![Embracing Being a Tourist in New York City](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Brooklyn-Bridge.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
I applauded when the New York Times new travel editor announced that the travel section would pursue a new direction in order to deliver the…
![A Weekend in Music City](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Snapseed_8.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Live music is pervasive in Nashville and nearly every venue we frequented during our weekend in Music City had a band, including the bar at the airport. While country music is what Nashville is famous for, it was the laid back food scene that impressed the most.
![I'm Going to Miami](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/lance-asper-152203.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
The holidays provided ample opportunity to engage in some hefty self-denial about my upcoming repatriation to the US, but with the packers arriving in two weeks, I can no longer put-off the inevitable. Like it or not, I am returning to the States and to quote Will Smith, “I’m going to Miami.”
![Relaxing in the Mountains at Collective Vail](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Collective-Vail_Horses-Going-Up-the-Hill-1.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Whilst I am accustomed to being awoken in the middle of the night by roaring lions, howling coyotes was new. Had it not been for the coyotes, I doubt I would have stirred because the bed at Collective Vail was that comfortable. Collective Vail is located on a working ranch outside of Wolcott Colorado, a mere 30 minutes from Vail and perfectly positioned with magnificent views of the Sawatch mountain range in the Colorado Rockies.
![Dining in NYC: Eleven Madison Park](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/NYC-Skyline.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Eleven Madison Park is unabashedly candid about striving to be the best restaurant in the world. Instead of producing an off-putting earnestness the restaurant proclaims greatness, as if it is merely waiting for the recognition it knows it deserves.
![Nature Escape: Maine](https://i0.wp.com/www.sharingatable.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Maine-Water.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Maine has always been my nature escape. The place where I would go to recharge after the frenetic pace of city living began to take its toll. And, of all the places I have visited, this is my favorite.