Something new is always heating up in Baja. They have a growing food scene and now wine is playing an even bigger part. I had heard about Baja's extensive wineries and had planned to check it out myself. Instead of a research-based trip traveling from place to place, I was able to experience it all... Continue Reading →
Of all the places I've wanted to go and have yet to visit, it is Paris. Lately we haven't gone abroad, our last major trip was Japan a few years ago. Part of the reason is my intense work schedule, followed by my declining vacation time and Paul's insistence that Paris is "so predictable." "Why... Continue Reading →
San Diego Restaurant Week wrapped up a few weeks ago. And while we won’t be seeing a restaurant week here in San Diego until next year, here’s an opportunity to attend restaurant week – in Montreal, Quebec. Yup, Canada! The Montreal Tourism board (Tourisme Montréal) is hosting their inaugural restaurant week running November 1-11 and is... Continue Reading →
I’ve been getting a lot of comments offline — while the Junction House was an interesting stop outside of Austin, it just didn’t jibe with them. Yes, it is a horror movie but I did I really have to use screenshots from the movie??? While I’m in full agreement that horror movies are not my... Continue Reading →
When we were planning our recent trip to Austin for Staple!, an independent small press expo, I almost forgot about a little gem I read about over at the AV Club — The house which served as the setting for Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was moved board-by-board to a town outside of Austin and transformed... Continue Reading →
While everyone is recovering from Thanksgiving festivities and prepping for the upcoming holidays, I'm waxing poetic about my recent trip to Mexico. It broke all preconceived notions I've had in the past about traveling to Mexico. While much of my early adulthood revolved around going to Tijuana to partake in their nightclub scene, I've never... Continue Reading →
This summer has been filled with road trips. It started with a trip through Ohio into Michigan, around Lake Erie through Canada and back through New York State and Pennsylvania. While I'm sure there are more road trips planned for the future, the one thing that always gets me are the unique roadside attractions. You... Continue Reading →
Canada is many things to me: A place we used to visit every summer when my dad was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station oh so many years ago. Many adolescent road trips to extended family in Ontario. The land of maple syrup and Canadian bacon. And just recently, a place of many food discoveries.... Continue Reading →
This is my third visit to Cleveland since my brother, Warren, moved there from Detroit. I don't bother doing research on what to do whenever I visit because he knows of all the great places to eat and visit — both little hideaways as well as fancy places. The last visit to Cleveland was two... Continue Reading →
In a race to meet my brother Warren — who had driven eight hours from Cleveland to New Jersey to pick us up — Paul and I took PATH (Public Authority of New York/New Jersey) from the World Trade Center to the Penn Station in Newark. The PATH station was located almost right under the... Continue Reading →
