by leandra | Feb 1, 2025 | Travel, USA Travel
For years we have been taking a trip to Florida’s Gulf Coast area in the January / February time frame to visit family, usually driving and staying for 1-2 weeks. This time we found some good flights on Southwest for the weekend after MLK, Jr weekend so we...
by leandra | Dec 31, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Martha and I decided to head to Liverpool for the day. Easy enough to catch a train from Manchester Oxford Road station direct to Liverpool Lime Street. Immediately after exiting the station we saw a Christmas market in front of St George’s Hall, so we wandered...
by leandra | Dec 30, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Turtle Bay A chain restaurant in the UK with a Caribbean theme, we were intrigued by their 2-for-1 happy hour before 6:30p. The ‘One Love’ with passion fruit was nice, as was the combo of a Gosling’s rum shot paired with their house ginger beer. They...
by leandra | Dec 5, 2024 | Daily life, Food & Drink
In December 2023 we visited the Angus Barn in Raleigh for the first time. They are well known for their over-the-top holiday decor, and we enjoyed our night, so we decided to return this year. Thankfully I managed to snag us a reservation before the spots all filled...
by leandra | Nov 29, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Visiting Frankfurt itself was a bit of an afterthought on this trip, and once we started researching options it didn’t endear us much. One such issue was figuring out the best transportation options from the airport into Frankfurt. The public transport zone map...