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Selected Publications

  • The Walrus: Why Do We Travel? To Call the Muse.

    The Walrus: Why Do We Travel? To Call the Muse.


  • Memoir Land: Something to Believe In

    Memoir Land: Something to Believe In


  • River Teeth: A lot of Tomorrows

    River Teeth: A lot of Tomorrows


  • Going: New Orleans, The Southern US City Where Jazz Was Born

    Going: New Orleans, The Southern US City Where Jazz Was Born


  • Parents: I Grew Up in a Haunted House—Here’s What I Tell My Child About Ghosts

    Parents: I Grew Up in a Haunted House—Here’s What I Tell My Child About Ghosts


  • AFAR: Seoul Food

    AFAR: Seoul Food


  • Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To the Shopkeeper in Fez”

    Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To the Shopkeeper in Fez”


  • The Bold Italic: “Working Three Jobs Nearly Killed Me”

    The Bold Italic: “Working Three Jobs Nearly Killed Me”


  • AirBnB Magazine: “So I Slept in a ...Cave”

    AirBnB Magazine: “So I Slept in a ...Cave”


  • AAA Westways Magazine: “Korean Encore”

    AAA Westways Magazine: “Korean Encore”


  • AFAR.com: “Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Fest”

    AFAR.com: “Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Fest”


  • AFAR.com: “Get Beyond the Beads: The 101 on Mardi Gras Throws”

    AFAR.com: “Get Beyond the Beads: The 101 on Mardi Gras Throws”


  • AFAR.com: “The Art of Eating Crawfish in New Orleans”

    AFAR.com: “The Art of Eating Crawfish in New Orleans”


  • AFAR.com: “Find New Orleans’s Soul at These 6 Mini-Museums”

    AFAR.com: “Find New Orleans’s Soul at These 6 Mini-Museums”


  • Ms. Magazine: “Politics is on the Menu at Hell’s Backbone Grill”

    Ms. Magazine: “Politics is on the Menu at Hell’s Backbone Grill”


  • AirBnB Magazine: “New Orleans for the Celebratory”

    AirBnB Magazine: “New Orleans for the Celebratory”


  • Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To the one who was supposed to get away”

    Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To the one who was supposed to get away”


  • Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To Old Johnny”

    Off Assignment, Letter to a Stranger: “To Old Johnny”


  • Viator: “Coming Full Circle”

    Viator: “Coming Full Circle”


  • World Hum: “How Korean Karaoke Changed my Life”

    World Hum: “How Korean Karaoke Changed my Life”


  • Independent Bookstore Day’s anthology: “My Lesson from Hell”

    Independent Bookstore Day’s anthology: “My Lesson from Hell”


  • Sunset Magazine: “Carried Away”

    Sunset Magazine: “Carried Away”


  • Lonely Planet’s An Innocent Abroad anthology: “Stolen”

    Lonely Planet’s An Innocent Abroad anthology: “Stolen”


  • Every Day with Rachel Ray: “Class Trip”

    Every Day with Rachel Ray: “Class Trip”


  • The Guardian UK: Top 10 historic sights in San Francisco

    The Guardian UK: Top 10 historic sights in San Francisco


  • AOL Travel: “When Santa Rinpoche Came to Town”

    AOL Travel: “When Santa Rinpoche Came to Town”


  • Overnight Buses: “Feliz Cumpleanos, Jose Luis”

    Overnight Buses: “Feliz Cumpleanos, Jose Luis”


  • AARP: “Conquer the Art of Really Getting Away”

    AARP: “Conquer the Art of Really Getting Away”


  • Yoga Journal: “Travel Easy”

    Yoga Journal: “Travel Easy”


  • Travel Guide To California: “Retreat and Reinvigorate”

    Travel Guide To California: “Retreat & Reinvigorate”


  • Tin House: Finding Spells

    Tin House: Finding Spells


  • Yoga Journal: “Slice of Summer”

    Yoga Journal: “Slice of Summer”


  • The Best Travel Writing: “The Ghosts of Alamos”

    The Best Travel Writing: “The Ghosts of Alamos”


  • Yoga Journal: “The Big Squeeze”

    Yoga Journal: “The Big Squeeze”


  • Yoga Journal: “Joy of Cooking”

    Yoga Journal: “Joy of Cooking”


  • Yoga Journal: “Flour Power”

    Yoga Journal: “Flour Power”


  • Yoga Journal: “Flavor of Fall”

    Yoga Journal: “Flavor of Fall”


  • CitySmart: “Meditation: Taming the Wild Horse of the Mind”

    CitySmart: “Meditation: Taming the Wild Horse of the Mind”


  • Sunset Magazine: “Sundae Social”

    Sunset Magazine: “Sundae Social”


  • Whole Life Times: “Where Kids Write For Their Dreams”

    Whole Life Times: “Where Kids Write For Their Dreams”


  • Koreabridge: “We’re Accustomed To This”

    Koreabridge: “We’re Accustomed To This”


    • Books

  • A Motor-Flight Through France

  • The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories From Around The Globe

  • The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 8: True Stories From Around The World

  • The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011: True Stories From Around The World

  • Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler

  • With a Measure of Grace: The Stories and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant