I am passionate about creating meaningful connections with people and places worldwide through culture. I do this by maximizing travel experiences - both highbrow and lowbrow - that focus on art, food & wine and music. I like sailing, hiking, and scuba as much as checking out the latest restaurants, jazz clubs and spas. My superpower is detailed trip planning and leveraging loyalty - airlines, hotels, credit cards - to create the best travel adventures possible.

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French Riviera
French Riviera
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Oahu West Side
Oahu West Side
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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Cornwall, UK
Cornwall, UK
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
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Seattle
Seattle
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Kauai
Kauai
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New Orleans
New Orleans
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Nashville
Nashville
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Napa Art and Wine
Napa Art and Wine
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Nantucket, MA
Nantucket, MA
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Qatar Airways Q Suites
Qatar Airways Q Suites
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Bali
Bali
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Singapore
Singapore
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Paris
Paris
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Steamboat Springs, CO
Steamboat Springs, CO
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Ohau Hawaii 10 Best
Ohau Hawaii 10 Best

Here is my top 10 list for Oahu, Hawaii - including 5 for Honolulu and 5 for the North Shore - covering arts & culture, food and drinks, adventure travel, beaches and resorts

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Art Basel Miami
Art Basel Miami

Art Basel Miami is the largest contemporary art fair in the US. Navigating the main fair, along with the multiple satellite fairs, museums and gallery openings, can be overwhelming. After visiting Maimi Basel for a decade, I want to share my game plan for maximizing your experience and share some highlights of the 2022 shows and special events.

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Tuscany
Tuscany

For my long-delayed 50th birthday (2+ years due to Covid), I finally realized my dream vacation of bringing 12 friends together for a week in a villa in Tuscany.

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QC NY Spa Governors Island
QC NY Spa Governors Island

The QC NY is a brand new destination spa that opened on NYC's Governors Island in March 2022, and I was lucky enough to check it out! The QC Group - which operates 13 spas in Italy and France - created their first US outpost at the renovated army barracks on Governors Island, called QC NY.

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Tuscon, AZ
Tuscon, AZ

Tucson in February is magic - the weather is warm, with temps in the 60s and 70s and before the heat of summer kicks in, with abundant sunshine and little rain.

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Houston Art Scene
Houston Art Scene

I finally visited Houston, TX, for an art pilgrimage to see work by some of modern art's most famous names - Rothko, Twombly, Turrell, Flavin, etc.

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North Shore Oahu
North Shore Oahu

Aloha! I am super excited to be back in Hawaii again in August of 2021! This time I'm joined by my "Ohana" - the Hawaiian word for family that includes relatives, friends, "aunties and uncles," and loved ones.

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Nantucket
Nantucket

Nantucket is my most special place ever, as I started coming to the island when I was three months old. My family had a house on Dionis that was 12 steps to the ocean and the last property before the public beach towards the island's western tip.

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Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC

Ashville, NC, is all about Biltmore, breweries and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Storm King Arts Center & Dia Beacon
Storm King Arts Center & Dia Beacon

Storm King Arts Center and Dia Beacon are two ridiculously good spots for modern art and sculpture that make a great trip to the country for art lovers, nature lovers and foodies alike.

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Rehoboth Beach, DE
Rehoboth Beach, DE

Rehoboth Beach, DE bills itself as "the nation's summer capital" - and it's true, summer days there unfold like a hot August day, with the simple pleasures of the beach, Grotto's pizza and enjoying a drink at sundown with friends occupying most of the day.

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Hawaii - Oahu & Big Island
Hawaii - Oahu & Big Island

For the past few years, I spend New Years' in Hawaii to escape the cold and snow of Philadelphia. I usually meet up with my travel buddy, Chris from New Zealand, re-connect with nature, get some vitamin D and have a mai tai or two - a drink I'd never have anywhere else in the world.

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Art Basel Miami
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Art Basel Miami

Art Basel Miami is the largest contemporary art fair in the US. Navigating the main fair, along with the multiple satellite fairs, museums and gallery openings, can be overwhelming. After visiting Maimi Basel for a decade, I want to share my game plan for maximizing your experience and share some highlights of the 2022 shows and special events.

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QC NY Spa Governors Island
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QC NY Spa Governors Island

The QC NY is a brand new destination spa that opened on NYC's Governors Island in March 2022, and I was lucky enough to check it out! The QC Group - which operates 13 spas in Italy and France - created their first US outpost at the renovated army barracks on Governors Island, called QC NY.

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