Awesome Travel Gifts for Christmas from an Avid Traveler

December 7, 2015

Great Travel Gifts – Updated for the 2016 Holiday Season!!! So you have a vagabond in your life who spends more money on travel in a year than they do on their rent and car payments combined. Buying them a Christmas present always presents a challenge since you can’t possibly send them on a two-week backpack excursion to West Africa, and giving them money for such an excursion feels so impersonal. You’re…

Hotel Review – The Omni Charlotte Hotel

November 11, 2015

Omni Charlotte Hotel Review We dropped our bags as we entered our executive suite at the Omni Charlotte Hotel and immediately ran to one of the windows that flanked the walls of our hotel room. I say “windows” because the room was so massive that my wife and I had a choice of which one we thought provided the best view of Uptown Charlotte. I opted for the point, looking down on…

Our Staycation in Charlotte, North Carolina

November 5, 2015

It’s strange being a tourist in your own town. As locals, we tend to take things for granted. Landmarks that bear so much significance to our city’s history become blurs on our daily commute. Monuments and statues lose their meaning and become directional beacons. Art museums are forgotten and reserved for school field trips. Downtown has become a place where we used to hang out in our younger days. And yet, we…

Food, Travel, United States, Wine

48 Hours in Santa Barbara – A Guide to Santa Barbara Wineries

November 3, 2015

There are very few places in this world that have the beauty and charm of Santa Barbara. When I ride my beach cruiser along the beach, drink wine on a pier over the ocean, run into a celebrity in the grocery store or take in the pristine views from atop a mountain peak, it’s hard not to feel a bit spoiled living in this town. And there’s the Santa Barbara wineries themselves……

Food, Travel, United States, Wine

Indulge! A Guide to Sonoma County Wineries and Food

October 12, 2015

As my wife passes her due date (and still no baby yet), I’ve enlisted the help of some fellow travel bloggers to keep up with regular postings. This second post comes from Megan of Traveling Nine to Fiver. Megan makes us all a little jealous as she provides a food and wine guide to one of the many wine regions on her home state of California. Don’t we all wish Sonoma County was a little…

Asheville Beercation – A Self-Guided Asheville Brewery Tour

October 6, 2015

Editors’s Note – My Asheville Beercation has been updated for for 2017! I strive to keep all Beercation itineraries current. Thus, I recently traveled to Asheville to update my popular beer guide. This is the latest as of January 21, 2017. Asheville has become the darling of the craft beer movement, catching the attention of both large-scale craft breweries and beer tourists alike. It’s no wonder why. With more craft breweries per…

Travel, United States

Weekend Getaway to Catalina Island

October 1, 2015

As my wife approaches her due date (less than a week away), I’ve enlisted the help of some fellow travel bloggers to keep up with regular postings. This first post comes from Sadie of Eclectic Trekker. You may also notice a new look to the site. I’m working on a new design so please excuse the dust as I finish off the final touches. As I read Sadie’s post, I was reminded of my one and…

Caribbean, Travel

A Photo Montage of Fond Doux Plantation and Resort

September 22, 2015

I know, I know. Enough already about your trip to Fond Doux Plantation and Resort in St Lucia. We get it. It was awesome. The problem is that I can’t help but to herald the praise of a resort that seems to be doing everything right – Green Globe certified, organic produce grown on site for the kitchen, stunning grounds. Not to mention it was the perfect place for a Wandering Gourmand…

Caribbean, Eating, Food, Travel

A Taste of St Lucia Cuisine

September 17, 2015

I knew from the first bite of fish cake at the manager’s reception that I was going to like the cuisine of Fond Doux Resort and Plantation. It wasn’t a morsel of food pulled from the freezer, thawed, and then heated. Nor was it a perfectly shaped masterpiece surrounded with an artist’s drizzle of dipping sauce, meant more for the eye than the mouth. Instead, each fish cake on the platter was…

Olde Hickory Brewery Review in Hickory, North Carolina

September 8, 2015

I love a craft beer story where a founder has a vision beyond just brewing quality craft beer. It’s why I geeked out so much a couple of months ago when I wrote a review of Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, North Carolina. Both the craft beer and business nerd in me stood in admiration of brewery founder Sean Lily Wilson. Not only is Fullsteam Brewery producing high quality beer, they also helped…

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Awesome Travel Gifts for Christmas from an Avid Traveler

Hotel Review – The Omni Charlotte Hotel

Our Staycation in Charlotte, North Carolina

48 Hours in Santa Barbara – A Guide to Santa Barbara Wineries

Indulge! A Guide to Sonoma County Wineries and Food

Asheville Beercation – A Self-Guided Asheville Brewery Tour

Weekend Getaway to Catalina Island

A Photo Montage of Fond Doux Plantation and Resort

A Taste of St Lucia Cuisine

Olde Hickory Brewery Review in Hickory, North Carolina

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