Category: food
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Arepa Barn – Gluten Free Heaven
note: this restaurant closed in 2018 It is rare in this part of the world to find a restaurant that is catered to a specific type of regional food. Though it is increasing and improving with Thai, Ethiopian, Moroccan, Mexican, Chinese, Korean etc. becoming more and more common in Colorado. However, an hour North, into…
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Ditching Disposables When Traveling
If you have been paying attention to much news, you know our plastic use is becoming a serious problem. Not only is it already a pollutant that doesn’t break down, but its becoming increasingly hard to recycle. For 20 years China has been taking plastics from the United States, and other counties like New Zealand,…
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Losing Bourdain
“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
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Road Trip Survival U.S.A.
Growing up in the west, we take a lot of what the rest of the world would see as “road trips”. This could mean just a shopping excursion in the biggest city for 300 miles (Denver) or traveling state lines to get to family, friends, or just out of your bubble. Growing up in a…
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Travel Inspiration Shows 2018
While having down time, I often seek out some great travel inspiration (travelspiration) via shows. Often Netflix is my new favorite land of travel shows that offer an intense, personal, and inspiring reflection on the world. Here is my list of what you should watch to learn more on the world around you. For Foodie…
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Orkney Islands Part II- Adventure of the Week
Part II, Orkney Journey Stromness, Orkney May 5, Written May 7, 2018 As many of you know I took a side trip to the Orkney Islands or as many people around that area call it simply Orkney. Oh and don’t call them the “Orkneys” for some reason this doesn’t settle well, or at least that’s…
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A Vegetarian’s Take on Memphis Meat
Have you heard of Memphis Meat? “Founded in 2015 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Memphis Meats was created to provide a solution to many of the problems associated with conventional animal agriculture: environmental degradation, animal suffering and food products that contain high amounts of fecal matter, antibiotic residues and other contaminants. The…
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Land of Enchantment Part II
The second day was an early start to the day and driving to downtown before the tourists invaded. I also wanted to talk to the Native American artists that sat outside by the Palace to sell their goods to locals and tourists alike. This was a great opportunity to learn how the system worked and…
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Camping- The Magic Land in the Backyard
First I should say we don’t actually have a backyard. BUT we are only an hour and a half away from one of the most famous and well loved National Parks in the United States, Rocky Mountain National Park. 2015 marked 100 years of Rocky Mtn. being a National Park, and over 100 years of tourists…
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Celiacs- Fear Not the Adventure
It sucks having food allergies, and it sucks even worse when you have a travel bug, but the world doesn’t always accommodate your “issues”. However, as I have found in five years of travel, I almost always kind find an option to eat, and never have I gone hungry. At least not yet. You may…