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Collecting coffee shop stamps is a full-on adventure of celebrating local businesses and getting to know the people that help fuel my day.
Ten years later and we’re still doing what we love – supporting small businesses that turn out lo-fi goods, the old school way.
Even at my young age I understood how special that moment was… if felt like we were playing hooky, on a vacation somewhere exotic. No work, just chillin’, listenin’ to Hawaiian music while eating kiwi. Magic.
Before my epic meeting with flamingos, we stopped in the small colonial town of Toconao on the way to Salar de Atacama . The best discovery? Luisa.
In Uruguay, my world made sense. It’s a country that chooses to move slow yet they’re totally ahead of the game.
Bulgaria was a lesson in learning how to see again. I was reminded to blink away the crud, to search for the magic in the everyday.
When I heard about The Note Coffee, I knew I had to visit. A post-it themed cafe?! MY PEOPLE!
I was in the calm of the moment – appreciatin’ being far from the frantic pace of Hanoi and my life back in Seattle.
One trip to Việt Nam down and I was ready for the crazy awesomeness – her frenzied pace mixed with grime, yet still a total babe. My parents though – they were in complete awe.
Odeng always tastes better when the weather is freezin’... huddled under the tarp, next to a steamin’ cart, stuffin’ face and washin’ it all down with a cup of pipin’ hot broth.
Yoonha Kimbap is a mother-daughter duo named after the daughter, Yoonha. It’s the kinda place I crave during sourcing trips – a home cooked meal complete with all the family feels.
Seeing the couple sell rubbers bands out of their crackin’ stand was beautiful. ‘Cause no matter how advanced shit becomes, we still need mom-and-pop shops of the world holdin’ court.
Pike Place Market in Seattle has fishmongers makin’ fish fly, but the magic of the merchants in Busan’s Jagalchi Market is next level.
Without even realizing it, I've been waiting for this moment my whole life – to return to my birth town with my mom. She was born in Busan, and so was I.
Five years later and I'm finally makin’ a return to Berlin. Once I arrived, it was clear that a repeat of the last trip wasn’t gonna happen. Why? ‘Cause time moves forward, with or without you. Pull the plug on a clock or drain a battery, time don’t stop.
Georgians turned out to be a challenge for me. Didn't matter where I puttered, what I tried – there was no gettin’ down with locals.
The perro caliente is a crazy combo of way too much sweetness mixed with the right amount of crunch drowin’ two steamed hot dogs in a bun.
For the last seven years, I've been on the RAH WORLD TOUR – 84 months of living on the road, averaging 10-14 nights a month, waking up in a different city, in a bed new to me.
The cafe is a dreamy little spot that oozes simple romance. The soft haze. The peach glow.
