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How To Spend 12 Hours In Georgetown (Like A Local)

November 15, 2023 United States, Wander North America
I’ve lived in Washington, D.C., for nearly 14 years. Aside from my childhood home, it’s the longest I’ve lived in any one place. Our nation’s capital has been good to me. It offers all the things I love in one bite-sized city. If DC is the solar system I reside in, Georgetown is my favorite planet.  When friends and family visit, they ask how I’d spend an ideal day in DC. While the city offers world-class museums, monuments, and parks, I always gravitate toward Georgetown's...
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Blue Rock views of pasture

Blue Rock: A Beautiful Mini-Break in the Blue Ridge Mountains

October 5, 2023 Feast in North America, Stay in North America, United States
A butterfly floats out from the greenhouse door as I walk in. Its pale amber and brown wings catch the breeze. Inside, the smell of ripe tomatoes fills the air—intoxicating in the way only farm-fresh vegetables can be. It’s early morning at Sunnyside, a farm in Washington, Virginia, just 90 minutes west of where I live in Washington DC. Earlier, I’d spent time speaking with Sunnyside’s Vegetable Production Co-Manager at the Flint Hill Latin Market. Nik Kohl had Asian pears, tomatillos, purslane, herbs, and other...
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The well at hacienda altagracia

Hacienda AltaGracia in Costa Rica is the best choice for wellness

October 5, 2023 Costa Rica, Stay in South America
Hacienda AltaGracia is the Costa Rican wellness resort everyone is talking about. Never-ending choices of activities and treatments to nourish mind and body in a tropical, fairy-tale setting. THE WELL, Hacienda AltaGracia’s spa, is a sanctuary within a sanctuary. Good luck choosing between wellness experiences, off-property excursions, where to eat, what to eat, or where to lounge.  There are more than enough choices at Hacienda AltaGracia, an Auberge Resort. There just isn't enough time. Our twin-engine Cessna glides over the mountainous interior of Costa Rica....
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Pool View of harbor at Pendry

This Pendry Hotel is Baltimore’s Ultimate Community Center

August 31, 2023 Stay in North America, United States
Community centers are public spaces where people gather for activities, social support, and public information. The introduction of radio, TV, and the internet may have downgraded the need for community centers, but they were local lifelines at one point. “What does this have to do with Baltimore’s Sagamore Pendry Hotel?” you might be asking. Be patient—I’m getting there. Rec Pier: A Brief History The Sagamore Pendry Hotel was originally a former cargo warehouse located at the top of Recreation Pier in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood....
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Interior of Kappo

Welcome to the Neighborhood, Kappo Makoto

August 11, 2023 Feast in North America, United States
Kappo Makoto opened in DC's Palisades not long ago, filling a sushi-shaped hole in the neighborhood. Recently, I snagged a reservation at one of Kappo Makoto's 21 seats and watched Chef Ogawa create an omakase dining experience not unlike the kind one would have in his home country of Japan. I turn left onto MacArthur Boulevard. The peloton races by, all lycra-clad and perky in their collective excitement. I walk past Black Coffee, its line for morning glory muffins and oat milk lattes rolls out...
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Manshaussen Island cabins

5 Travel Wish List Destinations That Will Inspire

July 30, 2023 Stay in Europe, Stay in North America, United States, Wander Europe, Wander North America
I am Lost and Found’s original tagline was ‘Luxury Travel.’ Over the years my travel tastes evolved and ‘luxury travel’ felt limiting. Plus, I wasn’t only traveling to luxury hotels anymore. So I changed it to ‘Adventure and Luxury Travel.’ Eventually, even that felt limiting. I thought about the goals of my site. I am Lost and Found inspires travel—so ‘Inspiring Travel’ it is. Ready for inspiration? Follow along for five travel wish list destinations I’m dreaming about right now.  It’s another sticky, steamy day...
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Rock views Sedona

Enchanted. Why Mii Amo is the best Sedona spa.

July 10, 2023 Stay, Stay in North America, United States, Wander North America
Mother/Daughter Adventures at the Best Sedona Spa Air is air. Of course, it can be humid, dry, or wet. It can be conditioned or heated, still or sticky—the adjectives are endless. When I visited the Mii Amo spa in Sedona, I looked for words to describe the air. How did it feel?  Neither crisp, nor brisk, nor thin, nor heavy. Then, it dawned on me. I wasn’t feeling anything. The air was imperceptible. The beauty of not noticing the air is that my other senses...
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Cabana view

The Most Beautiful Places to Go Sailing in Belize

July 4, 2023 Belize, Caribbean
Sailing in Belize is the antidote to Caribbean over-tourism. Follow along on our adventure to the Belize Barrier Reef where we discover some of the world's best underwater life, remote islands, and just how much food one really needs to survive. I wake up with the sun. In Belize, the sun is an early riser. Only two things motivate me to wake up this early—a morning flight and the promise of a magnificent sunrise. The fact that the former is mandatory and the latter is...
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It’s Her or Me

June 15, 2023 Travel Essays
“Your room isn’t ready quite yet,” says the man at the front desk. His crisp, white, short-sleeved shirt offsets his muscular, coffee-colored arms. The resort logo is centered on his matcha green tie, which is slightly askew. His nametag is perfectly level; ‘Hello, I’m Ajay!’ it reads. “Okay,” I reply, “About how much longer.” My question comes out as a command, a New York habit I’m keen to break. Ajay begins punching computer keys with his long, elegant fingers. Like he’s playing the piano. My...
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Cabo San Lucas rocks

Who Needs A Travel Advisor? It Turns Out I Do.

May 17, 2023 Fab Finds, Travel Essays
As much as I love traveling, there are just some parts of travel I’d rather not plan. My travel advisor has often been a lifeline, saving me time, money, and my sanity more times than I can count. I’ve overheard people question why anyone would use a travel advisor when it’s so easy to book everything themselves. I’ll admit, I used to question it, too. I don’t anymore. Here’s why. Back in March 2020, my family made the unpopular decision to carry on with our...
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