Together We Wander

Tag: vegan

  • The Island of Maui

    The day after our wedding, Anthony and I flew from Honolulu to the island of Maui. Maui, true to what we had been told, is a completely different place than the bustling island of Oahu. In Honolulu, we had dealt with endless traffic and congestion, but on Maui the pace was slower, more leisurely, and…

  • National Parks of New York Harbor

    During the holiday season, we took Metro North into New York City from near my parents’ house in Connecticut.  Traveling into the city means two things for us, amazing vegan food and sightseeing. Our first stop was Curly’s Diner.  It is a tiny restaurant (aren’t most in the city?) with comfy booths and seriously tasty vegan diner…

  • Weir Farm National Historic Site

    While visiting my parents over the holidays, we finally made it to Connecticut’s only National Park Site. It was a unseasonably warm December afternoon as we made the drive to Wilton. Weir Farm is located in a beautifully rural area, 60 acres amidst rolling hills and fields. Julian Alden Weir bought the farm in 1882…

  • A Teacher’s Trip to China

    “Hot pot!”   As I uttered those two words while crammed in the back of a taxi in Nanjing, China, my friend Keri shot me a look askance.  To this day, she cannot be reminded of this moment without annoyance.  The question posed to us by our hosts, teachers at a local high school, was…