http://matadortravel.com/blog/7534 en http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/india/the-misguided-eskimo/hey-my-dad-took-me-there <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>(This was an essay I wrote for a writing class I was taking at UC Davis in 2006 - the prompt was to write about an experience that only affected you AFTER you had the chance to look back on it ... enjoy!)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><i>Hey, My Dad Took Me There!</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">            Name a...</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/india/the-misguided-eskimo/hey-my-dad-took-me-there">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/india/the-misguided-eskimo/hey-my-dad-took-me-there#comment Authentic Cultural Interacting with locals Ayurveda Cochin India Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:11:38 -0700 the misguided eskimo 80963 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/the-misguided-eskimo/a-dinner-date-with-anthony-bourdain <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>While I was interning for the Palo Alto Weekly, NO RESERVATIONS' ANTHONY BOURDAIN was touring America, promoting his new book. Being a huge fan of Bourdain, I asked my editors if I could PLEASE cover the event (he would be visiting a restaurant, signing books, doing Q and A, and having dinner in the...</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/the-misguided-eskimo/a-dinner-date-with-anthony-bourdain">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/the-misguided-eskimo/a-dinner-date-with-anthony-bourdain#comment Anthony Bourdain Restaurant Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:15:12 -0700 the misguided eskimo 80901 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/italy/the-misguided-eskimo/confessions-of-a-gypsy-fighter <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>This is an idea I had for a column for the school newspaper (back in college) - basically, I wanted a creative way to express and share my travel stories while I studied abroad in Siena during my senior year in college ... however, the column never got picked up because it was considered "politically...</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/italy/the-misguided-eskimo/confessions-of-a-gypsy-fighter">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/italy/the-misguided-eskimo/confessions-of-a-gypsy-fighter#comment Interacting with locals Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:56:38 -0700 the misguided eskimo 80900 at http://matadortravel.com