After seeing the beauty of Switzerland in the mixture of urban and nature in Zürich, and then the smaller mountainside villages in Malans and Chur, I wasn't sure how much more this stunning country could charm me. Then we arrived in the little town named Lugano...

Whenever I see sweet flavors mixed in with typically savory dishes, I usually flinch. While I think some of these pairings are awesome, I simply have not had the palette for that clash of two flavors. I then first got a taste for it at a restaurant...

When compiling this roundup, I noticed that I had bookmarked a lot of links on lady power this week. Or, to use the word that some people have an unfortunate misunderstanding of: FEMINISM.

So, I decided to make this a special edition of Favorite Friday Finds: #LadyBoss edition. 

Nobody is a fool here. We all know the duality of social media. The real life that occurs offscreen, and the (usually) heavily filtered, perfect version that appears on our Instagram pages. Lately there's been an uprising in making a point of criticizing the too "perfect" Instagram accounts- a hilarious...

After landing on our flight from New York, we had a few short hours to kill in Milan before having to catch our train to Zürich. Milan is typically known for being a smaller metropolitan city, that is mostly a hub for business and shopping. It also has a reputation for being a bit anticlimactic. Most people say that a day or...

This chocolate peanut-butter coconut granola is gluten-free and vegan, and you can easily substitute or add in customized ingredients of whatever you have on hand to make your own version of it. The chocolate peanut-butter is a classic combination, but I threw in some coconut chips, flaxseeds, and pepitas to bump up the healthy fats and give it more of a crunch. Lately, I have also been loving quinoa in my granola, to add some healthy nutrients and a deliciously nutty crunch to it. 

When I realized that we were going to have to trim our time in Florence down to just one day, my face looked like the the really sad, depressed emoji. During college, I was supposed to study abroad in this city, but due to life circumstances, I had to drop out of the program last minute. So, Florence always held a special place on my bucket list as a city I couldn't miss.

Only 24 hours in one of the most popular European cities? We were on a mission to do it all, and...

Luscious reds, golden oranges, and green leaves scattering the sidewalks, cool and crisp air, mugs of hot coffee, snuggling up in cozy knit everything, scented candles, fireplaces, riverside sunset runs, baking, and warm comforting foods...

When boyfriend and I settled on Italy and Switzerland as the countries we were headed to for our Eurotrip, I didn't know much about Switzerland. He had been before and had talked my ear off about how gorgeous the entire country is, how wonderful the people are, and the general lifestyle and culture. While I didn't doubt him, I certainly had no idea how hard I was going to fall in love with Switzerland-- particularly, with the city of Zürich...

Hiking in Switzerland. There's something about the sound of that sentence that conjures up images of lush green hills, Heidi, farm animals, and mountaintops. Well, let me tell you- I had a faint inkling of what the experience would be like, and the real thing far surpasses anything you could imagine...

I write a lot about happiness. And health, and balance. 

The other day, my friend, Mary Catherine of Better Ice Creamed, posted this quote by Hugh MacKay, author of The Good Life: 

"I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don’t mind people being happy—but the idea that everything we do is part of the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea...

Happy Friday, everyone! Oh, this week has been quite the frenzied hurricane. Settling back in to your usual routine and work schedule after travels always throws you for a little loop, and this time seemed to be a...

We have a serious problem on our hands. This happens incessantly around me, particularly amongst New Yorkers, and I am certainly guilty of falling into the trap sometimes. But the more I ruminate about why we do it, the further I am actively distancing myself from this. 

We love to play the victim. Millennials especially love to use exhaustion and 4 hours of sleep as a badge of honor of how...

When I was asking my friends for recommendations on must-do's in New Orleans, it turned into a list of must...eats. t's no secret that New Orleans is a culinary destination, and I don't think my stomach was quite ready for this. Correction: my stomach was most definitely not ready for the onslaught of foods that I...

I am now a contributing writer for one of my favorite websites, mindbodygreen! 
My first article for them is now published, on The Wheat Even Gluten Sensitive People Can Eat. For those of you who...

New Orleans has always been lingering around the top of my U.S. travel bucket list. From what I had heard and seen, it's a vibrantly colorful city full of culture, soul, and food like you couldn't imagine. Well, now that I'm here, I can definitely say that...

My goodness, how is it already the end of August?! 

I have a series of trips coming up that I have been eagerly anticipating for what seems like forever. Back during my junior year of college, I was all signed up to go to Florence to study abroad for a...

Goodness, this month has been such a whirlwind that it took until I looked at my Timehop app (an awesome app, by the way), to find out that it was the 1 year anniversary of Living Minnaly two days ago! This blog's growth this...