Despite my love for wine, travel, and the sunshine of California, I have not ever been to Napa Valley. Sad panda. Just another reason to visit: Austin hotspot and “Best New Restaurant” James Beard Foundation Award nominee La Condesa just opened an outpost (view my coverage of the Austin location’s drinks here and food here). La Condesa…
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Austin: What to Bring to ACL (10 Essentials)
We learned what to wear to ACL a few days ago, now this one’s for the boys and girls … what to bring to ACL. Rule #1: as little as you can and still be comfy! Behold, the ten items you need (a sneak, click on the pick for the full ten-item board): http://re.pn/b/R4XW Additional…
BlogHer ’11
Was a blast. Last weekend, I attended BlogHer ’11. It was phenomenal, featuring swag galore, bloggers all over the place, sponsors, parties, and lots of panels. Not that we went to that many of those. Networking. Empowering, inspiring women. Camraderie. Love it! Here are a few snaps: This is the view from our hotel room…
Austin: Ultimate Scavenger Hunt
The summer-staple scavenger hunt is all grown up with the Four Seasons Austin’s summer-long scavenger hunt, with the chance to win one of more than 100 prizes! From Memorial Day (May 30, 2011) through Labor Day (September 5, 2011), the Four Seasons Austin Hotel’s Ultimate Austin Scavenger Hunt contest encourages everyone from locals to tourists to see the…
Food + Travel = Perfect
It’s the weekend, so let’s all dream of vacations, particularly those in my beloved Italy, shall we? Petite Peche & Co., a boutique culinary travel food company based in Austin, recently released its schedule of culinary tours throughout 2011, complete with French and Italian destinations. Travelers can choose a “city” or “country” experience, both of…
7 Unconventional Reasons to Love Aspen
1. Aspen Boarding Kennel & Animal Shelter: summer camp for dogs year round. The best place to board a dog, ever. Sweet staff, easiest drop off ever (literally, you don’t even have to call ahead!). PLUS, doggie webcam while you’re gone!! 2. Hitchhikers: ok, not really hitchhikers, but random people will still stop to give…
Do RipCoreFX, Win a Gold Medal at the X Games
X Games is in full swing, and so am I! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=emVYTWFJc0Y] … ok, so maybe you won’t win a gold medal. But Gretchen Bleiler (I have your snowboard pants, Gretchen!), Chris Klug, and Peter Olenik train with RipCore and win gold medals, so … For more X Games info, click here!
Aspen: First SNOW of Winter 2010
I woke up this morning to this: … and thought, Wow! First snow of the season! But then … I thought, Wow! That’s a lot of snow! BUT THEN … And we’re STILL going, people. And then we took the puppy out for a run on the rugby field over…
Aspen: Off-Season in Aspen
This is Nali visiting one of her fave people at a hotel in town. This may also be the first time she’s ever stood up on her back legs to greet a person not in my immediate family. We were just out strolling the town last night and stopped in to chat with said person…
Austin: Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know
I did an Aspen version of this Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know post, and it was so popular that it bears building an Austin one… which, with a few adjustments for climate, is more or less the same. See? There are so many Austin / Aspen similarities! 1. There will be opportunities for free…