Gelato Break – Worms, Germany

Gelato break after visiting Dom St. Peter in Worms, Germany. The Dreifaltigkeitskirche is in the background. Lecker eis!

Library at the Cotton House Hotel – Barcelona

One of the many beautiful spaces for guests in the Cotton House hotel. The library serves traditional English afternoon tea as well.

German Breakfast at Ballenberger – Erfurt, Germany

Ballenberger is where you want to be for breakfast in Erfurt. Get the Genißerfrühstuck für 2. Delicious, impossibly cute and across the street from a park for great people watching.

Königsstuhl – National Park Jasmund – Rügen, Germany

View from Königsstuhl in the Nationalpark Jasmund a UNESCO site and protected beech forest in Rügen, Germany. Rügen is an island off the north coast of Germany near Sweden.

Trip Down South – Husk, Charleston, SC

Husk sits regally on Queen street in downtown Charleston with its Victorian details dating back to the 1880s. The interior is modern while still distinctly southern. Next door is the equally charming but rustic bar. Sean Brock (of McCrady’s fame) is a James Beard Award winning chef and puts his talents into utilizing all the […]

Spring in Beautiful Charleston, South Carolina

Bougainvillea is filling the streets in Charleston.

Phang Nga Bay – Thailand

Beautiful blues and greens of the water, rock and sky in the Phang Nga Bay in Thailand. The bay is within a protected area of the Ao Phang Nga National Park and is composed of about 42 islands with diverse bird, reptile and fish species.

Bangkok Street Food

Just a glimpse of the beautiful street food available in Bangkok. You don’t even need to set foot in a restaurant to get a sense of the spectrum of Thai cuisine.

Hiking from Deià to Port de Soller, Mallorca, Spain

It’s a dreary day in Chicago so I wanted to bring some sunshine in with this picture taken mid-hike from Deià to Port de Soller in Mallorca, Spain. It’s a lovely 2.5 to 3 hour hike along paths dating back several centuries that wind through Mallorca’s back yards filled with olives trees. You might run […]

Get Your Slurp On at Momofuku Noodle Bar- NYC

I fell in love with Momofuku’s ramen during a trip to NYC about ten years ago and still think about that steaming hot bowl and have been searching Chicago for something that lived up to what I had at Momofuku. (Wasbi comes close) There is almost always a line but the turnover is pretty quick […]