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Exploring the Intersection of Cuisine, Culture, and Travel.

Welcome!  I’m a food and travel writer and cruise ship enrichment lecturer.  I curate exceptional cultural, historical, and culinary information and experiences from the world’s most exciting destinations and share them with you here, and in my free monthly newsletter, Destination Curation where I do deep dives into some of the world’s most engaging cruise destinations.

I am the proud author of two award-winning books: Have Personality Disorder, Will Rule Russia: A Pocket Guide to Russian History, and Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow.

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