One of the main reasons I travel is to—surprise surprise—eat. I love deep diving into a region’s popular foods and finding out their origins. It gives the food and region so much more character, and it shows the evolution of food as part of the culture surrounding it. For most of my trips this year,…
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Lisbon: City History and Travel Guide
As a proud SF citizen, I often tout the city by saying how unique it is. We have hills! We have cable cars! We have a Golden Gate Bridge! And then I went to Lisbon and saw that they have ALL these things, and they’re even better than what we got here. So sorry SF,…
Food+Culture Series: Queijadas de Sintra, the Must-Eat Portuguese Pastry that Nobody is Talking About
We all know about pasteis de nata, the quintissential Portuguese pastry with its buttery crust and silky filling. It’s the pastry on every must-eat list and every must-wait-in-line-to-eat list (yes I waited in line too). They’re great. But I don’t care about them right now. Right now, I care about the Portuguese sweet that’s got…
3-Day Guide to Zion National Park
Zion National Park is, to put it crassly but accurately, pretty fucking amazing. It’s a masterpiece of nature and if it’s not on your list, it damn well should be. I finally got to visit this stunning place last month with my college friend David; we did a Friday to Monday trip, which was not…
Dublin, Galway, & Aran Islands Travel Guide
Not gonna lie, I had zero expectations of Ireland. I went for a work trip, and I imagined my 8 days consisting of work, rain (February isn’t exactly peak season), Guinness, and more rain. I did do work (with some rad coworkers), and I did drink a LOT of Guinness (more on that later), but…