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I walked by huge slabs of beef, glistening in the candlelight, organs, viscera, women chopping up chickens as live chickens stood by to witness. Whole animals hung, their soft redness like a beacon of light in the night. > read more

Throwing Watermelons by Candlelight

Published on 2011-06-11 13:08:00

The electricity went out in the entire town of Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Rain poured down. Men atop a large truck blocked the slick street, and in the shadowy light threw down hundred of watermelons to a waiting line of workers. Below the truck, s > read more

Mystery Fruit (of the Strangler Vine?) from Peten, Guatemala

Published on 2011-06-11 12:56:00

On a five day hike to the Mayan ruins of El Mirador in northern Guatemala, the guide showed me this fruit (not edible) that also serves as a natural dye. I squeezed the fruit until a milky substance came seeping out, and then I stamped it onto my Cha > read more

How to: Hitchhike as a Couple

Published on 2011-05-12 08:53:00

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Wedding Registry Idea for Travel Addicts

Published on 2011-05-10 08:19:00

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Tips for Long Term Travel With the iPhone

Published on 2011-04-18 19:00:00

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How to Become a Divemaster: An Interview with Tina Doran in Utila, Honduras

Published on 2011-04-18 10:29:00

At 23, Tina Doran is doing what many young travel addicts, myself included, have contemplated at one time or another – pursing a career in diving. After college she moved to Spain to complete her Divemaster certification in cold waters of Marbella. > read more

Tips for Long Term Travel with the Iphone

Published on 2011-03-05 12:33:00

Perhaps you dream of a $10 monthly iPhone bill while traveling abroad? When I first bought my iPhone through AT&T, I made the mistake of taking it to a conference in Canada for 24 hours. To my surprise, that trip resulted in a $700 data roaming charg > read more

The Five Year Plan

Published on 2011-02-23 08:40:00

Australian Weh Yeoh has a five-year plan – five years of world travel. I met Weh on my first day as a volunteer at the Center for Street Children in Hoi An, Vietnam. He had been volunteering at the orphanage, organizing activities, and teaching En > read more

A Bike Trip Through the Hill Tribes of Northern Laos

Published on 2011-02-21 09:17:00

The road unfurled like a silky black ribbon meandering among the hill tribe villages and the patchwork of rice paddies in Northern Laos. With few potholes and even less traffic, the road was in perfect condition for bikers. The three-day, cross-cou > read more

The Lives of Others

Published on 2010-12-28 23:29:00

Some people write in complete seclusion, in a cabin deep in the woods with sparse furniture, no electronic devices, no sugar. I write in the streets, surrounded by throngs of people, in the middle of a traffic jam, with the sound of horns in my ears. > read more

Writing My Own Wedding Vows: As Timely and Delightful as the Meeting of a Pineapple and a Mango

Published on 2010-12-16 23:43:00

Isaac, you stand before me, the calm in the center of my storm, bringing me wildflowers from the highways of every state you pass through. We are different, but as timely and delightful as the meeting of a pineapple and a mango. When you tell me t > read more

Of Late: Strange and Tasty and One Odious Thing

Published on 2010-12-15 21:31:00

My view from the bar at Lush Wine I've been hopping around of late trying to run away from loneliness and console myself from the mental isolation of dissertation writing by visiting my favorite gastronomically obsessed family member > read more

Beer Before Yoga or After?

Published on 2010-12-12 12:04:00

Alice, Ian, and I at Terrior Tribeca “To drink beer before yoga or after?” was a question that I had never considered until I met up with my brother and his girlfriend in New York City. Although I had heard of a recent trend of combining > read more

In Thailand: The Surin Islands and the Moken Sea Gypsies

Published on 2010-10-25 06:52:00

The Moken return from fishing at sunset. In November of 2006, on the day the Surin National Park opened, my husband and I and our translator were on the first boat to the islands, joined by several writers, photographers, and a Thai TV crew.& > read more

The Dissertation Diet

Published on 2010-10-20 18:59:00

I made these tasty cupcakes. Writing a dissertation can be an overwhelming, trying, and totally maddening experience. If you find yourself up late at night in a moment of desperation Googling "dissertation depression" (yes, it's true, I had t > read more

Lexington Pasta and the Homemade Pasta Revolution

Published on 2010-10-14 14:47:00

Homemade pasta and the ingredients used at Lexington Pasta. What is it like to fall in love not only with homemade spinach and cheese ravioli but the men who make them? It is a rare event in a world where there is so much disconnect between fo > read more

Learning Spanish on a Cultural Tour of Lima

Published on 2010-08-30 12:24:00

For more details check out my article at Go Nomad: http://www.gonomad.com/alternatives/1003/learning-language-in-lima.html > read more

In Bali: A Happy Duck Is A Tasty Duck

Published on 2010-08-24 14:00:00

The rice paddies that surround Ubud are populated by fat, happy ducks. During a gastronomic vacation, the time between meals is filled, of course, with fruitful walks in search of more divine food and drink. Before my trip to Bali I contacted > read more

The Mermaid Restaurant in Hoi An, Vietnam

Published on 2010-08-17 20:29:00

Spring rolls Hoi An in September was almost ceaselessly hot. Before going outside I would slather myself in sun block, and put on a hat and long-sleeved shirt. When I first arrived in the to > read more

"The Sketchiest Things are the Best" and Other Stories from 24+ Hours of Epic Eating in NYC

Published on 2010-08-03 14:59:00

The borscht at Veselka 9am - STEALING YOGURT. When I woke up in my brother Ian's apartment in Washington Heights, there was not much food in the fridge. I scrounged around and found two Greek yogurts. What treasure! However, since Ian has two > read more

Babi Guling at Ibu Oka in Ubud, Bali and the Price of Being a Mangosteen Glutton

Published on 2010-07-21 20:59:00

I've been enamored with the process of roasting and eating pigs for a long time. Or rather, I should say, I love their crispy, butterfat skin and the idea of roasting one on my own. When Isaac and I got married, we decided to have a pig roast. > read more

Crossing the Laos/Thailand Border On Bike

Published on 2010-07-12 16:50:00

As I biked the sun beat down on me, turning my skin into salt flats; the hairs on my arm were covered with a fine layer of salt crystals and my shirt bore the imprint of white tidal waves of salt. We biked over the border on a highway with only > read more

The Melancholy Vegan

Published on 2010-07-05 14:45:00

At the airport in Bali Tien and I found ourselves in line to clear customs in front of a tiny, lean woman wearing all black. She was somewhat young, but had a sort of agelessness about her that made it difficult to guess if she was 30 or 40. Ho > read more

The Durian: Huele a la muerte

Published on 2010-06-12 17:36:00

Recently I was reminded of a story I had forgotten about one of my favorite fruits, the dear but dreadfully smelly durian. Even though I teach Spanish, and you might not think I could incorporate the odiforous Asian fruit into my lesson plans, > read more

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