Drone fine art photograph — aerial photography by Xynn Tii

The travel game has become a nasty obsession. February was the month where more miles were traversed using my passport than any other thus far in life. Every possible form of transportation was utilized. 20 states. 5 countries. 100K miles. Airline, meet perks.

While stateside, Harrison & Shriftman put me onto their ‘Book The US’ campaign for Booking.com, where there are more unique places to stay than any other travel company in the world. The bed and breakfast inside a cave in New Mexico took the whole cake.

Getting to work alongside talented interior designers and the PR powerhouse that is Harrison & Shriftman provided me the opportunity to not sleep for a month. But that late-night road trip through Colorado and layovers at single-gated airports kept us flossing.



Kokopelli’s Cave in Farmington New Mexico. Yes, this B&B resides inside a mountain.

Thank you Bruce Black for the access and Max Janowski for styling the interior design.



Early morning feels in this canyon. Looks hot but was actually chilly at this altitude.

A small factory down below us, though the terrain felt motionless but that of nature.



How to build a B&B inside a cave. Step 1. Blow a big hole in a mountain using dynamite.

Step 2. Descend thousands of pounds of furniture into said mountain hole. Decorate.



Wandering and getting lost in this deserted wilderness was really therapeutic for me.

I spotted wild foxes and other animals but they would run away before I even reacted.



A calming sunset came to life as the hurling winds died down on this mountain top.

The table and chair placement added a subtle human presence to this edgy location.



Wait, How Many Climates

Did I Visit That Month?

Zero degrees on a frozen boat in St. Paul, Minnesota. I discovered that Lyft and Uber are in Minot, North Dakota. And Chattanooga, Tennessee has the best brunch spots. Not to brag, but we could see Canada from our hotel balcony in Lubec, Maine.

The best laughs took place with the die-hard ‘Roll Tide’ fans in ol’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Kim Roberts, what’s good? Directly after 3 connecting flights from Indonesia was Glen, New Hampshire. I fell asleep during a business call to clients in Miami.

Max and I got our rental car stuck in the snow at midnight in Stowe, Vermont. Then we got to play with the cows and sleep in a barn B&B in Owensville, Missouri. Ever heard of Lowell, Indiana? Exactly. Finale in Beaufort, South Carolina. #bookingyeah