😎 Hello from the edge of Sequoia, Earlier this week we celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which reminded me that I’d mentioned Owamni in last week’s email but never shared the details. The modern Indigenous restaurant in Minneapolis, founded by Chef Sean Sherman, ended up being one of the most memorable meals of my travels. My Instagram post (also on Facebook) about the experience seems to have struck a chord with people and has more than 32,000 views to date since the chef shared it too! If...

😎 Hello from sunny California, It's been an incredibly busy few weeks! When we last left off, I was begging for your votes on my Eurail story. (Sadly, I only came in third place. We tried!) But so much has happened since: Did you know that one of the original “Rosie the Riveters” is 100 years young and lives in Wichita? We got to meet her at the Kansas Air Museum. I bought the Amtrak USA Rail Pass (10 segments within 30 days for a fixed price) and used the first two segments to travel six...

👋 Hi friends, A couple of weeks ago I shared my Matador Network piece on Buffalo from this summer and I'm still getting caught up on sharing the behind-the-scenes from the trip. I've got up a new Instagram post today with some of the food highlights, and later I’ll be sharing more about where I stayed, the makers I met, and how Buffalo is marking the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal this week! With National Sponge Candy Day coming up this Sunday and the Bills off to a winning start, it...