Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
Winter Park, FL has long been a hot food destination for Orlando residents, but it’s finally gaining traction among tourist as well. This is great news for the city, but not so great for finding parking or traffic on 1-4, but I’ll suffer. Winter Parks newest (and perhaps only) Bratalian restaurant is a wonderful addition…
Denver is a great place to spend a luxurious weekend of fine dining and 5 star mountain lodges, but with so much natural beauty there is plenty to see and do on a shoe string budget as well. ~Red Rocks Ampitheatre~ The Rocky Mountains are the most obvious freebie in Denver as they are everywhere…
Denver weather can be unpredictable, or if you’re from Florida, always really cold. The cold I was prepared for, the rain not so much. Fortunately, once the weather turned for the worse, I was able to take refuge inside the Denver Art Museum or D.A.M. I’m so glad I did. Otherwise I wasn’t planning to…
A visit half an hour west of Denver to Golden, Colorado made me so happy I opted for a rental car, even if my mountain driving skills are not the best. I originally ventured to Golden to visit the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave on Lookout Mountain. I’ll admit that my knowledge of Buffalo Bill…
Colorado, and Denver specifically, has made a name for itself recently in the craft beer scene. Denver has even earned the nick-name, the Napa of Valley of Beer. I’ve written about breweries in Tampa, Richmond, and Brussels before and it seems like the craft beer movement has exploded all over the country and world, which…
Until a few months ago, the Denver Airport was the only place I’d actually been in Colorado (on layovers). In April, I finally got to explore the rest of Denver, but revisiting the airport was still the thing I was most excited about. If you are unfamiliar with the Denver Airport Conspiracy fear not, I…
It’s safe to say that Tennessee has made a name for itself in whiskey production. After all, Jack Daniels is perhaps the most well known brand of whiskey world wide. Believe it or not, one of Nashville’s newest distilleries once gave ol’ Jack a run for his money. The history of Nelson’s Greenbrier Distillery is…
I briefly hit on Deland in my recent post about Volusia County towns. Deland a small town located just about equidistant between Orlando and Daytona Beach. Part of Deland’s charm is that it’s downtown/main street area has no chains and only local shops and restaurants. One such establishment is The Shoppes at Rivertown. The Shoppes…
This issue of 3 for free is going to be based around my hometown of Nashville. I’m not Nashville’s number one fan by any means, but it does seem to have gained some traction on the tourist front in recent years, so I’m happy to help out others intent on going there. Even though I…
Volusia County is located in the North Eastern part of Central Florida. The most notable town in the county is of course, Daytona Beach, the self-proclaimed “world’s most famous beach.” Daytona Beach is great, but Volusia County is also home to some of the most charming small towns you’ll find anywhere. Some you may have…
