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The Hamptons are considered one of the most famous destinations in the US for celebrities and the ultra-elite to escape during the summer months.But many visitors don’t realize the area is also home to longtime locals, like me, who live here year-round. As someone who’s spent most of my life…
Miami is home to countless eateries serving up classic Cuban sandwiches, all claiming to be the best in town.On a recent trip to Miami, I stopped by Sanguich in Bayside Marketplace to try what locals and critics have dubbed the best Cuban sandwich in the city.Every year since 2022, Sanguich…
Although van life is increasingly popular — or at least increasingly visible, as the many people who ask if we “do the YouTube thing” prove — it’s still not well understood.Short-term road trips make more sense to people: Sure, you can handle just about anything for a brief period. But…
Growing up in a big Italian family, I always enjoyed Sunday afternoons filled with bowls of spaghetti and meatballs cooked by my nana. Winters meant my dad would grind meat in the basement to make soppressata, or “soupy.”Throughout middle school, high school, and college, I took six years of Italian,…
After months of job hunting, my husband had finally received a great offer, one that even came with a higher salary and title bump. Loading audio narration… The catch is that the role was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about seven hours from where we’d lived in Washington, DC, for…
“And you still like each other?” is one of the most common questions my partner, Sean, and I get when we tell someone we’re entering our fourth year calling a small camper van home. Loading audio narration… People usually ask it in a joking tone. We all chuckle, but there’s…
As an Egyptian citizen who has lived here for 30 years, one of my favorite things to do is hot-air ballooning in Luxor.Nadine ArabI live in Egypt, and I always remind tourists that there are other gems to see beyond the pyramids.For example, I love hiking Mount Sinai and snorkeling…
Exhausted from the 9-to-5 hustle, my partner and I sold most of our belongings and built an old 1996 Chevy Express conversion van into a tiny home. Loading audio narration… We’d previously been living in the suburbs of St. Louis, and we were ready for a little more adventure and…
When I moved from California to Spain in 2019, I knew my life would change — but I didn’t expect how deeply it would shift the way I moved through the world. Loading audio narration… During my first few weeks as a language assistant, a Spanish teacher I worked with…
