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Namibia | Index
It’s hard to imagine a landscape more dramatic than that of Namibia. Add to the scenery an amazing (and rather accessible) assortment of big game and wildlife. Then, lightly apply a sprinkling of well-maintained roads across the country to help folks get to its towns and settlements, best beauty spots, and welcoming network of bush camps and luxury lodges. If you like the idea of hitting the open road, experiencing true wilderness, seeing lots and lots of game, and still being able to take a hot shower and sleep in a comfortable bed every night, Namibia’s the place for you. Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, road trip, Travel
Tagged africa, Damaraland, Desert, Doro Nawas, driving, Etosha, hotels, lions, luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, Namibia in Style, Namibia in Style Self-Drive, road trip, safari, Skeleton Coast, sossusvlei, southern africa, Travel, Wexas Travel, Wilderness Safaris, windhoek
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Namibia | Sossusvlei
Last stop on my luxury safari road trip across Namibia was Sossusvlei. Not just the ultimate destination of my itinerary but also the ultimate choice for a desert break. Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, road trip, Travel
Tagged africa, Desert, hotels, Kulala Wilderness Reserve, lions, Little Kulala, luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, Namibia in Style, Namibia in Style Self-Drive, road trip, safari, sossusvlei, southern africa, Travel, Wexas Travel, Wilderness Safaris
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Namibia | Skeleton Coast
Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp was a khaki canvas paradise of haute design fixed lightly to one of the world’s most desolate and pristine wilderness areas. Open just over a year, this fully solar powered joint venture between Wilderness Safaris and the neighbouring Conservancies of Anabeb, Torra and Sesfontein, was the very model for cutting edge – and sustainable – luxury. Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Damaraland, giraffes, Hoanib Skeleton Coast, Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, hotels, lion cubs, lions, luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, Namibia in Style, Namibia in Style Self-Drive, road trip, safari, Skeleton Coast, southern africa, Travel, Wexas Travel, Wilderness Safaris
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Namibia | Doro Nawas
Although I only had one night at Doro Nawas, it was an impactful stay in one of the most serenely beautiful places I’ve ever been – something I could just as easily say of the whole of Namibia itself. Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Damara, Damaraland, desert elephants, Doro Nawas, Doro Nawas Camp, elephants, hotels, luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, Namibia in Style, Namibia in Style Self-Drive, road trip, safari, southern africa, Travel, Wexas Travel, Wilderness Safaris
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Namibia | Etosha
Thoroughly well rested from my relaxing stay in Windhoek and more than ready for some serious safari action, I hit the road en route to the first lodge one my itinerary: Andersson’s Camp, set within Ongava Game Reserve on the border of (and with its own private gate to) Etosha National Park. Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Andersson's Camp, Etosha, Etosha National Park, Etosha Pan, hotels, luxury, Namibia, Namibia 2016, Namibia in Style, Namibia in Style Self-Drive, Ongava, Ongava Game Reserve, road trip, safari, southern africa, The Olive Exclusive, Travel, Wexas Travel, windhoek
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Namibia
This was my first time in Namibia, but not the greater southern Africa region. I’ve been heading down to this gorgeous part of the world since the mid 90s (and even lived in Mozambique for about a year) – always encountering enthusiastic folks insistent that I get to Namibia but never quite being able to take them up on their advice. But now I’ve finally made it, and I can see what the fuss had been all about it. Continue reading
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#BBQbound: South in the Mouth Success!
