiting the Newseum made me super proud to be a journalist. 6) Took a wonderful…Read More
Nantucket Day Trip
Last week I fled the city for a day trip to Nantucket hosted by Shop Nantucket. It’s a long haul on public transit from Boston to ACK, but who can say no to a day of oysters and shopping on an island? When you’re coming in to the island on the Hy-Line ferry this is…Read More
Venice Travel Guide
Last month I spent a week in Venice with Mary Claire, a very talented artist I met in Russia. She does a month-long residency in the floating city every year and I couldn’t turn down an invitation to explore the area with her. Where to Stay MC had an apartment that I stayed in and…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Prepping for a day of Restaurant Week menu tasting in Portsmouth. 2) Another morning at the nursing home! 3) Decompressing after a chaotic week. 4) More coffee, please. 5) Went to an amazing concert by feminist Latina band LADAMA. 6) The homemade burrata at Tuscan Kitchen in Portsmouth.
Books Abroad: Venice
Whenever I travel I try to find books that are about the place I’m going or by authors from that area. For Venice I packed Suite Vénitienne by Sophie Calle and while in Italy I picked up Venice is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa. Suite Vénitienne by artist Sophie Calle is about her pursuit of a…Read More