Cheryl Cox is a writer, photographer, and former television producer living in Northern California. She conveys cultural portraits through travel, food, and urban street photography. She blogs about her travels, particularly on local food scenes and the arts. She is especially interested in capturing the vibrance of urban renewal, micro-neighborhoods and small towns, and artisans of all types – off-the-beaten-path is part of the intrigue of exploration. She obsesses about food experiences and finding the most interesting vegetarian and pescatarian fare as well as the best wine bars in the world. She wrestles with the yin and yang of solo travel.