The four days I spent in Lisbon after my friend’s magical Portuguese wedding in the north was the first stretch of time since Charlie and I started dating that I explored a foreign city all by myself.Solo travel has its perks and its ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Lisbon, Portugal
Healthy Hedonist Travel Guides
A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Porto, Portugal
Having traveled many stretches of Spain by myself, Portugal has been on my list for a while. So when my friend Ali met and decided to marry a stallion from Porto, I knew I had to be there to show my love and support, and eat all the shellfish I could ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Porto, Portugal
A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Kauai, Hawaii
Visiting one of the many magical islands of Hawaii has been high on my list for the last few years.Instagram envy definitely played a role. For a while in there, it seemed like everyone I knew was posting cones of fresh fish sprinkled with ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Kauai, Hawaii
The Best Gluten-Free Baked Goods in New York City
It’s that time of year again in NYC, when we start swapping cookies and roasting chestnuts over an open fire.As someone who’s particularly prone to holiday FOMO, cookie swaps have been a sore subject for me ever since going ... Continue Reading about The Best Gluten-Free Baked Goods in New York City
A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Tuscany: How to Plan Your Road Trip Through Italy
Italy has spoiled me over the years. There’s probably no country I’ve traveled more in its entirety, including my own! Which is not as crazy as it sounds considering the boot landmass is roughly the size of California.When I was studying ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Tuscany: How to Plan Your Road Trip Through Italy
A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Rome: The Best Gluten-Free Restaurants to Get Your Carb On
The last time I visited Rome, I was in a very different phase of life.It was a six-month long study abroad program, and I was a sassy 19-year-old living in a small walk-up off Campo Di Fiori with five other slightly less sassy students. ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Rome: The Best Gluten-Free Restaurants to Get Your Carb On
A Healthy Hedonist Guide to Brooklyn, Part One: Williamsburg, Bushwick and Beyond
What’s your favorite restaurant in New York City?It’s a question I’ve gotten countless times on my book tour, and one that I’m still more uncomfortable answering than anything about sex, periods or poop. And that’s because there are so many damn ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist Guide to Brooklyn, Part One: Williamsburg, Bushwick and Beyond
A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Paris: Gluten-Free Eats + Sights in the City of Love
I’m usually not that into Hallmark holidays, but this year, for whatever reason, when Charlie told me he’d be traveling on Valentine’s Day, I got a little diva-like pit in my stomach.I pictured myself sitting alone watching Sandra Bullock ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Paris: Gluten-Free Eats + Sights in the City of Love