coffee shop confessions.

Sometimes, life goes beyond food.  It needs to be supplemented in liquid form, with a drink on the side.

Wine, of course, is my favorite beverage, and when the occasion is inappropriate for alcoholic content, I typically stick with water.  I do have one soft spot though, and that is rich, bold coffee.

I blame coffee shops.

In [...]

awkward mezze.

Last year, I visited a Middle Eastern restaurant in Prague with my close friend and travel partner, who was about to depart back to the states.  Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to send her off with a classic Czech meal, but being vegan, there wasn’t a single Czech dish she could eat.  Plus, [...]

sun, stairs, and bare bones.

Last summer, I spent a sunny week on the Southern coast of Croatia.  The trip was a combination of travel experience and vacation, so I enjoyed an equal amount of sunbathing in near Mediterranean heat while exploring the country’s tortured history on its tiny islands.

I had been told that the cities I intended to visit [...]

oceanside.

Hello! I hope everyone had lovely weekends.

I may have mentioned once or twice before that I have quite a fiery love affair with the beach. My family spends at least a week each summer at a piece of seaside heaven in Maine, and as a result, I have always [...]

independence day.

I first visited another country during my freshman year of college, when I spent a weekend with a friend at her university in Toronto.  I wasn’t particularly affected by the trip – I only needed a birth certificate to cross the border, and the only things that felt out of the ordinary were the different [...]