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 →
In early June this year my job took me to Phoenix to work a conference. It was my first time ever in Arizona and coincided with a milestone birthday for me, so I decided to extend my trip to be a workcation, which involved renting a car and driving down to Tombstone with a two... Continue Reading →
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