Perhaps my favorite type of nonfiction is writing about the places I love. I cover Greece often, but have also written articles about India, Mexico, and domestic US destinations. With the research and schlepping involved, travel writing sounds more glamorous than it is, but it’s still the best type of assignment for me since I love exploring new places and meeting the people who live there. As C.P. Cavafy wrote about traveling to Ithaka, you have to set out praying that your journey be a long one, “full of adventure, full of discovery,” and, on arrival, you can’t expect the destination to make you rich: “Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey/Without her you would not have set out.”
Recent Links:
Neighborhood Report: Wynwood, Miami. A short stroll along the arty spot’s main drag, Northwest 2nd Ave, Travel+Leisure, December, 2011: Read the Article
An entry on Epiros for “Insider’s Guide to Greece,” The Guardian, June 4, 2011
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Santorini listing for “European Island Finder,” Travel+Leisure, April 2011
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Cover Stories:
Budget Travel, “Secret Hotels of the Ionian Islands,” May 2010: Read the Article
T: The New York Times travel magazine, “Rock of Ages,” May 17, 2009: Read the Article
Town & Country Travel, “A Separate Greece,” Spring, 2008: Read the Article
Travel+Leisure, “Secret Islands of Greece,” July, 2007
Read the Article
Other Favorites:
“Greek Revival: Back to the Land on Crete,” T: The New York Times travel magazine, March, 2008
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“Stepping Out: Oaxaca’s Alternative Lifestyle Scene,” Travel+Leisure, November, 2005
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“The Big Empty: Driving through Southwestern New Mexico,” Travel+Leisure, April, 2001
