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Exploring Atlanta’s Ponce City Market

By on April 15, 2013 in adventure, Atlanta, Georgia, photo friday, USA

TweetI’ve always had a fascination with abandoned spaces, finding beauty in the derelict and wondering how buildings came to end up this way. There are plenty of these types of buildings in my hometown of Atlanta, which had an industrial boom in the early 1900s that has left our city with many unique warehouse spaces. [...]

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Atlanta’s Top Chef Legacy

By on April 1, 2013 in Atlanta, food, Georgia, Top Chef, wine

TweetWhile there were celebrity chefs in America for years, Top Chef brought them to the national consciousness with their award-winning show. It put a face to names like Tom Colicchio, Sean Brock and Hubert Keller and made their food styles recognizable. Atlanta has had its own contributions to the show, bringing notable chefs to the program. [...]

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Experiences, Not Expenses

By on September 10, 2012 in adventure, Agnes Water, Atlanta, Australia, Cairns, Hawaii, manifesto, Sydney, tours, travel, USA

TweetThroughout my travels, I’ve learned that sometimes it’s not about keeping things as cheap as possible. It’s the experiences, not expenses that you remember years later. Some travel splurges are worth making. While I may stress at the time about adjusting my budget for those tours, accommodations or meals, I am always glad I did [...]

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Scuba Diving at the Georgia Aquarium

By on September 7, 2012 in adventure, Atlanta, Georgia

Tweet Since getting my open water certification back in Cairns, Australia, I’ve been wanting to go scuba diving again. Years ago I heard about Andi of My Beautiful Adventures‘ experiences scuba diving at the Georgia Aquarium right here in my landlocked home town and immediately added it to my Life List. These days I prefer experiences [...]

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Atlanta’s Olympic Memories

By on July 27, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Tweet via AW Photography As we prepare for the London Olympics, I can’t help but remember the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games that shaped my hometown in so many ways. Prior to Atlanta’s selection as host city, it was known more for rap music and events like Freaknik than international sporting events. The local government [...]

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Where to Find the Best Food Trucks

By on July 23, 2012 in Atlanta, food, Hawaii, San Francisco

TweetFood trucks are the new “in” way to experience different kinds of cuisines. There’s plenty of appeal there: food is cheap, portable and snack sized portions. You can grab tacos from one truck to go with wontons from another. Even award-winning chefs have set up food trucks and popup restaurants. So where can you find [...]

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A Local’s Guide to Little Five Points

By on June 4, 2012 in Atlanta, food, Georgia, shopping, USA

Tweet I’ve been visiting the quirky Atlanta neighborhood of Little Five Points since I got my driver’s license at sixteen. The Venice Beach-like suburb was like no place this suburban girl had ever seen. Between the pierced and tattooed punks and the dreadlocked homeless people, Little Five is not short on “local color.” Recently the backdrop [...]

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Photo Friday: Decatur, GA

By on April 27, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, North America, photo friday, USA

Tweet A few weeks ago, Sammi and I drove over to Decatur, a hip neighborhood in Atlanta, for me to research an article and to keep us busy. Sammi has been working at a 4 H Center an hour south of town and hasn’t gotten as many hours as she wants, so she spends a [...]

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Support Local Arts at Home and Abroad

By on April 10, 2012 in art, Atlanta, free, Georgia

Tweet This month, I lost a place that was very dear to me, a second home of sorts. Theatre in the Square, a community theater in my hometown of Marietta, Georgia, closed its doors after 30 years. I spent four years of my life in their Teen Ensemble, where I studied drama under director Susan [...]

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A Civil Rights Tour of the South

By on April 4, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, Memphis, South, Tennessee

Tweet Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.– Martin Luther King Jr. We start our tour in Atlanta, Georgia, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born and where much of his work was done. In the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, you will find [...]

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