Venice Beach and Santa Monica: Where Models and the Beatles Play
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Venice Beach and Santa Monica: Where Models and the Beatles Play

By Carey Reed Zamarriego (la versión en español está abajo) We drove up to the Viceroy in a rented Ford Fusion and immediately scrambled to clean up the inside of our vehicle when we saw the notice: Valet parking only. The backseat was littered with garbage bags, recycling,a gigantic cardboard box with our camping equipment … Continue reading »

Barcelona, Spain: FULL DISCLOSURE
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Barcelona, Spain: FULL DISCLOSURE

By Carey Reed Zamarriego (una versión en español está abajo) This photo features my good friend Anna and I relaxing on a couch after an afternoon BBQ at a friend of a friend’s Barceloneta Beach apartment. It is, I believe, the perfect photographic representation of Barcelona: a spectacular seaside city filled with great people, great … Continue reading »

Wanderlust Revelation: Dining Divinity for Vegetarians, Vegans and the Lactose Intolerant (NYC)
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Wanderlust Revelation: Dining Divinity for Vegetarians, Vegans and the Lactose Intolerant (NYC)

By Carey Reed Zamarriego (una versión en español está abajo) On a somewhat sleepy stretch of Park Avenue in NYC’s Murray Hill section sits Franchia (meaning free, lavish and generous in Korean), a triplex Korean vegetarian tea house. I discovered Franchia when scouting out a place for dinner for myself and a visiting college friend. … Continue reading »

Wanderlust Revelation: Vanessa’s Dumplings (NYC)
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Wanderlust Revelation: Vanessa’s Dumplings (NYC)

By Carey Reed Zamarriego (una versión en español está abajo) While our decision to walk from Bryant Park to the Lower East Side (about 40 blocks) on that cold, wintry NYC night was not the wisest, our choice to eat at Vanessa’s Dumpling House (picked by my friend Danny) couldn’t have been better. Vanessa’s Dumpling House is … Continue reading »