Thoughts from the Appalachian Trail Thru Hike (2022) Blog

Why Food Guru Travel Guide?

Food isn’t just about flavor. It’s memory, place, and the lessons we learn along the way. A little reflection on the blog about where Food Guru Travel Guide began.

AI, Suffering, and the Next Human Evolution

Why We Need Both Travel teaches us how to move through unfamiliar places.Food teaches us how to slow down and savor them. And somewhere between hunger and arrival, we learn what matters. Food and travel have always been my way of understanding the world. They pull me into the present moment. They ask me to…

Chesapeake Deviled Eggs with Spicy Pickled Shrimp

I make these spicy deviled eggs every year for holiday parties, and they’re always one of the first things to disappear—the kind of appetizer people hover around and then casually ask, “Wait… what’s in these?”

Appalachian Trail Thru Hike 2022: Week 1 journal

AT DAYS 1-6 (The first week) Day 1: 27 March 2022 Miles hiked, 3.2. We got a super late start, hitting the trail to the top of Springer Mountain in Georgia at approximately 5:30pm. It’s a 1-mile hike to get to the top to start!! Probably not the smartest move as it was about 30…

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About Me

Hi, I’m Analiese aka “Food Guru”. I am a food & wine blogger and avid traveler. My husband “Jake-a-Lope” and I are currently attempting a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (2022). You can read about our AT travels/progress/ thoughts through this blog.

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