My Current Favorite Places in New York

It’s always good to be back in New York. Whenever I’m in town, I always stop by one or two my usual favorite spots—like Café Habana or The Butcher’s Daughter—but I also prepare a list of some …

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The Standard Hotel double room

Checking Into The Standard With Coach

If you’re following me on Instagram you may have noticed I was recently in New York. I traveled there with and by invitation of the lovely folks from Coach, together with a great group of …

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A Visit to Walden 7

Another one of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit buildings that are part of design history. Sometimes these buildings can be government institutions like museums or libraries, and sometimes they house …

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Barcelona Travel Diary

It was 11 years since I first –and last– visited Barcelona; and I must admit, although I had a great time, the city did not leave the best impression on me. Back then, I felt …

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Sugar Cane Harvest With Ron Abuelo

Last weekend, I was invited to Varela Hermanos’ Hacienda San Isidro by my friend Jorge Chanis, the Panama food blogger behind El Buen Diente. It’s Zafra time –cane harvest season– and together with the makers of Ron …

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San Francisco Travel Diary

The first time I was supposed to travel to San Francisco was in 2009. I had just begun dating my husband; he was in Panama and I was finishing Grad School in New York…

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Pacific Coast Highway

A few photos from our short roadtrip around California. There are such beautiful landscapes up there. We ventured off the Pacific Coast Highway to see some Redwood Trees on our way down to Carmel and …

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