On day 3 of our stay in Munich, we took a day trip to Salzburg, Austria. As was frequently the case in Europe, it was a fairly… Read more “Honeymoon Stop Two: Salzburg, Austria”
Tag: Food
Book Review: The Spirit of Gin
There are countless things you could point to when trying to make the argument that I’m a weird dude. Just one among many is that I didn’t… Read more “Book Review: The Spirit of Gin”
HestFest 2018: Food & Film
HestFest is one of my longest running traditions. Once a year, I gather some folks together and make them watch some Charlton Heston movies. It started way… Read more “HestFest 2018: Food & Film”
Honeymoon Stop One: Munich
The first step of our completely bonkers European Honeymoon was Munich, Germany. I was a bit concerned about weather, as we were traveling in early February,… Read more “Honeymoon Stop One: Munich”
Book Review: For All the Tea in China
There are some pretty big gaps in my knowledge of History, and China is definitely one of them. I know a bit, but not a lot. Over… Read more “Book Review: For All the Tea in China”
Ah, Venice
After Rome, on the last full day of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took another high-speed train, this time to Venice. Before booking our trip, while… Read more “Ah, Venice”
All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome
With Florence serving as the base of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took a two hour high-speed train ride to Rome for a day in the… Read more “All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome”
Book Review: Cod
This is an excellent book, and a much quicker read than Kurlansky’s more famous and popular book, Salt. I love that it balances History, Food, and Environmentalism… Read more “Book Review: Cod”
And Yet More Questions about Conquest of the Sphere
This is the last batch of questions from the Deadman’s Guide to Dragongrin folks. It has been fun and inspirational to look at Conquest of the Sphere… Read more “And Yet More Questions about Conquest of the Sphere”
Firenze: Three Days of Art, History, and Food
In February of 2016, Rebecca and I took our second European trip, this time to Italy. As we had done with Lisbon, our plan was to… Read more “Firenze: Three Days of Art, History, and Food”