My BBQ Bound miniseries chronicling my three-week quest for the best BBQ in the American South has now come to a burnt end. Ready for the recap? Continue reading
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Posted in Arkansas, BBQ Bound, Food, Georgia, North Carolina, Restaurants, road trip, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Travel
Tagged addison lee, addison lee app, addison lee minicabs, Arkansas, athens, Athens GA, Athens Georgia, atlanta, Austin, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, british airways, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Dallas, Food, georgia, Greenville, Greenville North Carolina, Hillsborough, Hillsborough North Carolina, Lexington, Lexington North Carolina, Macon, Memphis, North Carolina, restaurants, Savannah, South Carolina, St Simons Island, TENNESSEE, texas, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Atlanta
Hotlanta was a great city to wind down my BBQ Bound adventure. The hickory smoked meats coming out of Atlanta’s smokehouses I visited ranked right up there with any I’d had along the way, and were cooked to perfection with equal parts hillbilly grit and city slicker sophistication Continue reading
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Tagged ATL, atlanta, Atlanta Georgia, BARS, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Courtyard Atlanta Downtown, Food, Fox Bros, Fox Bros BBQ, georgia, Grand Champion BBQ, hotels, Joystick Gamebar, marriott, restaurants, Smoke Ring, Smoke Ring BBQ, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Athens, Georgia
Before I start my rave about how amazing Athens, Georgia is, please allow for full disclosure. I lived there most of the 90s (making the town second only to London for number of years lived in one place as an adult), I studied as an undergrad there at the University of Georgia, and I enjoyed the hell out of keeping this small open-minded oasis as an off-and-on base during my 20s. For nightlife, art, live music, food and fun, I’m pleased to report that a couple of decades later, the town still excels at showing folks a good time. And one up on when I used to live there, Athens has even better BBQ than it had back in my day. Continue reading
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Tagged athens, Athens GA, Athens Georgia, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, CRAFT BEER, Creature Comforts, Creature Comforts Brewery, Fincher's, Fincher's Barbecue, Food, Fresh Air Barbecue, georgia, Georgia Museum of Art, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Garden Inn Macon/Mercer University, Hot Thomas, Hot Thomas BBQ, hotels, marriott, Pulaski Heights, Pulaski Heights BBQ, restaurants, Springhill Marriott Suites, Springhill Marriott Suites Athens, the grit, The Grit Athens Georgia, Travel, UGA, university of georgia, USA, Visit the USA, Watkinsville, Watkinsville Georgia
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#BBQbound: Macon, Georgia
For not such a big town, Macon, Georgia has produced a preponderance of world famous musicians: among them the Allman Brothers, Little Richard, and one of the greatest of them all, Otis Redding. Something in the water? Nah,it’s in the BBQ. Continue reading
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Posted in BBQ Bound, Food, Georgia, Hotels, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Fincher's, Fincher's Barbecue, Food, Fresh Air Barbecue, georgia, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Garden Inn Macon/Mercer University, hotels, Macon, Macon Georgia, Ocmulgee, Ocmulgee National Monument, restaurants, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: St Simons Island
Locals and vacationers alike know the best bites on St Simons Island are cooked in the kitchens and smoked in the pits at Southern Soul. You’re more than welcome to add my nod of approval to the consensus. Continue reading
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Posted in BBQ Bound, Food, Georgia, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Food, georgia, Griffin Bufkin, redneck nachos, restaurants, RIBS, Southern Soul, Southern Soul Barbeque, Southern Soul BBQ, St Simons, St Simons Island, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Savannah
From Charleston, I skirted my way along the South Carolina coast until I made it to my home state of Georgia for a few days more of BBQ and kindly hospitality before heading back to London. First stop in Georgia was picturesque and gracious Savannah, where a too-short but so-good lunch set a delectable tone and kept the bar raised high for an especially for delicious finale of my trip. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Food, georgia, Janet McCrary, redneck nachos, restaurants, Savannah, Savannah Georgia, Travel, USA, Visit the USA, Wiley McCrary, Wiley's, Wiley's BBQ, Wiley's Championship BBQ
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#BBQbound: Charleston
Next stop on my carnivorously inclined Deep South expedition was the beautiful and historic port city of Charleston, South Carolina where a new breed of pitmaster appears to be taking over the culinary scene with an approach to making wood fired, slow cooked meats that’s as yummy and inventive as it is a mouth-watering tribute to the area’s great BBQ traditions. Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Siegel, Anthony Dibernardo, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Brisket, Charleston, Charleston South Carolina, Fiery Ron's, Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ, Food, Home Team BBQ, hotels, King Charles Inn, Madison Ruckel, restaurants, South Carolina, Swig & Swine, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Pitt County, North Carolina
An epicentre of epicurean wonder (as long as you love whole hog BBQ), Pitt County is a prime destination for some of the best tasting meat in America. I had no idea so much good BBQ could come from such a concentrated and largely rural area. Continue reading
