Coffee and Cocktails

Travel is being courageous, curious, contemplative...and seriously fun.
And sometimes finding cafes that make you feel like you found home.

Los Angeles coffee find

A year ago, I decided to be a freelancer instead of a full-time worker. I knew it would be hard, but it’s significantly harder. However,...

The northern line to Tufnell Park station

I’m disappointed the romantic fantasy didn’t work out. How could anything measure up to what you created in your imagination? It...

The California desert

One long weekend I visited friends who were renting a house in the middle of the desert near Joshua Tree, California. I arrived from the...

Taking myself on a date

One of my favorite activities, whether I'm in New York or traveling, is a solo lunch date. Where a good book is my only companion. It had...

The best whiskey I'll ever have

Kyoto felt right as soon as we exited the train station. Arriving from Tokyo, our senses were high from the intensity of the worlds’ most...

The art of Berlin

The greatest sound is gravel pressing and popping under your shoes. At least for me, it always leads to something hidden or beautiful. I...

Take your time with that cup of coffee

In one 24 hour period I consumed a piece of heart, a slice of stomach, liver, and tongue. The tongue was the best of the four - but...

Search higher for a water view

It was a quiet and private cocktail on the bay that day - and one of the happiest margaritas that anyone ever had on the tourist trap...

Saturdays are often predictable, I don’t mind.

Around the corner from my apartment in Brooklyn is a coffee shop that hits all the hipster marks. Through a creaky wooden door and onto...

How to return to work after lunch

Walk over to the local coffee shop where the baristas see you oh so very often. Opt for the iced tea over the cold brew just this once...

All the way to Jersey for aperol.

I miss Laura on a daily basis. I have amazing friends all over the place. But Laura hears all the words I never say. We keep the romance...

Found this pearl

Quick decisions with no real research is usually my go to. More out of fear of making the wrong decision, not beautiful spontaneity. ...

Old fashion time in Nashville

Every visit to Nashville includes plenty of perfect bourbon drinks. This trip was no exception. Making a list of required spots prior to...

Photo of woman with a drink in front of her

Hi!

I can never get enough coffee shops and wine bars and cocktail spots. It may seem simple, but it's one reason I fell so hard for this city.

Usually with a few books in hand, maybe a journal and pen too, I hope to work my way around the world. Tasting the comforts of each new place. Falling a little for each new city and coming away with a new story to share.