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.

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.

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...

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...