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Tagged Ayden, Ayden North Carolina, B's Barbecue, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Bum's Restaurant, Food, Greenville, Greenville North Carolina, hilton, Hilton Greenville, hotels, North Carolina, Pitt County, restaurants, Sam Jones, Skylight Inn, Travel, USA, Villedge, Villedge Woodfired Kitchen & Bar, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a city I know fairly well from more youthful days. But I’d not been back there for well over a decade – and I must admit I knew nothing of the BBQ there. I’m pleased to report the town is as agreeable place as even – and that the BBQ is fantastic. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQ Festival, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill North Carolina, Crossroads at the Carolina Inn, Food, hotels, North Carolina, restaurants, Shopping, Southern Season, The Pig, Travel, University of North Carolina, USA, Visit the USA, Weathervane
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#BBQbound: Hillsborough, North Carolina
The small town of Hillsborough, North Carolina made a big impression on me, despite only being able to drop in for a short overnight stay. Completely off my radar before planning my BBQ Bound itinerary, the town is now my top choice for a repeat visit of all the stops I made during my three weeks on the road. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQ Festival, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Eno River, Food, Hillsborough, Hillsborough BBQ Company, Hillsborough North Carolina, Holiday Inn Express, hotels, Mountains to Sea Trail, Mystery Brewing, Mystery Brewing Public House, North Carolina, restaurants, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Lexington, North Carolina
This small town (population 19,000) is home to its own signature Lexington style of BBQ (also known as Piedmont or Western Carolina style). Made with wood-smoked (a mix of hickory and oak) and chopped pork shoulder (aka Boston butt) and usually served “wet” with a vinegar and ketchup based red sauce, the BBQ as a sandwich or more typically as a tray jammed full of BBQ and a side of “red” coleslaw that’s been mixed with the same red sauce instead of mayonnaise, and hushpuppies. It’s distinctive and delicious. Continue reading
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Tagged BARBECUE, Barbecue Festival, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQ Festival, BBQbound, Brand USA, BRAZILIAN BARBECUE, Food, Holiday Inn Express, hotels, Lexington, Lexington Barbecue, Lexington Barbecue Festival, Lexington North Carolina, Lexington Style BBQ, North Carolina, Piedmont Style BBQ, restaurants, Travel, USA, Visit the USA, Western Style BBQ
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#BBQbound | Road Notes: Arkansas and Tennessee
Blazing a path from Dallas to Memphis and then on through Tennessee to my next destination (stay tuned), I made a few tasty stops along the way. What was on the menu for my roadside dining? Well, BBQ of course! Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Brownsville, Brownsville Tennessee, Carlisle, Carlisle Arkansas, catfish, Food, Helen's Bar B Q, Martin's Bar-B-Que, NASHVILLE, Nick's Bar-B-Q & Catfish, Nolensville, restaurants, TENNESSEE, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Memphis
It had been more than 20 years since I’d last been to Memphis, and I was glad my BBQ Bound road trip passed through it, affording me the chance to reacquaint myself with this fantastic town so prominently set on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Indeed, a tour of the best BBQ destinations in the South without a stop in Memphis would have been remiss. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Celebrities, Central BBQ, elvis, elvis presley, Elwood's Shack, Food, Graceland, hotels, Jerry's Sno Cones, Lorraine Hotel, Memphis, museums, music, National Civil Rights Museum, National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel, restaurants, Sheraton, Sheraton Memphis, Sheraton Memphis Downtown, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Records, Sun Studio, TENNESSEE, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Dallas
From Austin I headed north to Dallas, a city I’d never visited before and one that I really wasn’t certain whether I’d take to or not. I ended up regretting not having more time to spend there. As for the BBQ, Dallas wound up being one of the tastiest pit stops of my three week road trip. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Belmont Hotel, Bishop Arts District, Brand USA, Brisket, Crow Collection, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, Dallas Art District, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria, Dean Fearing, Fearing’s Restaurant, Food, hotels, lockhart, Lockhart Smokehouse, Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ, luxury, marriott, museums, Nasher Sculpture Center, Pecan Lodge, Quorum by the Galleria, restaurants, Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Smoke Dallas, State Fair of Texas, texas, Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: Austin and the Hill Country
If y’all ain’t never been, let me tell you that Austin is as happening a place to visit as any in the USA. With a booming local economy and a population busting at the seams with an unprecedented number of folks flocking to live there (as much for the opportunity as for the all-but-guaranteed blue skies and sunshine) the city nevertheless retains a warm and informal feel that would have even the prickliest of pears soon feeling at home. Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Brisket, british airways, cocktails, CU29 Cocktail Bar, driftwood, Drink, Food, Hill Country, Micklethwait Craft Meats, Omni Hotel Downtown Austin, Omni Hotels, restaurants, Salt Lick, texas, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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#BBQbound: An Epic Quest for the Best BBQ in the American South
I don’t mean to rub it in, but I’ve just returned from one of the sauciest adventures I’ve ever undertaken: a three-week road trip covering more than 2,500 miles across six states. The aim of my low ‘n slow sojourn was as straightforward as it was overindulgent – to find (and devour) the best BBQ in the American South. Continue reading
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Tagged addison lee, addison lee app, addison lee minicabs, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, british airways, Food, restaurants, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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Dixie Detours: Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!
