St. Petersburg, Fla. , a once sleepy town has transformed into a dynamic and culturally interesting locale that offers world-class art and a dining and beverage scene that is gaining national attention. Here are the places I find myself returning — and what I return for.

Enjoying solo travel in Positano, Italy Even in love, I’ve never stopped needing to be my own person first. And I think that is why I...

This isn’t a “best of” or a comprehensive guide to Madrid—it is far too vast and layered a city for that. Rather, it’s a collection of personal favorites from my time there as a traveler passing through.

Three-Michelin-star restaurant the French Laundry in Yountville, Calif. To most, it barely registered, but for those who track every...

A strange chill crept over me as I stood before Guernica  in the Museo Reina Sofía. Not the kind of cold you shake off, but one that...

Dining Room (Photo Credit: Restaurante Botin) ​When you walk through a city as old as Madrid, you can’t help but search for remnants of...

So much of what people buy, where they eat and what they do is shaped by influencers. This article looks at how creators exercise their influence and how we consume that content.

Madrid is best known as the capital of Spain, but is also the cultural, the political and the financial center of the country. If you are...

The first time I visited Europe was the summer before my eighth grade year. It was the furthest I had traveled from home as well as my...

This month marks 10 years of Instant Grativacation. A site that was born out of a fever dream and a spontaneous trip to Vegas between two...

Flamingo Bar in St. Petersburg, Fla. You can tell a lot about a person by where they like to spend their time. It is why I have made a...

I have taken to going to the Cliff House on Sundays. Not every Sunday, but a couple times a month when I get the desire to get as close...

If you decide to go to Providence, Rhode Island then you are going to get a lot of questions as to why. Even residents will be befuddled...

I went to West Hollywood not long ago to see the great French chateau on the hill where certain rich and famous go to play. I hadn’t come...

I never wanted an ordinary life, and for a long time I had this idea that I could design the one I wanted. But as the time went yonder,...

“We are stardust. We are golden. And we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.” – Joni Mitchell I am always in rush–even when I am...

Photo Credit: Ms. Phoenix http://bit.ly/1l0Knoc Living in a city, it is easy to feel like there is no personal space. People are all...

“I drink to separate my body from my soul.” – Oscar Wilde  Once the center of the literary universe, Paris is filled with former haunts...

The labyrinth in the unconscious where creativity roams for an artist is not a place the general public often gets a front row seat to....

On Sunday, Paris shuts down. Bakeries do not have the smell of fresh baked goods wafting from them. Sidewalks that had been lined with...