When I travel to different places, I tend to do research when I’m on the plane on my way to the destination.  People often ask me–do you use Yelp to plan your trips? Yes and no.http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea.com/2013/05/25/foursquare-checkin-has-another-use/ I used to use FourSquare all the time before the huge Swam debacle.  I’m easing …
Read More »My New Favorite BBQ Place in Austin
I just found a new favorite barbeque place in Austin, and it is literally off the beaten path. Micklethwait Craft Meats is a sort-of-restaurant-sort-of-food-truck located in East Austin somewhere around 1309 Rosewood Avenue. The food truck is parked in a grassy area attached to a parking lot, complete with wooden …
Read More »Dining in Paris: Café Kléber
This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …
Read More »Dining in Paris: Boco
This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …
Read More »Restaurant Review: The Mission in Scottsdale, AZ
In a previous post, I mentioned that I’ve kept a list of restaurants I wanted to try in US Airways hubs in case a flight ever got cancelled. Â Then my problems could be opportunities, and I’d have a delicious time waiting out my flight change. One of US Airway’s hub …
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