2023 DATE – May 20-21, 2023AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first attended the Cleveland Asian Festival in 2011, which you can read about HERE. This post documents my experience on May 22, 2016. ******************** During this year of the monkey, I returned to Cleveland’s Asia Plaza… …to celebrate the Cleveland Asian Festival. … Read more
In the village of Deerfield, Michigan… …the American Legion was going nuts… …for nuts… …as they kicked off their 15th Annual Testicle Festival (sorry, couldn’t resist). I had gone to a Testicle Festival in Ohio and I wanted to see how it compared… …so I drove to Deerfield, walked by … Read more
Malabar Farm’s Maple Syrup Festival is over two weekends with horse drawn wagon rides, historic maple sugar demonstrations with tastings, food and maple products to taste and more. In the past, there has also been live music. 2026 DATES: March 8, 2026March 14-15, 2026Location: Malabar Farm State Park4050 Bromfield RdLucas, … Read more
Brite Winter is a festival that embraces winter with outdoor entertainment, art installations, winter games and more. 2026 DATE: February 21, 2026Location: Waterloo Arts DistrictCleveland, OH 44110Website: https://www.britewinter.com/ **** This post documents my experience on February 20, 2016. You can read my earlier reviews of the Brite Winter Festival. Click … Read more
It was time to come home… …and St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church was bidding me a proper farewell. As I may have mentioned at the beginning of the trip, I was able to use miles for a discounted Business First ticket to London… …and a discounted World First ticket back. So when … Read more
After one final salmon sandwich with egg at the Reykjavik airport (God bless you, Iceland!)… …I took a flight back to London… …where I had just enough time to check into my room at the Amba Hotel Charring Cross… (…and grab a snack from the free minibar…) …before running off … Read more
I simply couldn’t pass up another breakfast of eggs, salmon and salmon roe. I could eat it up every day! After I got got ready, I went about town… …taking note of painted birds… …marshmallows in window displays… …vampires… …the entrances of phallus museums (Phallological Museum)… …gate posts for single … Read more
I started my day by making myself some eggs with lox and salmon roe. It was perfect…as would be the rest of my day! I had some coffee, took a shower and was about to go outside for my 8:30 pickup for the Golden Circle Tour, when I got a … Read more
I woke up early with some coffee and this tikka masala chicken roll purchased from the night before. By 8:30, I was outside and waiting for a bus to pick me up, only to take me to the bus station, where I exchanged my voucher for two tickets and got … Read more