Beauty Salon
Memphis, Tennessee
July 2016
An old beauty salon next to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music (which I highly recommend).
Sun Records, Memphis /
Sun Records Studio
Memphis Tennessee
July 2016
I stood in the room where Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash recorded their records. It was a surprisingly small and humble space. I felt humble too.
Arcade, Nashville /
Arcade, Nashville, Tennessee
June 2016
A two-story arcade in downtown Nashville modeled after an arcade in Italy. I went here because I read about the art spaces on the upper level, but unfortunately they were all closed when I went by.
The Walgreens adjacent to this arcade was one of the locations of the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins in 1960 - a nonviolent student protest against racial desegregation.
The Parthenon, Nashville /
Parthenon, Nashville
June 2016
So I bet you didn't know Nashville has an exact-to-scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece?
Dino's Bar, Nashville /
Dino's, Nashville
June 2016
I dearly love dive bars like Dino's. I think they're in my top 10 things I love about living in America. I love the dimness, the cheap beer and shot specials, the bags of chips, the old decor, the seediness of having a beer in the afternoon, the regulars sitting at the bar, the bartenders' tattoos, the jukeboxes, the dartboards and pool tables, the everything.
Stone Church, Dover /
Stone Church Hike in Dover, New York
May 2016
Hiking with friends on a visit to Wassaic. Fresh air, fresh air.
House /
House, Philadelphia
April 2016
What a beauty. Seen in Fishtown on the same street as our airbnb.
Sunset /
Sunset, Las Terrenas
Dominican Republic
March 2016
Probably the best sunset of my life.
Philadelphia store fronts /
Store fronts, Philadelphia
April 2016
I really like Philly. I've managed to visit a handful of times while living in New York. The scale of the city is really perfect and the neighborhoods surrounding downtown are really interesting.
Las Terrenas /
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
March 2016
A little corner of the beach in Las Terrenas filled with boats.
Las Terrenas, D.R. /
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
March 2016
Trees that make a run for the ocean.
Cayo Levantado /
Cayo Levantado, Dominican Republic
March 2016
AKA Bacardi Island. It's kind of cheesy (the island is half private resort, half public beach, and accessible only by boat) but its also ridiculously beautiful. White sand. Turquoise water. Warm breeze.
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic /
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
March 2016
Some of the best hand painted signage around.
Xochimilco /
Xochimilco, Mexico DF
January 2016
My second time in Xochimilco. It was a busy, busy, weekend day. So many boats we could barely move! It was still wonderful.
Condesa /
Colonia Condesa, Mexico DF
Mexico
January 2016
I want to go back.
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan /
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan
Mexico
January 2016
Life! It's funny. I've been to Teotihuacan twice now. And this time I climbed the Pyramid of the Sun all the way to the top, instead of chickening out halfway up like last time. Small things.
Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan /
Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan
Mexico
January 2016
Constructed between 200 and 450 AD, the Pyramid of the Moon is old, but also not that old, which is kind of what blows my mind about Teotihuacan. (For comparison, the Egyptian pyramids are about 2,000 years older).
Did you know there have been humans on earth for about two hundred thousand years?
Miguel Hidalgo /
Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Miguel Hidalgo is the borough south of Chapultepec park, home to Casa Luis Barragan.
Casa Luis Barragan /
Casa Luis Barragan
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
A perfect house with magic light and a beautiful wild garden.
Museo Tamayo /
Museo Tamayo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016