Author Archives: Julie Schwietert Collazo
F. Scott Fitzgerald on Tourists
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Flickr user Cote ** I dislike the “tourist vs. traveler” debate, which feels tired and whiny to me, perhaps because I’ve been traveling and writing about travel for such a long time. Besides, I think it’s important that people travel. Period. Even if they’re wearing a fanny pack. Even if … Continue reading
#FriFotos: Steps
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** This week’s #FriFotos theme is “Steps,” and at first, I thought of buildings and structures reached by impressive or treacherous steps. And then, I started thinking of a whole other kind of step. Francisco took this photo in 2009 while we were working on Fodor’s Puerto Rico. … Continue reading
How–and Why–to Be Less Afraid of Cooking
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Over the past couple of years, I’ve added food as a frequent topic in my writing repertoire. It was inevitable, really; Francisco is a chef and a significant amount of our time (and money) are spent on buying, cooking, and eating really good ingredients. But part of my … Continue reading
Watery New York: Starlight Park and Bronx River Greenway
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** It seems as if everyone who writes about New York has just (re)discovered that we’re a city surrounded by water. There’s an excellent feature in this month’s Conde Nast Traveler about New York City’s waterways, and it’s not the only article I’ve read on the subject in … Continue reading
#FriFotos: Horizon
Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** It was a crappy trip to Mexico and it was about to get crappier. I was in Merida for the Mayan “End of the World” celebration, but I was sick and events were chaotic. We weren’t even eating Mexican food, which would have mitigated some of the trip’s … Continue reading
