The Gallivanting Gastronaut
@gastronautique.bsky.social
People have sought me out for food and travel recommendations since I was a child. Lived on three continents. Visited five. NYC Tour Guide. Always helpful. Definitely useful.
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wants more walnuts, fewer wingnuts; more plushness, less roughness; higher thread counts, fewer dust bunnies; more toffee, less coffee; more ghee, less tea; more babycakes, fewer tastycakes; more Elvis, less Petty; more acapella, less gospel; and more Salome, less Nietzche.
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
wants more walnuts, fewer wingnuts; more plushness, less roughness; higher thread counts, fewer dust bunnies; more toffee, less coffee; more ghee, less tea; more babycakes, fewer tastycakes; more Elvis, less Petty; more acapella, less gospel; and more Salome, less Nietzche.
"He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals."
-Benjamin Franklin
-Benjamin Franklin
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals."
-Benjamin Franklin
-Benjamin Franklin
Want to improve your away game? Pack better when you fly. Check out my post, on how to have your packing game on fleek. www.instagram.com/p/DUO3VQxkp9L/
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February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Want to improve your away game? Pack better when you fly. Check out my post, on how to have your packing game on fleek. www.instagram.com/p/DUO3VQxkp9L/
“Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody's head off.”
- Mary Karr
- Mary Karr
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
“Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody's head off.”
- Mary Karr
- Mary Karr
wishes she could work for an enterprise in which a golden retriever was the CEO, a collie was the CFO, a lioness was the Director of HR, a giraffe was in-house counsel, and that she herself was given a team of ducks to manage.
January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
wishes she could work for an enterprise in which a golden retriever was the CEO, a collie was the CFO, a lioness was the Director of HR, a giraffe was in-house counsel, and that she herself was given a team of ducks to manage.
is in the mood for some mouth-altering paan and mind-blowing chai.
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
is in the mood for some mouth-altering paan and mind-blowing chai.
wishes there was a "Take Your Stuffed Animals to Work" day.
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
wishes there was a "Take Your Stuffed Animals to Work" day.
has observed two types of New Yorkers lately: People who wear their bling and people whose bling wears them. There are no blingless around here, but for the tourists.
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 AM
has observed two types of New Yorkers lately: People who wear their bling and people whose bling wears them. There are no blingless around here, but for the tourists.
wants you to claim it before it claims you.
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
wants you to claim it before it claims you.
"Don't be afraid to show that you are enjoying yourself. Enjoyment is what you are there for, and not to be happy in a ballroom is to admit that you are a failure. Believe me, there is nothing either distinguished or meritorious in being bored."
-Don'ts for Dancers, 1925
-Don'ts for Dancers, 1925
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 AM
"Don't be afraid to show that you are enjoying yourself. Enjoyment is what you are there for, and not to be happy in a ballroom is to admit that you are a failure. Believe me, there is nothing either distinguished or meritorious in being bored."
-Don'ts for Dancers, 1925
-Don'ts for Dancers, 1925
"Genius is the ability to receive from the universe."
- I Ching
- I Ching
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"Genius is the ability to receive from the universe."
- I Ching
- I Ching
has evidence that trashy is as trashy does; she also has evidence that from time to time, priceless is as trashy does.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
has evidence that trashy is as trashy does; she also has evidence that from time to time, priceless is as trashy does.
"Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond."
-Hunter S. Thompson
-Hunter S. Thompson
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond."
-Hunter S. Thompson
-Hunter S. Thompson
"After all, revolutions must include dancing and sex, poetry and good food, friends and fun. Otherwise, we won't have them when the revolution is over. Never forget: The means are the ends."
~Gloria Steinem
~Gloria Steinem
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"After all, revolutions must include dancing and sex, poetry and good food, friends and fun. Otherwise, we won't have them when the revolution is over. Never forget: The means are the ends."
~Gloria Steinem
~Gloria Steinem
"You are remembered for the rules you break."
~ Douglas MacArthur
~ Douglas MacArthur
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"You are remembered for the rules you break."
~ Douglas MacArthur
~ Douglas MacArthur
"Inebriate of air am I,
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
"Inebriate of air am I,
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
had a dream she was swimming laps in an Olympic sized vat of Rommegrot. A sweet dream indeed!
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
had a dream she was swimming laps in an Olympic sized vat of Rommegrot. A sweet dream indeed!
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
-Clarence Darrow
-Clarence Darrow
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
-Clarence Darrow
-Clarence Darrow
Add 2 heaping spoonfuls of the included spoon to some boiling non-dairy milk of your choice if you need to pull an all-nighter. Wow. You can use sugar or swerve to sweeten this scrumptious chai. #chai
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Add 2 heaping spoonfuls of the included spoon to some boiling non-dairy milk of your choice if you need to pull an all-nighter. Wow. You can use sugar or swerve to sweeten this scrumptious chai. #chai
has reduced her New Year’s resolutions to just this: to whirl in the moment, and whirl with the moment. To quote the incredible Gwendolyn Brooks: "She was learning to love moments. To love moments for themselves. "
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
has reduced her New Year’s resolutions to just this: to whirl in the moment, and whirl with the moment. To quote the incredible Gwendolyn Brooks: "She was learning to love moments. To love moments for themselves. "
"New Year resolution: express myself like a cat pukes. Anytime, anywhere without fear of consequences."
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
"New Year resolution: express myself like a cat pukes. Anytime, anywhere without fear of consequences."
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
This is the best restaurant masala chai in the United States. Make a stop at Masala Express while in Merced, California. Total road trip fuel. Included with the buffet option.
December 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is the best restaurant masala chai in the United States. Make a stop at Masala Express while in Merced, California. Total road trip fuel. Included with the buffet option.
wants to start a band or a social club called The Indelibles
December 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
wants to start a band or a social club called The Indelibles
The best kulfi I have tasted outside of India, within the United States. Available in many South Asian grocery stores. Get the kaju and kesar (cashews and saffron) one.
December 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The best kulfi I have tasted outside of India, within the United States. Available in many South Asian grocery stores. Get the kaju and kesar (cashews and saffron) one.
does not want to be driven to distraction---she wants to be chauffeured or ferried there, thank you very much.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
does not want to be driven to distraction---she wants to be chauffeured or ferried there, thank you very much.