I hadn’t expected to be blogging about Miami, but I was channel surfing in the Travel Channel neighborhood last night, and I caught a glimpse of the pastel, Art Deco streetscape that is unmistakably South Beach. Anthony Bourdain was behind the wheel of a mid-life-crisis-red Ferrari on his new show, The Layover. I’d been curious [...]







I'm an East Coast transplant to the Midwest, who left bloomie's big brown bags, a corporate cubicle and pepper spray behind. (Sarcasm and neuroticism, however, remain.) Now I explore -- and get lost in -- Michigan, the Great Lakes and beyond, blogging about all things travel, including food, trip tips, local travel, traveling with a dog, life in the flyover zone and sustainable tourism.