Happy Mardi Gras! I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my Dixie Detours miniseries featuring the highlights from my recent trip to Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida along with suggestions for planning your own sojourn to the Deep South. Continue reading
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Posted in Alabama, Art, Coffee, Design, Dixie Detours, Drink, Florida, Food, Georgia, Hotels, Music, Restaurants, road trip, Shopping, Tennessee, Travel, Wine
Tagged Alabama, athens, Deep South, Dixie Detours, florida, georgia, louisiana, MIAMI, Muscle Shoals, road trip, TENNESSEE, Travel
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Dixie Detours: Miami in a Minute
The final stop of our Dixie Detours visit to the US was Miami, where an overnight layover afforded Kemey and me the chance to check in on some friends who had recently moved there – big thanks to Tanya and Francesco for being such fantastic hosts and showing us around so much of your fine town – while soaking up some south Florida sunshine before heading back to Blighty. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, cocktails, coconut grove, collins avenue, cuban coffee, CUBAN SANDWICH, cubano, design district, Dixie Detours, Drink, florida, Food, hotels, jazz, lagniappe house, las olas, las olas cafe, las olas cafe south beach, LINCOLN ROAD, live music, lulu in the grove, lunch, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, miami dade, miami florida, midtown miami, music, restaurants, road trip, sanctuary south beach, scotty's landing, SOUTH BEACH, south florida, Travel, travel blog, wine bar, wynwood
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Dixie Detours: Sweet Shoals Music
Before our visit to the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, I never would have imagined the music of Aretha Franklin could resonate even more with me than it already did. Goosebumps on top of goosebumps – how’s that gonna happen? But there I was standing in Studio A of Fame Studios in humble little Florence, Alabama where the mighty diva recorded such classics as Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, and something clicked in a deep and soulful sort of way. In the few days since Kemey and I checked out the Shoals, listening to Aretha’s songs has been coupled with an even deeper and more satisfying feeling than before. Continue reading
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Dixie Detours: Chattanooga, Choo Choo City
Chattanooga is my old teenage stomping ground. Since I’ve moved away, every year or two when I’ve managed to make it back for a visit (usually around Christmastime), the area always seemed to have gotten better than I remembered it being. Same holds true this time round. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Georgia, Hotels, Pizza, Restaurants, road trip, Tennessee, Travel
Tagged bob's brick oven, brick oven pizza, Chattanooga, chattanooga choo choo, chattanooga choo choo hotel, chickamauga, Deep South, Dixie Detours, georgia, hotels, ice cream, la altena, mexican food, pizza, road trip, rock spring, rock springs, TENNESSEE, the brick oven, Travel, walker county, walker county georgia, yellow deli
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Dixie Detours: Tabasco Tourism on Avery Island
Louisiana’s most iconic brand, McIlhenny Company’s Tabasco brand Original Red Sauce packs a wallop of distinctively spicy flavour. For all its flavoursome punch, it’s comprised of only three natural ingredients: aged red peppers, vinegar and salt from Avery Island, which is also the home of all Tabasco production. In addition to the pepper sauce factory, the island (roughly two hours from New Orleans and 40 minutes from Lafayette) is also a botanical garden, bird sanctuary and wildlife refuge. Our last day in Louisiana, Kemey and I spent a fantastic morning on Avery Island before carrying on with our Dixie Detours road trip. Here are some highlights from the fun time we had there. Continue reading
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Tagged alligators, Avery Island, cajun, cajun country, Dixie Detours, egrets, Food, food origins, hot sauce, Jungle Gardens, lafayette, Louisiana wildlife, McIlhenny Company, new iberia, pepper sauce, road trip, south louisiana, SpringHill Suites, SpringHill Suites Lafayette, SpringHill Suites Lafayette South at River Ranch, tabasco, Tabasco brand Original Red Sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Travel, travel blog, vincent's cafeteria
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Dixie Detours: A Cajun Good Time in Lafayette
It’s a down home kind of place, Lafayette, where a koozie for your cold one is handy asset indeed. Continue reading
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Dixie Detours: New Orleans School of Cooking
Wow. Our afternoon visit to the New Orleans School of Cooking on St Louis Street in the French Quarter was a lot of fun – and well worth its own write up among all the entries in my Dixie Detours miniseries. Continue reading
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Tagged 18 Ashwin Street, abita, abita amber, beer, big easy, cajun food, chowder, cooking, creole, Dixie Detours, étouffée, Food, french quarter, louisiana, Nawlins, new orleans, New Orleans School of Cooking, nola, pralines, recipes, road trip, Shopping, Travel, travel blog
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Dixie Detours: NOLA!
