Never too old to travel!
In one three-hour span, you can tour downtown Knoxville, learn a bit of history, meet new friends and sample East Tennessee fare. It’s all part of the Chef’s Table Tour, one of the offerings from East TN Tours combining food and fun in this ever-evolving Southern downtown destination. Organizer and tour leader Lauren Quinn offers the […]
Read More…As iconic as the Café Du Monde in New Orleans is for us and other tourists, it presented something new this trip: a trip to the back of the restaurant to see “how it’s done”! No visit to NOLA is complete for us without a stop at 800 Decatur Street. It’s where the Original Café […]
Read More…Traveling acquaints us with what’s up and coming, so we were fascinated with the new (well, about a year and a half old) Terminal G in the Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Filled with booths and tables rather than rows of seating, the waiting areas are outfitted with iPads for travel convenience – already […]
Read More…This post was published on June 1, 2013, but we’re sharing it with you again just to whet your appetite! The International Biscuit Festival returns to Knoxville, TN this weekend with big events — booths, vendors, music, and, of course, tasty biscuits — on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Join us! Click here for more information. Not […]
Read More…If you believe the huge sign hovering over the escalator at the Boise airport, you’d think this is just the City of Trees. And it may well be. But Boise may also be known as the City of Food! We had no idea what two Southern food lovers would find in this Idaho capital city. […]
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Some people would hate to be snowed in, especially if they’re staying in a hotel in an unfamiliar city. But for us, it was part of the dream we shared on our About page: We’d love to spend a month downtown in various cities and be tourists all day every day! (We can dream, right?) […]
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Of course, we all want ample time to explore a city lined with mature, moss-filled trees. A city where world-class art museums, shops sporting local crafts, and hotels with beckoning porches await us. A city like St. Petersburg, Florida. But that’s not always the case. With only one day to explore and hit the high […]
Read More…Betty, the Vista Washer Woman, never catches a break! By day, she rub-a-dub-dubs, moving her body with the rhythms of washing, washing, washing atop the Cucina di Paolo! sign on Vista Street in Boise, Idaho! Created by Andy Teague in the 1950s, Betty originally drew attention to the Maytag Laundry, whose sign she topped. After […]
Read More…For 35 years, we’ve treated ourselves and our family with some of the best baked goods in West Knoxville — at Ham ‘n Goodys! As our go-to stop for tea cakes, fresh-baked cakes, and lemon cookies, we just naturally think of the little shop on Northshore that’s won awards for years. In 1978, Ham ‘n […]
Read More…Whenever I think of Coeur d’Alene now, I think of the color blue, a color that defines this lovely town built on a dreamy blue lake in the middle of Idaho, a state known for its forest greens and soft brown fields of grain. Looming large over the downtown area is The Coeur d’Alene, a […]
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