Archive for the ‘OUTDOORS EATING’ Category
The simple joys of Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photos Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle & Matt Steinmetz.
Thanks to Santa Cruz local Matt Steinmetz for contributing photos for this story.
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RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN. I was excited to be at my new house-sitting job in Corralitos, California, but for...
January 19th, 2019 | FEATURED ARTICLES, STAFF, USA MAINLAND, Beaches, OUTDOORS EATING | Read More
The Chuckwagon Cafe, Moscow, Texas

Story by guest blogger Teresa Davis. Photos Copyright © Teresa Davis.
IN THIS DAY and age of fast food and drive-thru, it’s nice to find a cafe where you can go in, sit and enjoy a really great meal.
In Moscow, Texas—and “Yes, Virginia, there really is a Moscow, Texas”—there is such a...
October 5th, 2012 | STAFF, USA MAINLAND, OUTDOORS EATING, QUIRKY PLACES | Read More
My Dream Vacation in Maui

Story by staff writer Betsy Villanella. Photos Copyright © Betsy Villanella.
WHEN I WAS a teen, I found out that my parents were going on a vacation to Hawaii to meet my brother, who would be there for R&R during his service in Vietnam. It disappointed me greatly when I was told I couldn’t go...
November 29th, 2011 | LODGING, STAFF, HAWAII, ISLANDS, MEMORIES, OUTDOORS EATING, Scenic Wonders | Read More
Adventures in Sausalito, California

Story by staff writer Judy Clement Wall. Photos Copyright © Judy Clement Wall.
NOT LONG AGO, I heard Neil Gaiman read a story about adventure. Actually, he read a piece about wanting to write a story about adventure. His wife laughed at his wild ideas about including aliens and pirates and duels and...
October 26th, 2011 | STAFF, USA MAINLAND, Interesting Towns, OUTDOORS EATING | Read More
Must Have Coffee & Beignets in New Orleans!

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams.
A LONG TIME AGO, back when people wrote real letters with a pen and paper and mailed them with a real stamp, I was infected with the lust to some day have coffee and beignets at Café du Monde in New Orleans.
I was living in Australia and...
June 15th, 2011 | STAFF, USA MAINLAND, COFFEE, OUTDOORS EATING, STREET LIFE | Read More
Picking Blueberries in Charleston, Tennessee

By guest blogger K.M. Weiland. Photos courtesy Amy Weiland.
FOR THE RECORD, I hate blueberries. Here at home in western Nebraska, I avoid them like lizard avoids the cold spot on a rock. So when I am given the opportunity to go blueberry picking in eastern Tennessee, I expect to enjoy the picking but...
July 31st, 2009 | GUEST BLOGGERS, USA MAINLAND, HARVESTING NATURE'S BOUNTY, OUTDOORS EATING | Read More