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