As an anniversary present, my girlfriend gifted me a trip to historic Salem, MA and a one night stay in the Hawthorne Hotel. We spent less than 24 hours there, but we saw a lot of what Salem has to offer on the off-season (i.e. not Halloween). A few of the highlights included seeing a... Continue Reading →
A Visual Food Tour of Brooklyn, NY
A couple of months ago, I attended a wedding in Brooklyn, New York. Coincidentally, this was the same weekend that hurricane Sandy hit the east coast, but we managed to leave NY before it got really bad. That little nugget of information is only tangentially related and didn't really affect my stay, but I do... Continue Reading →
A Visual Food Tour of New Orleans
In mid-October I had the privilege of attending one of my best friends from high school's wedding in New Orleans. If you haven't been to New Orleans it is definitely a singular experience when traveling through the United States because it feels like you are in a different country. The architecture is old world and... Continue Reading →
A Visual Food Tour from Providence, RI to Louisville, KY
In order to celebrate a bachelor party in Louisville, KY, a friend and I decided to say, "no," to criminally absurd airline prices and take a road trip instead (the cost of tickets to Kentucky from Providence, RI was more than it cost to take an international flight across the Atlantic). We rented a car... Continue Reading →
A Mini Food Tour of the Newport Folk Festival
On Saturday, July 28, 2012, my friends and I arrived a little late to the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. I immediately noticed the irony that the sea of hippies before me was getting high and feeling the "vibes" inside the Historic Fort Adams (active during five major wars). When I mentioned this juxtaposition... Continue Reading →