Santorini is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Aegean Sea that’s famous for its charming sun bleached architecture and dazzling ocean views. Located just off the coast of Greece, it’s one of dozens of small volcanic islands that dot the archipelago between Greece and Turkey. Today, it’s known for its photogenic pink bougainvillea, reliably sunny […]
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A “Forrest Gump” Guide to Savannah, Georgia
Tom Hanks’ 1994 performance in the iconic American film Forrest Gump was a revelation at the time the movie came out– though the politics of having an able-bodied person (Hanks) play someone who was intellectually disabled (Forrest) have certainly changed. (Spoiler alert: that is a bad idea!) Nevertheless, Forrest Gump remains an essential narrative within […]
The 5 Best Birthday Cake Bakeries in Washington, D.C.
Those looking for beautiful, unique, delicious birthday cakes in Washington, D.C. are often unsure of where to look, defaulting into a very “DC” mindset of assuming that all the cool bakeries are in other cities. This, however, is not true! Washington, D.C. has several amazing bakeries and cake shops for designing perfect birthday cakes for […]
Honolulu’s Best Restaurants: 25 Amazing Places to Eat
even I’ll just cut right to the chase: whether you’re a foodie traveling to O’ahu or someone simply looking for a good place to eat in Waikiki, you can’t go wrong with anything in this guide to the Best Restaurants in Honolulu. In no particular order, we’ve highlighted the best places to eat in the […]
9 Best Restaurants in New Orleans: What To Eat, And Where
New Orleans is one of the truly mythic cities of the American South, full of Native American, Creole, and down home Southern spiritualism subsumed with the spirit of local jazz. It is a place full of soul, heart, music, celebration, struggles and triumphs, at once cheerful and gothic, haunted by the past but evolving solidly […]
Best Tacos in NYC: 5 Must-Try Restaurants
I know what you’re thinking: tacos are really an L.A. thing, right? WRONG. For many years, that was certainly the case– but if you still think there aren’t any good tacos in NYC, you haven’t been looking in the right places. In truth, the very best tacos in NYC could face off against Los Angeles […]
The 5 Best, Hippest Yoga Studios in Providence
With hipster enclaves surrounding institutions like Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island necessarily boasts a number of excellent, modern yoga studios. As a compliment to the burgeoning vegan/vegetarian food scene that has sprouted up in recent years, Providence’s best yoga studios capture two integral aspects of modern living in […]
The 5 Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Pittsburgh
As we wrote in our Comprehensive Travel Guide to Pittsburgh, PGH is a relatively great city for gluten-free living. In addition to a host of great gluten-free bakeries and grocery stores like Eden’s Market: A Gluten Free Emporium, Aldi, and GF wholesalers like Gluten Free Goat, there are also a number of excellent gluten-free restaurants […]
The Best Dumplings in NYC: 7 Trendy Hot Spots
The best dumplings in NYC are found across a constellation of neighborhoods: there’s Chinatown, of course, but also the East Village, Flushing, Financial District, and even Midtown. So where can you go when you want a delicious helping of hot dim sum? It depends on what neighborhood you want to visit. Below, we spotlight the […]
The 6 Best Birthday Cake Bakeries in Providence
If you need a birthday cake in Providence, you might initially think that your only option is to go to Federal Hill, where all the best Italian bakeries are located. This is certainly a good strategy– though Rhode Island’s capital city has a much more diverse birthday cake scene (is that a scene?) than what […]