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Dispatches

Mar 2026

Dispatch · Isabela IslandIsabela Island

The Pleasure of Isabela

The last island we visited and the one that stayed with me most — flamingos behind the beach, turtles at Los Túneles, and a town that feels quiet and still not fully discovered.

Cook Islands Dispatch: A Birthday Escape to Aitutaki

Feb 2026

Dispatch · Cook IslandsCook Islands

Cook Islands Dispatch: A Birthday Escape to Aitutaki

I surprised Noah with a birthday weekend on Aitutaki — a private motu, a lagoon the color of nothing I've seen before, and one big mistake: we only booked a long weekend.

Tables

Table · Hawaii: Oahu

Our absolute favorite thing to eat on the North Shore was poke from Foodland — no table required.April 2026

Table · Hawaii: OahuHawaii: Oahu

Our Favorite Table on the North Shore Isn't a Table at All

Our favorite meal on the North Shore wasn't at a restaurant at all — poke from Foodland, eaten on the rocks behind the fire station, with the best snorkeling we'd found right there.

Stills

Playa Pelada: Fishing Boat