Prior to 2025, I had never spent New Year's away from home. When a cross-country work trip to San Francisco was scheduled for January 2nd this year, my options were either to fly out on New Year's Day, or arrive early and spend the holiday there, so I opted to fly in early and spend... Continue Reading →
San Francisco is a cultural melting pot that lends to a great diversity of cuisines. From mission burritos to spicy ramen, you're guaranteed to leave full. I stayed in San Francisco for a full week in January, giving me a good amount of time to eat my way around the city. Here are some of... Continue Reading →
As a child of the 90's who grew up watching the Tanner family cruise around San Francisco during the opening theme of Full House, I've always had a desire to visit the city and wander its hilly neighborhoods full of Painted Lady Victorian houses. In January 2025, my work travels took me to San Fran... Continue Reading →
California ranks number one when it comes to beer: it's the state with the highest number of breweries per capita, and highest beer production, with over 3 million barrels of craft beer produced per year. The city of San Diego has a high concentration of breweries, and I got to try a few local brews... Continue Reading →
In late June of 2024 I had the pleasure of taking a work trip to sunny San Diego, California. I stayed downtown for the work portion of the trip, and then stayed a night in the Old Town San Diego area for a day of being a tourist at the end of the trip. Stay... Continue Reading →
As of the end of 2023, the state of Arizona was home to 133 craft breweries, with the highest concentration being in its two most populous cities Phoenix and Tucson. I had a chance to visit both Phoenix and Tucson along with Tombstone in June of 2024, and sipped on a good selection of the... Continue Reading →
In June this year I traveled to Phoenix to work a conference, and since I had never been to Arizona before, decided to make a trip out of it. Not only did I take an awesome little road trip through the south of Arizona with stops in Tucson and Tombstone, but I made sure I... Continue Reading →
In March 2024, the stars aligned for me and I had a work trip in Orlando the week before the Miami Open, so I booked some vacation time and rented a car to drive down to Miami at the conclusion of my work trip. I went for two days of the Miami Open tournament, attending... Continue Reading →
The Wild West town of Tombstone, Arizona first came onto my radar through watching paranormal shows as a kid, with the renowned Bird Cage Theatre being close to the top of my paranormal bucket list. Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in the Tombstone movie was also enough to inspire a trip to Tombstone, and I... Continue Reading →
Last summer I took a road trip to Richmond, Virginia. With craft beer rising to popularity over the past ten years or so, most city tourism bureaus nowadays have a beer guide of some sort available on their website, but you can only imagine my thrill when I discovered Richmond's Beer Trail and just how... Continue Reading →
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