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Travel in Our Rear View Mirror: 2024
Every now and then I come across a quote that especially resonates with me. I have a whole notebook filled with wine & spirits quotes. And now, I find myself collecting travel quotes. I keep these words from Anthony Bourdain at the front of my collection. Because they explain why we travel: “Travel isn’t always…
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Monterey, California 🇺🇸 🦦
Travel date: January 2, 2024 We have sun today! I over-bought beverages for the house this week, so the theme for today is: hydration. Ken still needs to drink 7 Diet Cokes before tomorrow morning. Andrew is a huge golf guy, so he and Annaliese played a round this morning at The Hay Short Course…
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Photo Essay: England & Wales 🏴 🏴
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🏴 🏴 What to Drink in England and Wales: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to English and Welsh Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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Photo Essay: Scotland 🏴
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and, edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🏴 What to Drink in Scotland: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Scottish Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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Photo Essay: The Bahamas 🇧🇸
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and, edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🇧🇸 What to Drink in the Bahamas: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Bahamian Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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Photo Essay: Norway 🇳🇴
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and, edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🇳🇴 What to Drink in Norway: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Norwegian Drinks Culture
Norway has the highest alcohol taxes in Europe, a state monopoly on anything stronger than 4.7% beer, and roughly four hours of usable daylight in January. And yet — somehow — Norwegians have built one of the most quietly obsessive drinking cultures on the continent. How did a country that makes you show ID to…
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Photo Essay: Guatemala 🇬🇹
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and, edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🇬🇹 What to Drink in Guatemala: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Guatemala’s Drinks Culture
How does a country roughly the size of Tennessee end up with world-famous rum, a beer named by its customers, and some of the best coffee on the planet? Volcanoes, sugarcane, and several thousand years of people who take their corn very seriously. One of my favorite things to do when we travel is investigate…