Do This, Not That at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival
This past weekend marked my 4th consecutive year attending the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival in Orlando, Florida so naturally that makes me a stone-cold expert. If you don’t know anything about this, do...
View ArticleDo This, Not That at Iceland’s Blue Lagoon
Some like it hot geothermal… …and I am one of those people. What is better than a massive body of 102 °F water, magic face mud, beer, and the color blue? NOTHING! Those are all fantastic things! I...
View ArticleGone, But Not Forgotten
So… this is a depressing WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Gone, But Not Forgotten is this week’s topic and it’s full of war memorials and dead dogs. Just. Can’t. Even. Is the gray sky, snow flurries,...
View ArticleBoston Wine Expo 2015
Last February a friend of mine flew from Florida to Boston to spend an extended Valentine’s Day weekend with me. From Florida to Boston in February? Yes, she loves me that much. After picking her up at...
View ArticleHow to Tour Beer: Sam Adams Brewery
I recently read an article titled, “How to Taste Beer.” Now, I’ve been a beer drinker (and lover) for quite some time but I’m still not sold on the whole idea of organized swirling and sniffing. I...
View ArticleHow to Tour Beer // Harpoon Brewery + a giveaway!
So here we are again… talking about beer. I know, I know – it’s not as alluring as who is running for president or the gender of the latest Kardashian ba- OK I can’t even keep a straight face with that...
View ArticleDo This, Not That // Oktoberfest
If you don’t know what Oktoberfest is all about, then you probably aren’t reading this article to begin with since you have never seen a computer nor the light of the sun. I’ll try to forgive you but...
View ArticleHow to Tour Beer // Cigar City Brewery
The breakfast tour of Cigar City Brewery was the second best brewery tour I’ve ever taken. That’s what you call it when you show up for the first tour of the day on an empty stomach. It’s grrrrrreat!...
View ArticleVirgin Territory 2016 // Oh, The New Places I Will Go!
…AND ALL THE DEAD BODIES I WILL SEE! That was not my intention but let’s go with it! That’s right, 2016 is shaping up to be the “year of the skeletal remains” which is probably somewhere in the Mayan...
View ArticleDo This, Not That // Day Trip to Tikal in Guatemala
My favorite earthly possession is a small blue book. Inside this book are some inspirational quotes about freedom, a phone number to call when your child gets abducted, an illustration of some cowboys,...
View ArticleThe Best Spots to Eat + Drink in Québec City
Yes, that’s luchador baby Jesus and Dia de los Muertos Mary. And this just might be my favorite work of religious art out there. But we’ll get to that. I’d like to begin this article on my favorite...
View ArticleOktoberfest // It’s Like Disney World for Beer Drinkers
I don’t know about you, but I’m in a serious Oktoberfest mood. That tends to happen towards the end of summer and also on days that end in -y. With only five more weeks until “O’zapft is!” I’m getting...
View ArticleMy Wanderlusty Oktoberfest Recap 2016 (+ Giveaway!)
CURRENT MOOD: Post-Oktoberfest depression. ☹️ 🙅🏻 💩 Who do I need to talk to about getting an emoji of someone in sweatpants laid out on the floor with a continuous stream of the hit 90’s sitcom Frazier...
View ArticleHow (NOT) To Tour Beer // Spaten Brewery
Sometimes, especially if you’re a natural blonde like myself, you find yourself making dumb mistake after dumb mistake. I say dumb mistake because some mistakes are justified: thinking you can pull off...
View ArticleI Visited a Prague Beer Spa and It Was Hilarious
Fill in the blank: You know you’re good friends with someone when _________. You could answer with: “…they make you their child’s godparent.” Or “…they name you in their will.” Even “…they let you...
View ArticleThe Heineken Experience | The Most Fun I Had in Amsterdam
The Heineken Experience was the most fun I had in Amsterdam but, thinking back to the planning phase of my trip, I really had no idea what to expect from it. I’m no stranger to a brewery tour but… an...
View Article3 Days in Amsterdam // Flowers, Art, Brews, Nudes
Fine, I’ll say it. I was never interested in visiting Amsterdam. What was I going to do in a city known for its legal prostitution, space cakes, and bicycle enthusiasm? And while that may sound like a...
View ArticleBreezing through Belgium at St. Christopher’s Inn Bruges
Don’t listen to Colin Farrell. Bruges is not a shit hole, he just wasn’t staying at St. Christopher’s Inn. “St. Christopher’s Inn” is, in my opinion, the perfect name for a hostel chain. St....
View ArticleCheers for Beers! An Offbeat Cheat Sheet to Memphis Craft Breweries
As I said a couple of posts ago, I don’t live in my beloved Memphis, Tennessee anymore but I still make annual visits to catch up with friends and family, stock up on BBQ sauce, and to avoid making eye...
View ArticleDo This, Not That // Day Trip to Tikal in Guatemala
My favorite earthly possession is a small blue book. Inside this book are some inspirational quotes about freedom, a phone number to call when your child gets abducted, an illustration of some cowboys,...
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