Colombia – Final Thoughts
I feel like I copped out on Colombia, that I didn’t allow it it’s full potential. All I saw was Cartagena and some outlying islands that were overrun with tourists. There was no countryside, no...
View ArticleThis is Charlotte – Shakespeare at the Green Uptown
While travel is a passion of mine, I wholeheartedly believe in exploring the city you live in – the sites, the sounds, the tastes, the arts, the culture, the scenes. Basically, be a tourist in your...
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This is Charlotte – Charlotte Roller Derby Girls, What?
Yes, Charlotte has a roller derby team, and yes, it was everything I expected it to be. It was part sport and part art. It was hockey meets NASCAR meets wrestling all wrapped up in one giant...
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Dank Summer Cocktails – Moscow Mule
Maybe it’s because of the weather, but the Gourmand household has been mixing up more cocktails than normal this summer. We’re typically a beer and wine family. If liquor is involved, we trend simple...
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Dank Summer Cocktails – Summer in Provence
Maybe it’s because of the weather, but the Gourmand household has been mixing up more cocktails than normal this summer. We’re typically a beer and wine family. If liquor is involved, we trend simple...
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The Truth About Venice
My wife and I sat in our room at the Westin Europa and Regina trying to plot out dinner plans over a bottle of Prosecco. She manned the TripAdvisor app on our tablet, and I managed a few blogs on my...
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Dank Summer Cocktails – Hot Melons Margarita
Maybe it’s because of the weather, but the Gourmand household has been mixing up more cocktails than normal this summer. We’re typically a beer and wine family. If liquor is involved, we trend simple...
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Favorite Moments – Rialto Bridge
I’ve written about travel moments in the past. Very rarely did they have to do with the actual place that I was in, but more with a culmination circumstances. The Duff Brothers could have been...
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Summer Bocktails – Grapefruit Basil Shandy (Radler) Recipe
Last summer our cocktails were dank in honor of the incredibly rainy summer we had here in the South (which subsequently led to a record cold winter). This summer, we’re trying a new theme in the...
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Summer Bocktails – Blueberry Blonde Mojito
Who doesn’t love a sweet and minty mojito on a warm summer evening? But a mojito bocktail with blueberries added? Estas loco? I know. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? But hear me out. Sometimes, you...
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