need travel tips for Pittsburgh?

Then look no further than the city's residents! For the July 15, 2009, issue of American Way (the inflight magazine for American Airlines), I talked with some of Pittsburgh's movers and shakers about the best places to hang out. Read the results here: http://www.americanwaymag.com/nfls-pittsburgh-steelers-bill-flanagan-ryan-mundy-lindsay-patross-1

organic baking: mmmmm!

For today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel I chatted with Sarah Magid, a custom-cake decorator and baker in Brooklyn, N.Y., who is a fan of using organic ingredients. Her new book, Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and other Sweets that Taste as Good as they Look, tells you just how to make them!

Read my interview with her at: http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/50755177.html

touring Milwaukee's beers

Milwaukee is considered the "city of beer" for its many microbreweries -- all of which produce beer of excellent quality. For Wine Enthusiast's web site, and to coincide with this year's Summerfest (the world's longest-running and largest music festival), I wrote about how to taste your way through the city's breweries. http://www.winemag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=48AEE06B2A1E469783008B2C2FDF6227

two celebrity chef interviews

I recently interviewed two chefs for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gale Gand (http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/45414362.html) and Hubert Keller (http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/46095282.html).

Vacations That Make A Difference

When I traveled to Honduras in April of 2008, I came across a lodge called Pico Bonito that allows its guests to interact with the community. Fascinated, I found a few more examples around the world and wrote about them for Razoo.com. You can read the article here: http://www.razoo.com/articles/Voluntourism

Road Trips to Read About

For American Way, which is the inflight magazine of American Airlines, I've written about some travel-related memoirs that take place on the open road. Check out the article here, in the May 1, 2009, issue: http://www.americanwaymag.com/head-for-the-horizon-1

Glamping, anyone?

Check out my story about El Capitan Canyon, a high-class camping property near Santa Barbara, California, in the April 2009 issue of Delta Sky: http://www.deltaskymag.com/Destinations/Los-Angeles/Destination-Posts/High-Class-Camping.aspx