Thank you to Alka Joshi for inviting me on her show, Reimagine! I absolutely loved speaking with her about books and travel! Make sure you read both her amazing books: The Henna Artist and her new book out June 22, 2021, THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR, which I included in my Thrive Global article: Sizzling … Continued
Thank you to the editors of Undomesticated Magazine for publishing my article, “A Reinvention Reading List.” In 2012, my husband and I quit our jobs in Los Angeles and booked a one-way flight to Bali, Indonesia where we had spent many months in 2008-9. We anticipated spending the indefinite future traveling throughout Asia, supporting ourselves with We Said Go Travel, … Continued
Thank you to Yitzi Weiner and Kristin Marquet for including me in their series on THRIVE GLOBAL:5 Things You Need To Know To Survive And Thrive After A Divorce …Somehow I got back up and recreated my life again and honestly, it has turned out better than I could ever have imagined. As part of … Continued
March News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: I hope you and your family are #safeathome together and staying healthy. These past weeks have been challenging and have reminded me of being in New York City after September 11 when the travel company I worked for, Renaissance Cruises, went bankrupt in 8 days. I was disappointed … Continued
Thank you to Yitzi Weiner and Kristin Marquet for including me in their series5 Things You Need To Know To Survive And Thrive After A Divorce …Somehow I got back up and recreated my life again and honestly, it has turned out better than I could ever have imagined. As part of my series about … Continued
Thank you to Kristin Canning and Women’s Health for allowing me to share my biggest regret about my divorce: ‘I WISH I’D BEEN KINDER TO MYSELF’ “I got divorced when I was 47 after being married for five years. I had been traveling in Asia with my husband and writing about it for my website, and after … Continued
I have been searching for the way back to myself. It was a giant shock to my system to come back to America in February 2014 and leave Thailand without my partner. It was what I had to do to take care of myself. I made the choice for me. I have often made a … Continued
Where do you find freedom? For me, traveling and reading books have been ways to find the experiences of freedom. In Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey’s recent 21 day meditation experience, I listened to Deepak talk about the ways to experience freedom. In my new Travel Writing Award, I invite you to share where you … Continued
In Chris Brogan‘s, It’s Not About the Tights: An Owners Manual on Bravery, he states his definition of bravery, which is “not being afraid of yourself.” In early 2014, I left my husband in Thailand and returned to America alone. Many people told me I was brave. I really was not sure courage had anything … Continued
TWENTY YEARS, SEVEN LETTERS, AND ONE LONG-LOST LOVE OF A LIFETIME Fall in love with Samantha Vérant’s SEVEN LETTERS FROM PARIS Preface from the book: Tonight I’m cooking from the heart, choosing self-belief over fear. Although I’ve always been a culinary adventuress, experimenting with recipes ripped from the pages ofBon Appétit and Gourmet since the … Continued