Mike and I set off on a new adventure more than a year ago thanks to a generous Christmas gift from my brother-in-law, Bill: a brew kit. Our first foray into brewing – which entailed me following Mike around the kitchen with my camera as he did all the work – was a complete success. […]
I think there is a tourist attraction in every city that many locals never see because when it’s that easy to get there, it’s also that easy to put off. I for one have never done a Boston duck tour, nor have I walked the entire Freedom Trail. Another Boston attraction that I had never […]
Next weekend my friends and I will be hosting our friend Caitlin, from New York, for a local spin on our regular girls’ weekends. Despite the fact that we aren’t going to a new city, I thought it would be fun to step back and take a look at Boston from a tourist’s perspective to […]
While I knew that tourism thrived in Costa Rica, I never realized how big a role it would play in our trip. When it came to the food, oftentimes we found ourselves enticed with hamburgers and lasagna by a menu that had only a tiny little section for comida tipica – which is what you’d […]
The menu says it all. The newly opened Trina’s Starlight Lounge is a Southern-style restaurant that has a retro feel and a hip atmosphere. The buzz created before the official opening was incredible and for that reason alone, I knew I wanted to go. To celebrate, my friends and I checked it out last week […]