Exploring Savannah – The Best of “The Book”

It took a moment for our eyes to adjust. We’d been walking around Savannah’s Historic District in the bright, mid-day sun, but were now sitting in a dimly lit, subterranean tavern. A friendly bartender was telling us all about Madeira, a fortified wine from the Madeira Islands, west of Morocco.
During the Age of Exploration, ships [...]

Paddle Boarding at Anastasia Water Sports

A Taste of St. Augustine

A few years back, Gabe and I visited Waikiki on the island of Oahu. Not long after arriving at the Honolulu International Airport, we were greeted by a complimentary shuttle that took us and a few others to our respective hotels. During the ride, one of the passengers asked us where we were staying. “Oh, [...]

Florida’s Forgotten Coast

Bald cypress trees loomed all around us, dangling Spanish moss like sad puppeteers. We cut through the water in a small touring boat past several alligators, lying motionless on a log. When he wasn’t pointing out the many gators, snakes, turtles and birds, our tour guide was telling us – in a thick southern accent – [...]

Apalachicola

A cool breeze was coming off the bay, but the sun was warm on my shoulders. We were sitting at an outside table overlooking the Apalachicola Bay, listening to the seagulls squawk and deciding what to have for lunch. I came here with a plan to order oysters but that plan was quickly complicated when [...]

Scott Rische Video

Scott Rische plays Mandolin at the campground. Apalachicola National Forest, FL

The Itinerant Locals Video

The Itinerant Locals Playing a Sat. night gig at the Brau Haus in Hot Springs, Ark.

The Dennis Ludiker Trio at Flipnotics

The Dennis Ludiker Trio jamming at Flipnotics on Barton Springs Rd. Austin, Tex.

Alcatraz!

As I gazed across the Bay toward the San Francisco skyline, with the sun on my shoulders and the wind in my hair, I was thankful for my freedom. Many less fortunate souls had looked out on these choppy waters with longing and regret.

A visit to Alcatraz Island will conjure a variety of emotions as [...]

8 Free (Or Nearly Free) Things To Do In Austin, Texas

Cathedral of Junk

See recycling at its best in Vincent Hannemann’s backyard. For over 20 years the Austin artist has turned other people’s trash into treasure, with the Cathedral of Junk, a two-story sculpture made of old bicycles, hubcaps, tires, shopping carts and a variety of other odds and ends that have been carefully fit together. [...]

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