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Part archivist, part lover girl. My stories live in playlists, photos, and the notes app—now, this newsletter. And after 56 cities across 16 countries, I’m making a coffee table book: part travel memoir, part art project.

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  1. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    On Being Annoyingly Optimistic (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Anthony Bourdain Would Have Loved Richmond. (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Visiting PGH Reminded Me That Happiness Is a Choice (opens the original)

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    I didn’t come to Pittsburgh looking for life advice. I came for the architecture, the art, the food—the usual things that make their way onto my itinerary.But somewhere between an Uber ride, a museum docent, a bartender, a random stranger in a speakeasy line and a few very opinionated servers, Pittsburgh started handing me a different kind of itinerary.The people.And maybe that’s the best way to experience a city: not by asking what should I do? but by asking the people who live there what you s

  4. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Fallingwater Beyond the Waterfall: (opens the original)

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    The internet will show you the waterfall. It won’t necessarily tell you about the people, art, architecture and very good taste that made Fallingwater what it is.There are some places you visit where the internet has already ruined the surprise.You’ve seen the same photograph a hundred times. You know the angle. You know the caption. You know the obligatory “bucket list” language before you even arrive.Fallingwater is one of those places.Except when I finally visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterp

  5. Issue · Aug 2, 2026

    I Traveled to the Safest City in Mexico and Now I Have a Problem (opens the original)

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    A few months ago I landed in Mérida with one goal: have a good time, see some art, find a pool, maybe a beach. What I didn’t plan for was coming home with a full personality shift and a serious real estate curiosity. That’s Mérida’s fault entirely.Here’s everything we did. Save this. Share it. You’ll want it when you inevitably go.STAYHotel Sevilla — Downtown CentralEight years before it became a hotel, architects Zeller & Moye

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