Everywhere I've been, and where I'm headed next.
Trip reports, hotel reviews, and full itineraries, organized so you can actually use them for your own next trip.
Straight off the camera roll.
A running map
Pacific Northwest
United States
International
What I actually pack.
The overhead-suitcase shot everyone asks about. Here's the exact carry-on I bring for three days, packed the way that actually survives the trip, not just the way that photographs well.
Was it worth it?
The Fairmont Olympic, Seattle
SplurgeThe kind of hotel that makes a staycation feel like a real trip.
Ace Hotel, Portland
Worth itGreat location, character to spare, book early.
A budget stay in Amsterdam
Skip itFine for sleeping, not much else. I'd pay more next time.
Sun Ranch, Palm Springs
Worth itSmall, quiet, a pool you'll actually use.
Download-and-go guides
A perfect weekend in Seattle
Coffee, waterfront, and the neighborhoods worth wandering, mapped out for a first visit.
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Four days in London
Markets, museums, and a pub every single night, paced so you actually get to rest.
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A long weekend in St. Augustine
The oldest city in the country, done right: cobblestone streets, one very good crab shack, sunset on the fort walls.
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Three days in New York
A first-timer's pace: the classics, the neighborhoods locals actually love, and zero wasted subway rides.
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