Freelance Journalist
“Through a nondescript wood door lighted by a single, wrought iron lamp, Micah LeMon and his staff pour their latest libations at James Beard award-nominated restaurant, The Alley Light, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Reminiscent of a speakeasy, the team works with Prohibition-level creativity to quench the ongoing cocktail renaissance. Cooler months usher in holidays with citrus at its peak. For LeMon, this means a cocktail is in order.”
Read the full story in Okra‘s Issue 4 or online.
“If you’ve ever gone overboard with the souvenirs or wanted to pack just one more outfit for a getaway, waving a magic wand and willing extra suitcase space into existence might’ve felt like the only fix. Luckily, there is an entire travel accessories category built around creating more packing leeway, and it doesn’t have anything to do with sorcery. Compression bags and sacks are designed to reduce the bulk of clothing and other compressible items by squeezing out excess air and volume. Poof!: that pile of stuff you want to pack is all of a sudden way more manageable. Now you have room for the snow globes, back-up ensembles, and other things that simply cannot be left behind. Magic!”
Read the full story on What to Pack.
“WALKING ALONG BERN’S cobblestone streets, between sandstone buildings and under swaths of arcades through the peninsular Altstadt or Old Town, you’re bound to experience the signature Bernese slow lifestyle that Switzerland’s capital is known for. While checklist-minded travelers gather around this quiet town’s famous Zytglogge, the 13th-century clock tower, to watch the hour strike and the figures come to life, there is more to take from Bern than its popular sites — and perhaps enough to take back home with you to the US. Here are five things you’ll realize about life in Bern during your trip, which will probably make you never want to leave.”
Read the full story on Matador Network.
Molly Harris