If you are like me and love exploring the food and street art of a city, Oaxaca will not disappoint. In this post, I share my second set of street art photos (check out the previous post on political and social resistance street art) and mixed in some photos of the incredible food. Photos: Food and […]
PHOTOS: Food and Street Art in Puerto Vallarta
Food and Street Art in Puerto Vallarta My two favorite things to enjoy in any city are food and street art. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico did not disappoint.
My top 5 contemporary art museums in Frankfurt
After a jam-packed itinerary in Amsterdam, I was looking forward to relaxing a bit in Frankfurt. I wanted to drink German beer, try some German food, explore the neighborhood, and check out a few museums. I read that Frankfurt is considered the cultural capital of Germany. I’m not sure if that is true or not […]
Creativity, diversity, and community in the streets of Amsterdam
I love cities that exude creativity, energy, diversity, and community. Amsterdam definitely has those values. There are two places I start when exploring a new place. The first is food culture. The second is art. To me street art is the most accessible art. And after learning so much about the history and cultural relevance of street […]
Quirky, small town America
I have known about the RoadsideAmerica.com website for years, and I finally used it. Wytheville, Virginia On the way home from Charleston, South Carolina, we drove right by Wytheville. I had done my research and was intrigued by the description of this commercial oddity. This is what I love about quirky, small town America. […]
Random Nashville
I was only in Nashville for a few days, hardly enough time to get to know a city of its size. What did I expect of Nashville? I expected country music. I expected southern food of the high-fat, high-calorie kind. I got both. But I did not expect to be impressed by Nashville. After […]
A unique outdoor art project
Since I returned home from my travel sabbatical, I have been impressed by the growth in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. I do not just mean new construction and new businesses. I feel that there has been culture and lifestyle improvement. There are more local coffee roasters, new restaurants featuring locally-sourced ingredients, and more local […]
Photo Essay: Colorful Buenos Aires
One of the things I love about Latin America in how colorful the streets are, and Buenos Aires is no exception. The city is very different from most of what I experienced traveling through Central and South America, both the culture and the look of the city. Much of Buenos Aires still has European architecture, […]
Cultural highlights of New York City
With only a few days to explore one of the biggest and most exciting cities in the world, I decided to focus my itinerary on experiencing the cultural highlights and seeing new things (no repeats from previous trips). Yes, that still makes for a ginormous list. I put out a call for suggestions on my […]
If Portland is weird, then so am I
During my short time in Portland, I have fallen in love with this city. I keep asking myself what is so special about this place and these people? I think I finally have it. The things that make me weird in Ohio are mainstream and fully embraced in Portland. Bike culture My friends are […]
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