Non-festival adventures
Recently, I’ve traveled across the sea to Italy… …where I set out to explore Sulmona… …Pescara… …countless other towns in the Abruzzo region… …Rome… …and Sicily (Catania primarily). During my adventures, I’ve traveled over mountains… …through forests… …near fields of poppies… …along seaside boardwalks… …and along rocky coasts… …all in … Read more
This weekend, I got to go to Bardstown, Kentucky for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (review in a separate post) and two special events either put together or hosted by Willett Distillery. The first event, called Whiskey Pig, took place at the Harrison-Smith House… …where the Harrison-Smith House and Louisville’s bar … Read more
This past weekend, I took the family’s animal lover… …to Cumberland, Ohio where 10,000 acres once used for surface mining… …are now used as the North America’s largest conservation center. Welcome to The Wilds… …a magical land where we took a 2.5 hour bus tour… …to see everything from Bactrian … Read more
This weekend, I headed up to Toronto, Ontario to visit friends… …and help Canada celebrate her 150th birthday. To better explore the city, we took advantage of Doors Open Toronto… …where 150 sites around Toronto (City Hall)… …were open to the public (Design Exchange – the original stock exchange trading … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This experience was thanks to the people of the Lakehouse Inn, where I was treated as a guest. All meals at the Crosswinds Grille and my stay at the Lakehouse Inn were complimentary. ******************** On a late April morning, I drove down Geneva-on the Lake’s summertime strip… …where … Read more
I was recently invited to meet the fine people behind Cleveland’s glorious mustards, Bertman Foods… …at The Proper Pig Smokehouse (Lakewood) for some small talk and eats. This was a quickly accepted invitation, as I’ve been wanting to try the food at The Proper Pig for some time, having seen … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I went on a 4 day trip to Florida for some solo travel time. This is one of four posts about that trip. ******************** Saturday, January 28, 2017 On my last full day in Florida, I headed out to Tampa to meet up with my cousin and his … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I went on a 4 day trip to Florida for some solo travel time. This is one of four posts about that trip. ******************** Friday, January 27, 2017 Although I missed Universal’s Harry Potter Festival by attending the day before… …I did not miss the International Festival of … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I went on a 4 day trip to Florida for some solo travel time. This is one of four posts about that trip. ******************** Thursday, January 26, 2017 Even though the Harry Potter Festival was taking place at Universal Studios from Friday to Sunday (a coincidence, I promise … Read more