Why am I starting this blog?
Ever since I was young I have wanted to travel. I had never left the country before I went to England for a semester abroad my Junior year of college. After that, and when my then boyfriend, now husband came to visit me there, we decided that travel is our passion in life. Once we obtained steady employment we began: our first trip was Costa Rica, and since then we have been to China, Spain, Mexico, Georgia, Italy, Myanmar and Argentina together.
Why “Following Tony”?
Anthony Bourdain and his CNN show inadvertently became our many inspiration for travel destinations a few years ago. As one of our heroes, Bourdain’s show often went to places others wouldn’t think of, and brought the reality of these beautiful cultures and people to the screen. Partly in tribute to him, I decided to start this blog that I hope encapsulates the spirit of what he believed about travel. Some of the writing will be about places directly inspired by him, and others will be places that are off the beaten track but not featured in the show Parts Unknown. Whether it be one or the other, the commonality that links them will be a search for culture, people, land and a quest for understanding about all of the above.
What is this blog not?
It is not a list of restaurants or specific places to go. In the nature of true travel writing, I hope to encapsulate the beauty in each of these places and what that might mean for my place in the world, or the reader’s place in the world. It is not meant to be preachy, but a record of how travel has shaped my worldview. I am inviting you to come along on this journey with me.
Following Tony 