A glass of prosecco is the best way to begin an Air Berlin flight in business class, and we made no exception upon boarding our flight from JFK to TXL. …

Pip’s Place Bakery: New York City [CLOSED]
Read more about all of our NYC picks in New York City: The Gluten-Free Guide, available now on Amazon. New Yorkers are incredibly lucky to have what seems like infinite …

Waffle & Wolf: New York City [CLOSED]
Read more about all of our NYC picks in New York City: The Gluten-Free Guide, available now on Amazon. Waffles can be an any-time-of-day food, and no one demonstrates this …

Tompkins Square Bagels: New York City
Read more about Tompkins Square Bagels and all of our NYC picks in New York City: The Gluten-Free Guide, available now on Amazon. New York is not New York without …

Christmas Markets and the Colosseum
Since returning from Tokyo in July, we’ve been on what I like to consider a long layover at home. This is one of the best parts of an Explorer Award: …

Tsukiji Fish Market: Tokyo
Tsukiji Fish Market is an absolute must for anyone visiting Tokyo. The market is at its best in the unimaginably early hours of the morning and winds down for the …

Miraikan, Odaiba, and Asakusa: Tokyo
When visiting Tokyo, you might feel conflicted by the ancient and futuristic aspects of the city existing side-by-side. The solution, of course, is to devote ample time to both! The …

Girandole, Park Hyatt Tokyo
Once you have your fill of the quiet temples, magical forests, and delicious sushi of Kyoto, hop on the Shinkansen for a few days in Tokyo. Buy a Japan Rail …

Chojiro Sushi: Kyoto
Along with finding a lovely place to stay and visiting the beautiful temple complexes, eating sushi was at the top of our list of must-dos in Kyoto. Extensive research led …

Touzan, Hyatt Regency Kyoto
This Thanksgiving, I was extra thankful for the family gathered around both of our Thanksgiving tables, all of the delicious food we worked together to prepare, and travels past, present, …