About SalwaJ

Fodor's editor

• Current location
  New York, NY
• Member since
  October 2007

• Last trip
  St. John, US Virgin Islands
• Next trip
  Bike trip in Ireland
• Favorite destinations
  Clarence Fahnestock State Park (aka my summertime backyard); the FL Keys; Smoky Mountains; Quito, Ecuador; San Francisco, CA; Taxco, Mexico
• Destination wishlist
  Ireland, Greek Islands, Ivan's Stress Free Bar on Jost Van Dyke (BVI), Lebanon
• Best travel tip
  Bring a sleeping mask and ear plugs for long plane rides.
  Plan unplanned hours while you're traveling to lie on a hammock, watch the street life from a cafe, or browse a bookstore.
• Favorite hotel
  Sani Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon---you have to take a plane to a boat to a dugout canoe but it's worth it!
• Favorite restaurant
  El Paso Taqueria, East Harlem, NYC
• Never travels without
  A novel I'm excited to read.
• All-time best travel moment
  I caught a piranha with a piece of raw chicken in the Amazon. Our guides fried it up to go with dinner.
  
• Interests and hobbies
  Being outside in the sunshine.

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Stories by SalwaJ

• April 21-25: Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  
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SalwaJ's Trip Reports

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• Learn how to eat on a budget in Germany
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