Starting Over at 50: What Nobody Tells You About Being a Beginner Again
Starting over at 50 isn't one clean reinvention — it's trying identities on. A former U.S. diplomat on false starts, and why that's the whole method.
How to Get Insider Access When You Travel (Without a Diplomatic Passport)
Former Diplomat Cynthia Plath Presiding over the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, Switzerland
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Why the Best Bottles Are Never on a Wine List
From Barolo to the Hills Above Napa — How I Fell in Love with Cabernet
What It Really Means to Be a U.S. Foreign Service Officer — One Diplomat's Story
Not a great photo - but wide-eyed and ready on Flag Day - a tradition in the Foreign Service.
The Art of the Exhale: How I Plan Trips That Actually Let You Arrive
Former U.S. diplomat and travel curator Cynthia Plath on why the best trips aren't about seeing more — they're about arriving somewhere that lets you exhale.