Honduras has been one of my dream destinations for as long as I can remember, but I just visited for the first time this May. I flew to the country's west coast,...

I've always loved Galveston, and now I have a local connection. My boyfriend's grandmother, Alba Collins, grew up in a tiny house underneath the island's first...

Kyoto has long been known as the heart and soul of Japan’s traditional culture and arts. Its centuries-old temples and geisha districts have become the...

Nothing beats living in a city filled to the brim with cool places to go and exciting activities to try. But the huge number of swimming holes, movie theaters,...

The natural world is the main inspiration for local designer and stylist Ann Lowe, whose unique aesthetic is typified by organic materials, natural light and a...

The Japanese art of chabana, which literally translates to “tea flowers,” is an ancient style of flower arranging used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies....

My first trip to Japan took me throughout the country's rural west coast, but, this February, I had the chance to explore more of the urban areas in and around...

When one cannot be sure that there are many days left, each single day becomes as important as a year, and one does not waste an hour in wishing that that hour...

Before opening vintage menswear shop, Sam Hill, Kyle Muller had always wanted to be Indiana Jones. Just without the boring day job. ¶ He actually gave archeology...

I took these photographs on a recent trip to Vista Verde Ranch, a luxury dude ranch about an hour's drive from downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It was only a...

The towering, impressive live oak tree almost obscures the view of the three-story house I'm looking for. The aging behemoth, positioned at the curb but exploding...

Lindsey Reynolds and Cameron Cooper are modern women. They’re both graduates of UT’s prestigious Texas Creative program and are now full-time execs at some of...

My first thought when I saw the construction was ‘condos,’” Miguel Alvarez, a local filmmaker, says about the time he first noticed the new Canopy studio...

I was enjoying a sunset stroll along the west coast of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula when I somehow found myself talking with Albert, a strapping elderly villager on...

MASS is back, Austin. ¶ The unique visual arts and live performance gallery — founded in 2006 by emerging local artists and University of Texas grad students,...

Traditional Japanese inns, or ryokans, originated in the Edo period (1603-1868), but are still alive and well today in the island nation, allowing modern day...

I am climbing I think it's a ladder but I don't have to hold on I don't even have to climb I just do Or it's something akin to climbing on something akin...

We did it. We made it through another year. We survived the “end of the world.” We narrowly avoided an ominous fiscal cliff. We should feel emboldened and...

There's no fancy silverware, no tablecloth, and no dress code. In fact, most diners, fresh from a hike, show up at this low-key lodge's dining room in flip-flops...

Nashville has long been known for its historic music scene, like heavy hitting honky-tonks and the Grand Ole Opry (which just celebrated its 87th birthday), but...

It's easy to get lost in aerial inspiration in Westlake Hills. The sweeping vistas that extend from the winding roads, not to mention the hawks circling just...

I almost expected to find an assembly line layout, teeming with designers, assistants and interns, when I first approached the sprawling, 4,000 square-foot...

With a year-round summery climate, there's plenty of outdoor entertainment on offer in the city, including biking, hiking, swimming and alfresco concerts – and...

It wasn't that long ago when the only choices for dining out in town were barbeque or Tex-Mex. However, the arrival of restaurants and food trailers serving a...

Nashville has long been known as Music City, with heavy hitting historical markers, like the Grand Ole Opry and the honky tonks that line Broadway. But the...

Lakenshrekk is a Norwegian word I got well accustomed to on a recent trip to the fjords of Western Norway, an otherworldly landscape where the sun never sets in the...

My upcoming Austin HOME profile of "Soaring Wings", an incredible space designed by local architect Winn Wittman, doesn't hit the newsstands until December. But,...

I just returned from Quebec's northern Gaspé Peninsula, where I experienced an annual art and garden festival, hiked throughout three different mountain ranges...

In November 2011, local artist Andy Rihn invited hundreds of denim-clad Texans to an isolated, otherworldly dirt farm to be a part of something strange: Texas’...

