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Venice, Italy - Piazza San Marco and Palazzo Ducale

Voyage to Venice

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The two months leading up to our trip to Italy sucked.  It started with a call from Mrs. G.  I was two hours out of town picking up my boss’s […]

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Europe, Travel
Rincon de al Vieja National Park in Costa Rica

The Art of Negotiating on the Side of an Active Volcano

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So there I was standing on the side of an active volcano in the Rincon de al Vieja National Park in Costa Rica arguing with our driver over the cost […]

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Latin America, Travel
The Duff Brothers at Marine Room in Laguna Beach, California

Travel Moments

December 20, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 2 Comments

Travel moments are those unexpected moments that just happen.  They aren’t planned, they aren’t foreseen, nor are they packaged.  They’re that encounter with a stranger over a local beverage, that […]

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Drink, Travel, United States
People Watching from Catwalk

Liberty Hotel – Boston

October 14, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 1 Comment

Without a doubt, Liberty Hotel in Boston is one of the coolest hotels I have ever stayed.  In fact, it falls at number two in my rankings right below Cape […]

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Travel, United States
Trucks with Something for Everyone - Burgers, Cupcakes, Tacos, Greek, Italian, Ice Cream

Food Truck Fridays in South End Charlotte

September 14, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 4 Comments

I have become infatuated with the food truck trend.  I’ve watched the shows – The Great Food Truck Race, Food Truck Revolution, etc.  I’ve even brainstormed opening my own.  These […]

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Charlotte, Eating, Food, Travel
Summer Olympic London 2012

Guest Blogger – Summer Olympics London 2012

August 28, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 1 Comment

I was super pumped when I learned that a good friend of mine went to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.  One, because I have always wanted to go myself […]

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Europe, Travel
The Path to the Metro

Washington, DC – A Trip Down Memory Lane

August 16, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand Leave a comment

It was only a short walk, but a very meaningful one all the same.  One of the benefits of my job is there is a fair amount of travel.  Sometimes […]

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Travel, United States
Schonbrunn - The Summer Cottage

Vienna, Austria – Maybe it was Me

July 30, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 2 Comments

I wanted to like Vienna, Austria.  I really did.  I even fought to place it on our itinerary.  I had heard such great stories about the city.  Mates we met […]

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Europe, Travel
Beach Photo

Road Pics Flick Contest (Beach Addition) – Where Am I?

July 19, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 4 Comments

For those of you following along this week, I made it!  Can you guess where I am?  Here’s a hint – West Coast.  

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Travel
Birds

The Call of the Beach

July 18, 2012by The Wandering Gourmand 5 Comments

I am drawn to the ocean.  Whenever I am in a city near the water, it calls me hither.  It’s a call I cannot ignore.  I have no will power […]

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Travel, United States

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