We are Airbnb hosts. I feel like I should caveat that, or apologize for it. Why does it make me feel a little icky to write? I think perhaps because we have some of the most judgmental neighbors who make me feel like a criminal and make my guests feel unwelcome, but perhaps those neighbors…
Palm Beach, Fla., is not for everyone. To visit Palm Beach and love it, you must first suspend reality and disabuse yourself of any notions about good taste and humility. Once you’ve done that, double what you’re prepared to spend for a trip to the beach, pack a bag and get yourself on the JetBlue…
I think Alanis Morissete speaks to me, and not just because I’m a child of the late 80’s. “Ironic” is one of the songs that my brain goes to often, even when things are, well, not ironic nor terrible (most situations described in her song lean toward “terrible” more than ironic, exactly). This song plays…
Read more Like Rain on Your Wedding Day – but Opposite: Visiting Lexington, Virginia
I’ve found the best AirBnb in North Carolina. Perhaps all of the East Coast. It is a tree house. On an eco farm. It does not have a toilet inside. It is perfect. My much choosier husband agrees, too. I usually make the Hampton Inn Concord / Kannapolis my home base while traveling to the…
This weekend we escaped the fake country that is Potomac, Md., to go to the real country. We booked an Airbnb in Mathias, W.V., and had ourselves a little adventure just two hours from Washington. The Airbnb, The Inn at Abbott Farm, was charming. An up-fitted former carriage house with the original wide plank flooring…
Read more Wild and Wonderful – Getting Lost in Lost City, W.Va.
Just like that, the couple becomes “the couple with the dog.” Traveling with her, taking her to meals, shopping at Bloomingdale’s with her. In our defense, we are nomads and while we aren’t carrying everything on our backs, we do move in a cluster more than we have ever before. So if we’re going away…
The Outraged Eater 