New Orleans is a sultry dream. I can’t imagine anywhere else in America that’s even half as beguiling or idiosyncratic. Probably the most dynamic city in the US, it is without doubt the most spontaneous and freewheeling. When I think about other destinations across the planet that offer experiences comparable to what I’ve happened upon in NOLA, I find myself coming up with a list of my absolute favourites places. Put simply, NOLA rocks (it shucks, jives, slides, saunters, shimmies and rolls too). Continue reading
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Dixie Detours: Overnight Luxury in Mobile, Alabama
The rather underrated and often overlooked Gulf Coast town of Mobile proved to be an excellent choice and our time there an all too short and actually quite luxurious stay. Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, battle house, battle house hotel, Battle House Renaissance, Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa, beer, Conecuh sausage, CRAFT BEER, Dixie Detours, downtown mobile, Drink, Food, fried oysters, Good People Brewing Company, Good People Brewing Company Pale Ale, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, Historic Hotels of America, hotels, LODA, lower dauphine street, mardi gras, mardi gras in mobile, marriott, mobile, mobile alabama, mobile mardi gras, pale ale, restaurants, road trip, southern alabama, Travel, travel blog, Trellis Room, Wintzell's, Wintzell's Oyster House
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Dixie Detours: When in Rome … Georgia
The wedding of my old friend Jack and his lovely fiancée Beth was the main reason prompting my and Kemey’s visit back home and a big factor behind the design of our Dixie Detours itinerary. The wedding was held in Rome, Georgia where Jack had attended university. Yes, that’s right. I went to Athens one day and Rome the next – all without leaving the great state of Georgia! Continue reading
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Tagged bar, berry college, berry college mountain campus, brunch, Deep South, Dixie Detours, Floyd County, frost chapel, frost memorial chapel, georgia, Harvest Moon, Hawthorn Suites, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, hotel, johnny's new york style pizza, North Georgia, Northwest Georgia, pizza, restaurants, road trip, rome, rome area history museum, rome georgia, Travel, travel blog, wedding venue, wedding venue rome georgia
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Dixie Detours: Athens, Georgia
First stop on my Dixie Detours road trip was the quintessential college town of Athens, Georgia – the city which I had called home for most of the 90s during a rather scenic, circuitous and often hazy experience as an undergrad anthropology major at the University of Georgia. Much of the reason for my meandering approach to higher education and indeed life in general during my 20s was due to spending loads of time mingling with the musical set of this amazing little city famed for hosting more than its fair share of influential musicians and bands (REM, B52s, Vic Chestnut, Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, etc ad nauseam). Continue reading
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Tagged athens, Athens GA, BARS, beer, Blue Stockings, DINER, Dixie Detours, downtown athens, Drink, Food, georgia, greasy spoon, Holly Sweat, little kings, little kings shuffle club, live music, music, restaurants, road trip, the grit, Travel, travel blog, UGA, university of georgia, vegetarian restaurant, waffle house
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Dixie Detours: Howdy Y’all
Hey everybody. Let me begin this post with an apology for the scant and at times fairly lame content I’ve been publishing over the past couple of weeks. I have been “away from my desk” and rambling round the Deep South of the United States on a Dixie Detours road trip. Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, chickamauga, Deep South, Dixie Detours, florida, georgia, louisiana, road trip, TENNESSEE, Travel
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Tasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Arrivederci and Grazie Mille!
Over the past several days I’ve been sharing highlights from my recent Ham Highway adventure across northern Italy in a special 14-part miniseries. The series features entries about the following destinations – Forni di Sopra, Sauris, San Daniele, Udine, Collio Goriziano, Trento, Torino, Parma, Modena, Nonantola, and Bologna – along with tips and suggestions to help you plan your own delectable Italian itinerary. Continue reading
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Tagged 7th chamber, bologna, Collio, Drink, emilia romagna, Food, Forni di Sopra, Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ham, hotels, Italy, Modena, northern italy, parma, Piemonte, proscuitto, restaurants, San Daniele di Friuli, sauris, Shopping, speck, SPONSORED POST, Tasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway, the 7th chamber, Torino, Travel, travel blog, travel blogger, Trentino, Trento, Udine, wine, Италия, イタリア, 意大利
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