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Affordable Holiday Gift Guide for Travel+Leisure

From custom postcards to globetrotting cookbooks, these are the wallet-friendly picks for your Christmas List. Check out the goods on Travel+Leisure.

What Not to Do as a Beginner Skier

I spent my fair share of time tumbling down mountains to bring you this, a first-timer's guide to what NOT to do when learning to ski.  Head over to Jetsetter for the full report.

Tropical Temptations in the Seychelles

One part Galapagos, one part Jungle Book, this archipelago marooned thousands of miles off the coast of Africa is about a far away as a getaway can get. Read up on its temptations in my story for the BBC.

Trips of a Lifetime for Elle

From snow monkeys in Japan to tiger safaris in India, Indian Ocean idylls to Swedish Artic chillers, I covered the Trips of a Lifetime for Elle. Read my picks here.

Best foodie-music scenes for Gourmet

My piece on the country's best up-and-coming foodie-music cities, including my beloved Nashville, just went up online.  Check it out here!

Taming the heart of the Amazon for BBC

The BBC just published my piece on the deliciously terrifying Amazon.  You can read it and see pictures here.

 

Just back from Peru

Zow. People.  Two weeks in Peru and I don't feel like I even came close to scratching the surface.  Saw parts of the Amazon, Cusco, Lima and, of course, Machu Picchu.  Missed the northern surf beaches, Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca. Clearly another trip is in order. Until then, a few photos.

Don't stop Belize-in

Just back from caving and hiking in Belize. BBC Travel story to come out in a few weeks.  In the meantime, a few pics.

Fleas, Road Trips and the Kalahari Bushmen

I wrote a few pieces for Travel + Leisure's 40th Anniversary Issue. Read on to learn:

• How to kick it with the Kalahari Bushmen
• Where to find circle skirts and porcupine quills
• How to sleep with Frank Lloyd Wright

Mr. Lohan Explains It All

I chatted with modelizer, sometimes Lohan paramour and hip kid hotelier Vikram Chatwal about his favorite hangs for Travel + Leisure.  Check out the article here.