Whether it's putting together engaging content for big and small businesses, or documenting an airboat ride through the Everglades, I love finding and sharing stories. I'm a seasoned writer, nerd, and travel enthusiast, passionate about sharing stories and documenting the most notable experiences and tools of today. Want to see more samples? For business inquiries please reach out to me at alina8mail@gmail.com
In the winter, as folks fire up their furnaces, the warm smell of piñon pours out of chimneys and lingers in the adobe streets. It follows us as we make our way through the alleys, to the plaza, and past the city’s ancient cathedrals. The sweet, woody scent is pervasive throughout Santa Fe. Before I … More Santa Fe
The week I came back from Hawaii I had a terrible stomach ache, I felt miserable, and I was one hundred percent sure that I was doomed to feel that way for the rest of my life. Yet only days earlier I was living the lavish life of a wannabe Hawaiian monarch. My retro paradise … More The Royal Hawaiian
New Mexico is known as the land of enchantment. Nowhere is this more evident than north of Santa Fe, on the road to and beyond Taos. New Mexico’s geography is both beautiful and puzzling. Sometimes the land looks flat, a plain stretches hundreds of miles into to the horizon, and then seemingly out of nowhere … More Taos and the Land of Enchantment
There’s a gazillion ways to do the holidays, but everyone has their favorite. One of mine is an annual ugly sweater party hosted by the lovely Robles family. The event features Mexican staples served to ugly-Christmas-sweater adorned guests. The centerpiece of the evening is a big steamy pot of menudo soup — a Mexican holiday … More Ugly Sweater Fiesta
Something wonderful is happening in San Jose. The city that’s been in a creative dryspell is finally getting some action. Sterile walls are transforming into colorful murals, art installations keep popping up in front of city hall, and creative community-centered events are filling up the city calendar. Even though San Jose has long had artists … More Eastside Street Food Hub
The dogs of Havana share similar features, just like human inhabitants of some cities might. They are often scruffy, generally medium sized and often have long tails. As far as appearance go, that’s where the similarities end. But the spirit of the Cuban dogs is largely the same, because they know things people don’t, they … More The Dogs of Havana
I darted straight for the musubis as we made our way to the food tents at Sand City’s Westside Festival. There were plenty of other food vendors to choose from, but some delicious spam wrapped in sushi rice and seaweed was the perfect thing to hit the spot after a night of cocktails. Sand City, … More Sand City
Cows, oysters, and the Pacific Coast. If San Francisco isn’t sufficiently foggy there’s a foggier place near by — this place is Point Reyes National Seashore. The Point Reyes peninsula, which is home to a National Park, is less than an hour north of San Francisco. It’s home to the infamous Point Reyes blue cheese, … More Point Reyes
Before going to Cuba, I was told to lower my expectations. Granted, my expectations were high: I expected beautiful architecture, friendly people, and lots of music. Was I wrong? How could a country notorious for its rich culture and passionate people be anything less? We arrived in Camagüey, the capital city of Cuba’s largest province, … More Camagüey, Cuba
The Mile High City, Queen of the Plains, the Beer Capitol –– A city of so many names surely has something to offer to a group of twenty and thirty-somethings looking for some birthday celebration fun. Even though Denver is vast and dynamic, you can kind of get it by spending a couple of nights … More Denver
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