Years ago, while in the throes of my first bout with depression, a very good friend gave me the clarity I needed to eventually find my way back to happiness….

I decided a long time ago that I want to fill my days with every fabulous thing life has to offer. For me that does not mean a fancy-but-discreet European…

When 2015 comes to a close I’ll have spent more than 300 nights in hotel rooms. Of course one’s got to eat too, and all of those breakfasts, lunches, dinners,…

Here’s the thing: I dislike weddings pretty intensely. My father is a pastor and I grew up attending weekend weddings of people I barely knew, dragging my one pair of…

Two years ago I gave up my home, gave away my belongings on the street in Chinatown and left New York with only a suitcase, headed into the unknown.  It’s…