Merry Christmas from Venezuela

To all my northern friends, I’m sorry in advance for wishing you a merry Christmas from this perfect 75 degree Caribbean morning in Venezuela. The breeze coming through the open windows is making it hard to remember the sting of cold and snow, and the parrots (guacamayas) flying over the trees outside screaming are a…

Why Everyone Must Visit Santorini, Greece

My goal today is to impress upon you why anyone who considers themself a lover of travel should visit Santorini at least once in their life. This is the only life we get, so go live it!

Spain is open to US travelers!

Hey! Do you have your vaccine? GREAT! Now you can go to Spain! Spain opened up to vaccinated U.S. travelers on June 7th and I landed in Madrid on June 8th so I’m here to share with you the very short to do list of what you need to do to go to Spain in…

24 Hours in Madrid… Almost

Goal: Fly standby to Madrid, spend 24 hours there, fly standby back to NYC. Land Sunday afternoon. Rest. Go to work on Monday like normal. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! Just a quick note about flying standby: You get to fly if there are open seats on the flight. For example: if a flight is cancelled, all those…

Not Just A Regular Foodie Summer!

Woah! All of the sudden it’s mid-August when just a moment ago it was March! HUH? *Recently on Dan Likes To Eat* So last time I posted was in March… Shortly after that life got a bit hectic and I found myself all over the country for work… and so… food. šŸ˜€ I never intended to become…

Eating in Austin: A Food Diary

Woof! Life has been busy since November and I feel like I’m finally catching up! The fast version is: Thanksgiving happened, The Apple Boys (a new musical I worked on) happened, Christmas and New Years happened… Then all of the sudden it was February. I have so many posts drafted that I want to write…