Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2010
I won’t pretend the off-the-mountain moments topped the list of my memories from the trip. The standout event of my Ogden, Utah trip was, ski-gloved hands down, my long overdue return to board sports. Surgery for a shredded ACL, MCL, and meniscus can really mess with a girl’s head. So, Snowbird, I say hallelujah to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2010
Pat Moon has a perfect beard for growing icicles. It starts at his ears and works its way down round the bottom of his chin, not spending any time on the front of his face. It’ll probably spend a good amount of time hiding inside layers of high-tech fabrics during Moon’s rookie run of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2010
Though I found plenty to love at the small plate and I wish it was in my neighborhood! restaurants I dined my way through in Philly last weekend, I never felt more me than at Little Pete’s. As I’ve mentioned a time or two before, I grew up Jersey. Diners aren’t just a nice novelty [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2010
A funny thing happened on the way to my looking-back-on-luxury hotel list: I realized that, when it comes to luxury, it really takes something special for me to remember it. I love a plush king-size bed layered with high thread count sheets. I adore a soft and oversized bathrobe. I go ga ga over a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 8th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2010
Throw out your TV! Cancel your Netflix subscription! Crush the Victrola! There are two gopher brothers in a van and they’re digging America because they can–and they will fulfill all your entertainment needs. While driving cross-country, Wilson and Ditch sing–both in their eco-fuel powered VW Camper Van and at stops like the Grand Ole [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 27th, 2010
Yes, law and order and restrictions on drinking in public and open container laws have their place. I mean, without all that, the U.S. would be like one giant post-frat party college campus. But, now and again, it’s so nice to leave all classy and elegant behavior behind and walk down the street with a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2010
Anybody know what the usual career trajectory is for a lasso expert? It’s not something I ever figured I’d think about but a travel-related coincidence brought the question on.
Last February, I spent some time at the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. One highlight of the trip–and there were many–was lasso expert Loop Rawlins’ one-man [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2010
Gift shops and grocery stores. When traveling, both are musts for me. The first cause, ok, I’m a trinket whore with a fierce shopping habit and the second cause I don’t think there’s any better place to find out how people live their daily lives.
But, Louisiana’s keen on The Trinity so it just makes sense [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 6th, 2010
It’s been more than four years since I last met up with boudin. And, though it really is too close to the indulgence of the recent holidays to take boudin on in any serious way, I’m headed to Louisiana and, well, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. By the time you read this, [...]
