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...

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

At the holidays, San Francisco empties out. It is the perfect time for trying new places or the ones that can be a challenge to visit...

There is something intoxicating about New York City, and it isn’t just the cocktails. It is one of those cities where you cram more into...

Set in the Tenderloin, San Francisco’s notoriously unsavory neighborhood, Bourbon & Branch, a 1920s styled speakeasy, has earned its...

A piña colada is always one of those drinks that sound good in theory, but unless you are in the islands it can be really hard to find a...

You are probably not going to just happen upon Trick Dog . Its location at 20th Street and Florida is in a quiet part of the Mission...

Planter’s punch flows as naturally as the ocean water in St. Barth. There is not a bar or restaurant you go into that doesn’t have it on...

Whenever I visit Texas, which isn’t often enough, my to-do list includes enjoying a healthy dose of queso and consuming my fair share of...

Founded in 1905, Columbia Restaurant holds the title as the oldest restaurant in Florida. It first emerged in Tampa’s Ybor City, but over...

Someone in Rome told me that when I got to Venice I absolutely must try the spritz. It was a pretty simple directive, so I set out to...

l think Ernest Hemingway and I could have been friends. I have visited several bars he use to frequent, and I have been a fan of all of...

I have wanted to go to Smuggler’s Cove for as long as I could remember, but for whatever reason it never seemed to work out when I tried...

When you take the ferry to Alameda, Calif. it drops you off in the equivalent of a wasteland. Remnants of the former Naval Air Station...

The classics never die, but it would appear that we are in a cocktail renaissance and the favorites from yesteryear have made a strong...

After ordering a Bloody Mary at a café in Paris and receiving tomato juice, vodka, celery salt and TABASCO® – all separately – I was...

The Ritz Paris is perhaps one of the most famous hotels in the world. It is the epitome of glamour and has attracted some very famous...

If you come to San Francisco there are just certain things you have to do. Take a cable car (I am not saying whether or not I sing the...