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Monthly Archives: February 2014
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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Posted in Beer, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Hotels, Music, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged bayou, Blue Moon Saloon, Blue Moon Saloon and Guesthouse, cajun, cajun country, cajun food, CRAFT BEER, Deep South, dixie, Dixie Detours, double wide, double wide band, envie american pale ale, Food, frog legs, hard country, henderson, henderson lousiana, hotel, lafayette, lake henderson, live music, lousiana, marriott, mcgee's landing, music, new iberia, parish brewing co, restaurants, road trip, SpringHill Suites, SpringHill Suites Lafayette, SpringHill Suites Lafayette South at River Ranch, swamp, Travel, travel blog, victor's cafeteria
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London Daily Photo: King’s Cross
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dixie Detours: Mardi Gras World
One of neatest (if rather touristy) things Kemey and I did while in New Orleans was visit Mardi Gras World. Open seven days a week from 9.30 am to 5.30pm with tours running every 30 minutes (which is pretty impressive … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Dixie Detours, Louisiana, Travel
Tagged big easy, louisiana, mardi gras, Mardi Gras World, Nawlins, new orleans, nola
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Win a Free Afternoon Tea for Two at Harrods
Hey everybody, I’ve teamed up with the folks at Buyagift to offer one lucky reader the chance to actually win a gift! The prize in this case is an opportunity to indulge in a delicious afternoon tea for two at the world famous department store, Harrods. Keep reading to find out how to win this fantastic day out in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged afternoon tea, buyagift, buyagift.com, competition, Content, Drink, Food, free, freebies, harrods, knightsbridge, London, London blog, retweet to win, tea, tea for tea, twitter competition, win a free afternoon tea at harrods, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Posted in Beer, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Louisiana, Recipes, road trip, Shopping, Travel
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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London Daily Photo: King’s Cross
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Posted in Art, Beer, Coffee, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Hotels, Louisiana, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged abita, abita beer, abita turbodog, Adolfo's, Art, BARS, beer, big easy, Carousel Bar and Lounge, cocktails, crab meat cheesecake, creole, dixie beer, Dixie Detours, Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar, folk art, Food, french quarter, frenchmen street, garden district, gumbo, hotel, Hotel Monteleone, La Boulangerie, louisiana, Maison Dupuy, Maison Dupuy Hotel, mardi gras, merry-go-round-bar, Nawlins, new orleans, nola, palace cafe, po-boys, restaurants, road trip, sandwiches, sazerac, simon, Toulouse Street, Travel, travel blog, turbodog, uptown new orleans
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Do I Need a Watch?
I haven’t worn a watch in years. Sometimes I wonder if I should get one. And every so often, muscle memory kicks in and I automatically glance down at my wrist when wondering what time it is. When that happens, … Continue reading
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Posted in Shopping
Tagged Shopping, SPONSORED POST, the watch hut, UK's largest watch website, watch, watches, wristwatch
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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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Posted in Alabama, Beer, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
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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London Daily Photo: King’s Cross
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Posted in Beer, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Georgia, Hotels, Pizza, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
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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Why Should You Invest in the Costa Del Sol? (by Chris Fenwick)
The global economic climate is gradually being restored with governments worldwide looking to paper over the cracks that lead to such a well documented crisis. Confidence is yet to be fully restored which has undoubtedly put many investors off but … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: King’s Cross
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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6 Blogs about Venice, Italy (CheapOair)
With Carnevale events already taking place (the big day is Tuesday the 4th of March) in a city which many regard to be among the world’s most elegant and evocative destinations, now is a superb time to see what’s doing with a few … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, CheapOair, Italy, Travel
Tagged Blogs, carnaby, carnevale, CARNIVAL, cheapoair, I am not Making This up, Italy, Italy to Los Angeles and Back, Monica Cesarato, The Venetian Experience, Travel, travel blog, Venetian Cat, venezia, venice, venice blog, venice blogs, Италия, イタリア, 意大利
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London Daily Photo: ALMS
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London Daily Photo: Gerry’s
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Tagged gerry's, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, night photography, OLD COMPTON STREET, Photography, photography blog, skull, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Posted in Beer, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Georgia, Music, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
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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London Daily Photo: In Use
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Posted in Alabama, Dixie Detours, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, road trip, Tennessee, Travel
Tagged Alabama, chickamauga, Deep South, Dixie Detours, florida, georgia, louisiana, road trip, TENNESSEE, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Pussy Cat
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London Daily Photo: Oops
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Coffee Break with Urban Pixxels (espressoCrazy)
EspressoCrazy’s Blogger in Residence Chris Osburn takes a break with a fellow blogger and foodie Jacintha Verdegaal to talk coffee and other matters. Jacintha Verdegaal is a Dutch expat living in London. Her blog, Urban Pixxels, is an account of her … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, interview, London, Shopping
Tagged blog, blogger, blogger interview, coffee, coffee blog, Drink, espresso, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, illy, interview, Jacintha Verdegaal, London, urban pixxels, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Poland Street
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, Poland Street, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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5 Great Cafes Near London’s Oxford Circus (CheapOair)
Yes, it’s invariable that I will leave at least a couple of great cafes off this list in my pursuit to share a few ideal places to have a quality coffee while keeping within striking distance of all on offer … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged artisan coffee, breakfast, CAFES, cafes near oxford circus, cheapoair, coffee, coffee blog, coffee near oxford circus, Drink, espressamente, espressamente illy, espressamente illy regent street, espresso, Fernandez & Wells, fitzrovia, Food, Foxcroft & Ginger, illy, illy caffe, illy Regent Street, Kaffeine, London, London blog, lunch, marylebone, oxford circus, pastries, restaurants, sandwiches, soho, TAP, Tapped & Packed, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Soho Vice
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, neon, Photography, photography blog, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: & Erotica
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, neon, Photography, photography blog, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Atlanta: Strip City (Vice)
Until last year, twerking was the preserve of strip clubs and south London dancehall nights. Now, it’s a word that your great-aunt has probably said out loud, thanks to Miley Cyrus dry-humping that old man’s leg at the VMAs and … Continue reading
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Posted in Georgia, Music, VICE, Video
Tagged altanta, ATL, Atlanta: Strip City, dancers, documentary, georgia, music, strip, strip clubs, strippers, vice, Video
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London Daily Photo: Message
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: K
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, hackney, HACKNEY WICK, heart, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street art, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Valentines
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Texas Hold ‘Em – What Beats What?
Interested in learning how to play poker? Texas Hold ‘Em is the most popular version of the game. The concept behind it is pretty easy to get: the hand with the five best cards wins. Indeed, it’s pretty pointless to … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Hackney Heart
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Tagged cafe, east london, hackney, Hackney Heart, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Narrow Way, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Quick and Easy Tiramisu (espressoCrazy)
Here’s a super easy recipe for tiramisu. All in all it took me maybe 20 minutes to whip up. There’s no actual cooking or baking involved as long as you don’t mind using store bought wafer (I opted for ‘trifle … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Recipes
Tagged coffee blog, espresso, espresso crazy, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, illy, recipe, TIRAMISU, tiramisu recipe
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London Daily Photo: Heart of Hackney
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Tagged E8, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, MARE STREET, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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4 Fantastique Paris Blogs (CheapOair)
For a local’s perspective on how to make the most visiting any destination, it’s hard to beat a regularly updated and enthusiastic blog. That goes for Paris as much as anywhere. Here’s a list of four excellent Parisian blogs to … Continue reading
