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Best BBQ of 2015

Posted on 2015-12-19 by tikichris

To kick off my Best of 2015 series of yearend posts, I’d like to start with a roundup of the 25 best BBQ restaurants visited during my BBQ Bound road trip through the American South in October. Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, Georgia, North Carolina, Restaurants, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Travel | Tagged athens, Athens GA, Athens Georgia, atlanta, Austin, Ayden, Ayden North Carolina, B's Barbecue, Barbecue Center, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Best of the Best, Brownsville, Brownsville Tennessee, Bum's Restaurant, Central BBQ, Charleston, Dallas, driftwood, Driftwood Texas, East Austin, Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ, Fincher's Barbecue, Food, Fox Bros, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q, Franklin Barbecue, Fresh Air Barbecue, georgia, Greenville, Greenville North Carolina, Helen's Bar B Q, Hillsborough, Hillsborough BBQ Company, Hillsborough North Carolina, Home Team BBQ, Hot Thomas BBQ, Lexington, Lexington Barbecue, Lexington North Carolina, Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ, Macon, Macon Georgia, Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint, Memphis, Memphis Tennessee, Micklethwait Craft Meats, Nolensville, Nolensville Tennessee, North Carolina, Pecan Lodge, Pitt County, Pitt County North Carolina, Pulaski Heights BBQ, restaurants, Salt Lick, Savannah, Skylight Inn, Smoke, Smoke Dallas, Smoke Restaurant, Smoke Ring, South Carolina, Southern Soul Barbeque, St Simons Island, Swig and Swine, TENNESSEE, texas, Travel, USA, Watkinsville, Watkinsville G, Wiley's Championship BBQ | 15 Comments

#BBQbound: South in the Mouth Success!

Posted on 2015-12-10 by tikichris

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 →

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 | 4 Comments

#BBQbound: Athens, Georgia

Posted on 2015-12-08 by tikichris

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 →

Posted in BBQ Bound, Beer, Drink, Food, Georgia, Hotels, Restaurants, road trip, Travel | 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 | 1 Comment

Best Bars (Everywhere Else) – 2014

Posted on 2014-12-17 by tikichris

A blogger walks into a bar … and has an amazing time! No joke! Here’s a quick write up of some excellent places to have a drink in a handful of awesome destinations I had the pleasure of visiting this year. Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Greece, Hotels, Louisiana, Luxury, Music, Restaurants, Spain, Travel | Tagged 10560, 16th Street, 70116, 70130, Alabama, athens, athens greece, bar, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Carousel Bar & Lounge, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, florence, french quarter, frenchmen street, greece, Hay-Adams, Hotel Monteleone, hotels, Kalamiotou, louisiana, luxury, Madrid, Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, Muscle Shoals, music, new orleans, nola, Off the Record, Royal Street, spain, Swampers Bar and Grill, tapas, The Dude Bar, The Spotted Cat, Washington DC | 1 Comment

Athens, Greece: Street Art City (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-09-30 by tikichris

Athens, Greece is probably best known for its ancient sites like the Acropolis and for being a starting point for any number of island hopping excursions. But there’s another more current and vibrant reason to pay this age old city … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Graffiti, Greece, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged Art, athens, Graffiti, greece, OneTravel, street art, Travel | Leave a comment

4 Fun Bars in Athens (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-06-24 by tikichris

Like a lot of sunny Mediterranean destinations, the nightlife in Athens goes late and is, of course, a load of fun. From what I could tell during my recent visit to the Greek capital, Athenians are as friendly as anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Greece, Hotels, OneTravel, Restaurants | Tagged athens, athens greece, BARS, drnk, Drunk Sinatra, Explorers Lounge, Food, greece, hotels, NJV Athens Plaza Hotel, OneTravel, restaurants, Six d.o.g.s, Syntagma, The Dude Bar, Travel, travel blog | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2014-06-21 by tikichris

Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Greece, London, Shopping, Sports, Travel, Wine | Tagged athens, chardonnay, Food, frozen yoghurt, good stuff, greece, ice cream, ice lollies, jacob's creek, Jacob’s Creek Limited Edition Wimbledon Bottle, Kayak Ice Cream, Lickalix, lithuanian food, Lituanica, London, London blog, mastic, mastic ice cream, masticha, quinoa frozen yoghurt, shiraz, taste of london, taste of london 2014, wimbledon, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

Grecotel Pallas Athena: Great Boutique Hotel in the Heart of Athens, Greece (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-06-12 by tikichris

I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Athens, Greece where I had a fantastic time exploring this ancient and buzzing city full of all sorts of contemporary charm. In fact, I’ve been raving about the trip almost non-stop since … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drink, Food, Greece, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged athens, athens greece, blogtrotters, boutique hotel, grecotel, grecotel pallas, grecotel pallas athena, greece, hotel review, hotels, OneTravel, Travel | Leave a comment

Discovering Athens … #blogtrottersgr

Posted on 2014-06-02 by tikichris

Whether on its own as a cheer and cheerful city break or as a pivotal component to an extended Greek vacation, Athens is wonderful place to discover and one that I’ll be raving about for awhile. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogs, Design, Drink, Graffiti, Greece, Luxury, Shopping, Travel | Tagged 72 hours in Athens, acropolis, Art, athens, athens greece, Athens Riviera, backpacker becki, black dots white spots, Blogs, blogtrotters, discover greece, Family Affairs and Other Matters, Graffiti, luxury, Off the Path, Planet Backpack, Rosie Scribble, street art, thepastamaster, Travel, Travels with Kat, Yabanaki Beach | 8 Comments

Dixie Detours: Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!

Posted on 2014-03-04 by tikichris

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 →

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 | Leave a comment

Dixie Detours: Athens, Georgia

Posted on 2014-02-23 by tikichris

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 →

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 | 2 Comments

Four Great Atlanta Day Trips (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-03-20 by tikichris

Without doubt, Atlanta is a fantastic destination in its own right. It’s also an excellent base for exploring some of the best sights around the great state of Georgia. Continue reading →