Hi! I’m Erin, a 24-year-old native of Washington, DC, who loves to travel, write, eat… and repeat! My dream is to be the next Samantha Brown and host my own show on the Travel Channel. I’d love to eat my way around the world and tell people all about it.
I caught the travel bug during college and have since visited more than 20 countries, including a four-month study abroad program in London and a year teaching English in Seoul, South Korea.
Traveling is a gift: meeting new people, having unforgettable experiences and learning about new cultures. I’ve been lucky to play with tigers in Thailand, hike Australia’s Blue Mountains, kayak to a glacier face in Alaska, get a wave from England’s Queen Elizabeth and explore a Mayan burial site in Belize.
Combined with my passion for travel is a love of all things food-related: eating, cooking, learning new recipes and reading interesting cookbooks. If I could find a way to make a living by traveling and eating, I’d be one happy girl! Food and travel go hand-in-hand as you eat tapas on the beach in Barcelona, sweat through spicy kimchi in Seoul, enjoy a bushel of fresh Maryland crabs or drink thick chocolat chaud at a Parisian café.
When I’m not blogging, I work as a writer covering trends, gossip and news. Have a story idea?
I’d love to hear from you about favorite travel hot spots, great recipes or anything else interesting! Feel free to contact me at dctravelexaminer@gmail.com.
The need to travel is a mysterious force. A desire to go runs through me equally with an intense desire to stay at home. An equal and opposite thermodynamic principle. When I travel, I think of home and what it means. At home I’m dreaming of catching trains at night in the gray light of Old Europe, or pushing open shutters to see Florence awaken. The balance just slightly tips in the direction of the airport.
-Frances Mayes
Hey nice site! I found you through my friend Voracious and you caught my eye as you travel also! I am a flight attendant based in Saudi Arabia but guess where I am off to tomorrow??? DC!! Yay, any tips???
Thanks! I left a comment on your blog with more info but definitely check out this site with a list of good veggie/vegan restaurants: http://www.vegdc.com/restaurants.php
Hey girl!
Thanks for the comment today
I love your blog and am insanely jealous of all the traveling you’ve done. I love traveling myself and wish I could do more of it!
Another DC-er! I’m thinking we need to do a blogger meet-up here soon
That would be fun! When I’m back from Down Under (mid-April) we should definitely organize a DC blogger get-together.
Oh I caught a travel bug too – I completely understand your passion for going other places! I really like the travel quote you have here on this page. Good luck with following all your passions!
I feel the same way you do! In fact I was so depressed coming home after trips that I finally just moved to a tropical island so I could feel like I was on vacation all the time!
Aloha from Maui, A
FYI-I just got back from Australia and New Zealand myself. Fun times
Congrats on the name change Erin!
I love the name of this blog! It’s great!
Just stumbled upon your blog– I’m living in the same area and am also so so into traveling as much as possible.
Awesome! I’ve added you to my Google Reader.
Hi! I’m enjoying your blog. I plan to add travel photos to my blog as well but I definitely haven’t been to 20+ countries! I love your traveling spirit!
Traveling and food go hand-in-hand.
I live near DC!!! We should totally meet up when I am home from school. We just ‘met’ and I’m already talking about meeting up
You’re just THAT cool!
I could use a 2 month trip to Australia….take me with!?
Absolutely! (on the meeting up and coming to Aus haha). I’m back in the area permanently after April.
Small world.
Hello! I just discovered your blog and I’m from the DC area as well
I currently live in Arlington.
Just from reading some of your older posts, I can tell you really like hummus. Have you ever tried Cava Mezze’s hummus? I’ve never eaten at one of their two restaurants but I bought their hummus at Whole Foods and it’s fantastic!!
Also, have you ever eaten at Chix on U & 11th? It’s one of my favorite healthy cheap places!!
I hope you’re enjoying the snow!
Is the hummus love that obvious?
Thanks for the recc for a good brand — I’ve heard of Cava Mezze but never tried it. My absolute favorite in the city is Lebanese Taverna. Their hummus is perfectly creamy.
I’ve never even HEARD of Chix! Another new discovery. Thank you! Hope you’re staying warm this weekend.
Erin, thanks so much for stopping by my blog! You write beautifully and I hope your traveling+eating dream job can become a reality for you! Looking forward to reading more!
Thank you!
Thank you for stopping over at my blog and leaving a comment! I love new readers!!
I’ve really enjoyed your blog so far. I look forward to reading more!
Great pictures of the DC snowstorm!
I like your new blog! And it makes me jealous a bit of your adventures. ^^ How come I’m not on your blogroll any more? Have fun in the snow!
Woah, where did you go?! When I updated the list recently, I must have accidentally taken you off. Sorry!
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Hi! I just found your blog! I love finding new blogs, especially when they live in the same city
So glad to “meet” a fellow washingtonian 
There are a bunch of us! I think a DC blogger meet-up is required this spring or summer.
Hi! Thanks for checking out my blog!
I can’t wait to read more about your traveling! How lucky you are!
Hi Eric, I am a fellow travel writer on examiner. I also found you on redgage. Hope you are having fun in Australia and New Zealand. I’ve never been there but I hope to go someday. I’ve been to 18 different countries and love to write about travel like you. So look forward to following along!
Jeremy
Sacramento Budget Travel Examiner
Oops. typing too fast there. Meant Erin.
Erin! good to see you! i didn’t know you have your own homepage!!
i hope your dream will come true asap! Good luck for everything!
Thanks Shelly!
Good stuff! I loved Australia and New Zealand – so laid back, and I love writing about traveling and foods. Fun stories to read here.
Hi!
I have recently stumbled across your blog and i really enjoy reading it! I would LOVE to be able to travel that much, as i’m sure everyone would : ) But i am curious…how can you afford it?If you graduated college and immediately started traveling…how do you have the money to do this?
I love traveling and have wanted to go to korea, thailand, australia, kenya (and a million more) for my whole life…but i just have no idea how i can ever afford to do it .
Gosh, the web is amazing, isn’t it? It connects people with such similar interests! Anyways, I’m like you: love to travel, love to eat, love to write about it all!
So good luck!
I was doing some research online when I stumbled across your site. I really like what you have done so it gave me some ideas that I wanted to share with you.
About what I do, I work for Veneto Panama, one of the most luxurious hotel and casino resorts in Panama. Since the material on your site complements what we do, I’d like to propose a partnership that is mutually beneficial for the both of us.
I have a team of writers available that can write articles, web pages, blogs, etc… We’re also open to freelance opportunities should you be interested. Let me know if you’re interested or have any questions.
Thanks,
You have such a neat blog. I love to read and write also. And I eat , of course. Travel would be amazing…not in my cards though!
I just saw your feature on Travel Eat Love’s site and I have MANY of the same desires as you do
I’d love to travel the world and get paid for it! Great blog
Hi Erin-
Nice site…great name! I love food and traveling too! In fact it’s been my life for the last 3 1/2 years–traveling around the world and eating. Now it IS my life.
Happy travels and eats!
Lisa
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good stuff…
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