If you grew up in Central Texas, chances are you spent a great deal of your childhood playing in the woods. You’d waste hours under the shade of giant tree...

Some of Hyde Park's refurbished homes have a Texas Historical Commission plaque beside the front door that tells their story. Others have reputations that precede...

Aristotle once said, “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” Lucky for Austinites, there are plenty of amazing places three hours or less...

Have you always dreamed of reliving An American in Paris? Life as an American expat in the City of Light isn't all about romantic walks along the Seine and...

I recently redesigned my business cards (and website!) thanks to my friend, Chelsea Fullerton, an extremely talented Austin-based designer and photographer who...

Someone once said that the powers of a man’s mind are directly proportionate to the quantity of coffee he drinks. But maybe if they had tried locally made...

I receive a handful of postcards a week, from great friends and strangers, thanks to my obsession with Postcrossing--the ingenious international site that...

Meet six of Austin’s finest athletes who have their sights set on competing in the London Olympics, which kicks off at the end of the month. From their workout...

On a recent afternoon, Noah Marion is hunched over one of his three worktables in his West Austin home studio. He’s just finished up a perfectly uniform stitch...

As the sun goes down over the Austin skyline, I watch the last rays of light set the buildings ablaze. I’m on the 29th floor of the Austin 360 building and...

Looking down from the famed Roanoke Star, perched above the city on Mill Mountain's peak, it's hard to believe this lively Virginia town was once merely a...

Arriving at Common House, on 49th Street and Airport Blvd, is more like pulling up to a friend's house than an art collective or gallery space. Faded yellow paint...

Every day, Sanders, who graduated from and taught at Auburn University’s famed Rural Studio and later received his graduate architecture degree from UT, is...

I'm very excited to announce that Austin's own Monofonus Press will be publishing my very first attempt at a 'zine in their annual summer 'zine release at Domy...

"I call this my bipolar house,” Thomas Bercy says as we stand in the glass-walled hallway connecting the two sides of his home on Annie Street. Reflections of the...

Tastemaker. It's a role that sounds as enigmatic and unattainable as a shaman or Willy Wonka to most people, but can inevitably be found in every walk of life and...

My latest Japan story hit the newsstands in this month's issue of Austin Monthly. Online version coming soon...

Walking up the stairs is like being swallowed up by the structure itself. Or more like slipping on an invisibility cloak. And that’s what it feels like to stay...

I can’t see the street address when I drive up to local drummer Thor Harris’ house, but I know I’m at the right place. Hanging skulls and ceramic figurines...

My latest design profile, "Living Lighter," about a stylish highrise with a knockout pop-art collection, made the cover of Austin HOME's Spring 2012 Issue. Read...

Ben Franklin once famously said that the bald eagle was a “bird of bad moral character” and dearly wished that it would not be chosen as our national bird. His...

"We're really up here! We're flying! Wait. Why am I not scared?!" I screamed at my hang gliding instructor. "Because we're flying, not falling," he shouted back....

Something happens to you in the West Texas desert. Anyone who has driven through the tiny towns of Marathon or Marfa or explored Big Bend National Park can attest...

Barbadians, or Bajans, don’t just look young for their age; they stay young, for a long, long time. The tiny Caribbean island (only 21 x 14 miles) has the second...

My "High on the Andes" round-up was featured in the August 2011 Issue of Centro y Sur. Read the full story here.

“Battleberg Ice!” Haleh cried as she jumped into the lake. She resurfaced, laughing, as a team of rowers passed by. I like your battleship!” one yelled up...

The forest of pine trees was my favorite part of St.George Island–and I’m lucky it’s still standing. During World War II, the tree-covered island was used...

It was rainy or “low” season in Colombia, but I needed a high. It may sound impossible, but one can honestly get tired of the beach. I had been traveling for...

I visited the Dominican Republic in October of 2011. And while a big part of me wishes that I could have spent the entire time exploring the island with the...