Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
Jan has client work in New Orleans so we’re in town for about seven days. That’s all the time I think we’ll need, though. We’ve both been to NOLA several times and the hot, sticky tropical weather is not something we want to enjoy long-term. Having said that, we do have a hefty list of…
Denver isn’t exactly the Colorado town for us — a little too expensive, you have to drive to get to mountain stuff/views, and it’s overrun with Avs fans & scooter people. However, we were told repeatedly that the smaller communities outside of the city would probably be a better fit. So we decided to rent…
When we first started walking around the neighborhoods of Capitol Hill and City Park, we couldn’t help but notice something…odd. Every cool, old mansion and large house seemed to have a pair of lions out front. Big lions, little lions, sleeping, roaring, preening, posing — lions were everywhere. There’s even a dive bar on Colfax…
The weather has warmed up, so naturally we dipped into Denver’s ice cream scene to get the scoop. Little Man Ice Cream. A standard allotment of butterfat-filled flavors conveniently located on the front steps of Linger’s. Plan to go to the funeral parlor for a light lunch, then sit in the shade of the giant…
In case you were unaware, electric scooters are the hot garbage of transportation. I hadn’t planned to say anything, but I have friends in Chicago who are excited by the prospect of electric scooter pilot programs in the city. I’ve now lived in a scooter-friendly city for two months and have developed an informed opinion:…
It’s pretty much guaranteed that if there are big, hulking rocks in the vicinity, Jan and I will be there eventually. We can’t seem to resist the lure of climbing around to check out the view. So naturally we headed west to Red Rocks. Red Rocks Amphitheater is a grouping of natural rock formations tucked…
One pound. How do I know? Well, on the last leg of our journey, I struggled at the luggage scale with a bag that was 51.5 pounds — 1.5 pounds over the limit. It wasn’t the first time I’d gone over, sadly. I didn’t want to pay overages for such a trivial weight difference so…
I feel I have to start by apologizing for a certain lack of Portland, Oregon posts — I smacked my laptop screen during our adventures and was reduced to 1/3 of usable screen. There was some time spent traveling to and from the mountains/coast, then trying to find a suitable laptop replacement in stock within…
We are hop-scotching through Oregon with a brief stint in Portland, Bend and then to the coast and back. Jan is teaching classes so we won’t be as settled during our time here. However, a short stay is not necessarily a bad thing as Oregon promises to fill the pastry-shaped hole in our lives left…
As is our custom, we’ve sought out the movers and shakers in the local craft beer scene during our stay. Fortunately, Albuquerque has a vibrant and interesting range of breweries in the city and surrounding area. We haven’t gone thirsty. We recommend hitting the local tap rooms for a flight or to fill up a…