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France Nov 2014: Bordeaux food and drink

France Nov 2014: Bordeaux food and drink

Bordeaux Beer Shop - walking down Rue des Faures toward the Basilica of St. Michael I noticed the word 'beer' out of the corner of my eye. Leandra was across the street and chatting with the...

France Nov 2014: Toulouse evenings

France Nov 2014: Toulouse evenings

In Toulouse we tried several restaurants plus two different Belgian beer bars. Le Point D'ogre - Eric's colleagues took us here on our first night, and it was Leandra's first 3+ hour French-style...

New Mexico 2014: breweries

New Mexico 2014: breweries

Le Cumbre Brewing (Albuquerque) — Our first beer stop in ABQ after checking into our hotel. The bartender was very friendly and the East African Karibu Cafe food truck's pork curry was amazing. The...

Scandinavian summer weekend: food and drink

Scandinavian summer weekend: food and drink

Eating in Copenhagen is expensive so we mostly rely on snacks whenever possible. It just so happens that snacks go well with... beer! Brew Pub Copenhagen Our first beer place of the trip was BrewPub...

Spain 2014: Granada food and drink

Spain 2014: Granada food and drink

Wednesday After a bit of exploring on our first day, we headed to Bodega La Bella y La Bestia as we read they had good, ample tapas. Eric had a white wine, then a Mahou beer while I ordered a rose...

London 2014: food and drink

London 2014: food and drink

Food La Brioche -- After landing and enjoying a refreshing shower on Friday morning, I was on the hunt for a good breakfast spot. I wanted to go to the Natural History Museum so I started my search...

Portland: beer tasting

Portland: beer tasting

Heater Allen - Amidst all the wine tasting in McMinnville, we hear about a small brewery just a block away from The Eyrie, so we wandered over for a quick tasting of a few lager beers. The tasting...

Scotland 2013: food & drink in Edinburgh

Scotland 2013: food & drink in Edinburgh

Bow Bar - Our first pub of the trip, we ordered a Black Isle porter and an Edinburgh #3 from Stewart Brewing. Beers were good but the standout was the delicious blue cheese and steak pie for 2£! At...

Scotland 2013: BrewDog Edinburgh

Scotland 2013: BrewDog Edinburgh

front entrance on Cowgate We missed an opportunity to visit the Camden location because of a Tube issue in London last November, so we were even more excited to get to try this pub in Edinburgh....

Montreal: food & drink

Montreal: food & drink

Restaurant Mai Xiang Yuan - I have always been a fan of dumplings in many forms, steamed, fried, whatever, so I couldn't turn down a chance to try this dumpling shop that had stellar reviews on...

Budapest 2013: drink

Budapest 2013: drink

We couldn't make a weekend in Tokaj work, so instead, we visited a handful of Budapest wine bars to get a sampling of what Hungary had to offer. A lot of the places we went only featured Hungarian...

Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee

Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee

Last weekend we took advantage of our Southwest Airlines companion pass to visit our friend Leah in Nashville. Saturday We arrived Saturday morning and were impressed by Nashville's arrivals area--...

A New York weekend: NYC

A New York weekend: NYC

The weekend after Easter we flew up to New York for a quick family visit and we decided stay in the city for the first night so we could make sure to see my niece (since we usually miss her during...

Asia/Australia 2013: Sonoma food & lodging

Asia/Australia 2013: Sonoma food & lodging

Hotel Gaige House Back in November, Jetsetter was running a Cyber Monday deal for $75 off any available property. We still hadn't figured out where to stay in San Francisco, but when this hotel...

Asia/Australia 2013: Singapore food & lodging

Asia/Australia 2013: Singapore food & lodging

Hotel We landed in Singapore around 7:30pm and after negotiating the inner airport transportation to catch the MRT, we managed to buy tickets and grab a seat. I was glad I went to an ATM before...

Asia/Australia 2013: Brisbane

Asia/Australia 2013: Brisbane

Our time in Brisbane unfortunately overlapped with the rather-strong remnants of Tropical Cyclone Oswald. Rain came and went on the first evening but Eric was able to get some interesting shots of...

Asia/Australia 2013: Melbourne lodging & food

Asia/Australia 2013: Melbourne lodging & food

Hotel The main purpose of staying in Melbourne's CBD was to attend the Australian Open, so location factored highly in our decision for the Punthill Manhattan Apartments. Though not inexpensive, the...

Our Itinerary

2024 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)