Early in the morning we arrived in the harbor at our first stop: Cabo San Lucas. Our cruise ship, the Splendor, was too large to pull into the small harbor, so we had to use water shuttles to get to the pier where we were to go on a tour of Cabo (by land and…
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Belated Honeymoon Part 2: Mexican Riviera Cruise (at Sea)
Our entire commute from the Queen Mary to our next destination took all of ten minutes – of which half of that time was spent waiting for an elevator to take us from the lobby on the third floor to the ground level. So not only did we arrive fresh and stress-free, we were also…
Belated Honeymoon Part 1: Queen Mary (Long Beach)
When my Darling and I got married, we had planned a honeymoon cruise. Unfortunately life has a habit of throwing curve balls every so often and we ended up postponing our honeymoon until sometime in the future. Today we finally set off on a belated, but oh so much better, honeymoon cruise to the Mexican…
One Bite
When I was eighteen, my grandparents decided to take me to England. When they told me, Grandpa added one condition:
“I want you to take one bite of everything that’s put in front of you. It’s okay if you don’t like it, but it’s important you take one bite.”
Morton’s Steakhouse
It was the night of the Opera. My darling and I had tickets to Sweeney Todd and we were making a night of it. Before the Opera was dinner at Morton’s The Steakhouse. Morton’s got their start in Chicago more than thirty-five years ago and has grown to over 69 restaurants all over the world….
McMenamins – The Edgefield’s Black Rabbit Restaurant
It was a beautiful Saturday at the McMenamins Edgefield Estate. The sun was out, yet it wasn’t too hot. In fact everything was just right for meeting my brother and sister-in-Law who had driven down from The Dalles.
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar Part 2
In part one of this particular journey, my darling and I had the luxury of enjoying some of THE BEST oysters in Seattle at Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar. Our culinary adventure was now about to take us to new heights, as we were about to be treated to a oyster / single malt scotch pairing.
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar Part 1
We arrived on a Friday afternoon after a leisurely drive up from Portland. We saw the sign first, welcoming us to what would be a mollusk seduction of epic proportions.