6 Awesome Places to Get Your Eat & Drink on in Boulder
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6 Awesome Places to Get Your Eat & Drink on in Boulder

This post was originally published in August 2015 and updated in August 2020.  Each and every one of these restaurants is still open.  Each has taken measures to abide by new guidelines due to Covid-19, so you might want to click on the website links to check for hours, socially distanced rules and reservation requirements. …

Going Mexican Food Crazy in San Diego
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Going Mexican Food Crazy in San Diego

This is probably the most difficult post I’ve ever had to write.  Okay, I’m being a bit hyperbolic here.  But seriously, being a Mexican-food-obsessed Californian who’s living in Southeast Asia is freaking hard. I’m the person who has to sample every single Mexican restaurant she comes across in Southeast Asia regardless of the fact that I…

From Backpacker to Expat: A Year in Travel
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From Backpacker to Expat: A Year in Travel

It’s safe to say that this year has been the craziest of my life.  Last year at this time I was living the dream as a backpacker, doing things like island hopping around the Philippines, exploring ancient temples in Indonesia and eating my way through the culinary wonderland that is Malaysia.  It sounds perfect, but the reality is that…