Rewind 365 days. Florida Keys Guy and I, along with another couple drove up to Tampa to see Jimmy Buffet in concert. Acting responsibly, we stayed at a hotel with a shuttle service to the concert. Enter 1.75L of Patron Silver tequila. We arrived at the amphitheater parking lot with […]
Outside the Florida Keys
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My last post – with the woman wondering whether Key West was worth her time – got me thinking. Why do people travel? Is it the museums? The food? Trying to navigate a foreign subway station in a language you don’t understand? Asking for directions from an old lady on […]
I fly a lot. Well, more than most and less than a true road warrior. I do, however, have Gold Medallion status on Delta, which should count for something. Occasionally I travel for an out of town job, but mostly I travel for fun. By fun, I mean the part […]
I am, by nature, not a very subtle person. OK, that might be a bit of an understatement, but you get the point. I am also not a terrific photographer. Combine these facts and you get a clumsy person who is obviously making fun of the people she is photographing, […]
The only thing more annoying than being told you ought to like a wine (when you don’t) is being lied to about the vintage in an effort to sound impressive. Sunday morning, my mother picked me up to accompany her to Boca Bacchanal, and the wine seminar. There is a […]
The eating fest that was my trip to New York began (after crashing a few parties – see previous post) with dinner at Cacio e Pepe, in the East Village. This is an entire restaurant named after one of the greatest, and simplest, Italian dishes of all time. It is […]
The great thing about New York City is the many things there are to do, at all times. Last week, I was in New York for a few days. I landed Thursday, shared a car with someone I knew on my flight, and headed to my friend’s place on the […]
I am unapologetically geeky about certain things, wine being one of them. Being a good wine geek, I have wine geek friends all over the place. I have met up with fellow geeks in Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Disney World and beyond. So, it was no surprise when we […]