When I first brought my daughter Ellie to Chicago at age three, I wasn't sure how the bustling metropolis would compare to the charming Mediterranean plazas and markets we'd grown accustomed to in Val...
The taxi driver's laughter cut through the humid Kingston air as I explained my itinerary. 'You're staying for a whole week? Most tourists just pass through on their way to the beaches!' His surprise...
When I first moved from Minneapolis to Valencia, I found myself constantly seeking out spaces that tell stories—buildings with souls and histories that whisper to you through their carefully preserved...
The first time I glimpsed Dinant from the winding road above the Meuse Valley, I understood why Victor Hugo once described it as 'the most extraordinary place in the world.' Nestled between dramatic l...
There's something deeply revealing about how a city approaches its coffee. As someone who's structured investment meetings around café visits in 30+ countries, I've found that coffee culture offers a...
When I first mentioned taking Ellie to Tucumán, my investor friends thought I'd finally lost my mind. 'Why not Mendoza or Bariloche?' they asked. But I've always believed that the soul of a country li...
Chicago holds a special place in my heart as one of America's most underrated family destinations. Having just returned from a week-long adventure with my four-year-old daughter Mia, I'm convinced the...
The scent of freshly baked banitsa wafting through narrow cobblestone streets was my first sensory introduction to Bansko—not the ski slopes that initially drew me to this Bulgarian mountain town. W...
There's something magical about destinations that sit at opposite ends of the travel spectrum. As someone who's spent years seeking out accommodations that tell a story, I've found myself drawn to pla...
Standing before The Breakers, with Atlantic waves crashing against the cliffs below, I felt that familiar architectural thrill—the one that first drew me to travel documentation years ago. Newport's G...
When I first moved our family base to Valencia, I promised myself we'd explore more of my Scandinavian heritage with my daughter. Stockholm has since become our annual summer pilgrimage—a city that ma...
There's something magical about accommodations that tell stories—places where the walls themselves whisper histories of centuries past or where the absence of walls connects you intimately with landsc...
There's something profoundly telling about how a culture moves its people. Two weeks split between Trinidad, Cuba and Ypres, Belgium taught me this lesson in vivid technicolor this spring. In one corn...
Standing on the rooftop of my boutique guesthouse in downtown Tehran, watching the sun cast a golden glow over the snow-capped Alborz Mountains, I couldn't help but reflect on the concerned messages f...
As someone who transitioned from corporate finance to angel investing in sustainable tourism ventures, I've developed a unique perspective on business travel. Dar es Salaam—Tanzania's vibrant commerci...