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Home Brewing 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Home Brewing Beer
Spoiler alert: This is the easiest, most satisfying (literally and figuratively) DIY home project I’ve ever done (and requires little more than a half day of work). Do I sound like Lil’ Suzy Homemaker...
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10 of the Best California Road Trips
“I hate road trips,” said no one ever who is over 18 or isn’t Robert Downy Jr. in Due Date. I know, I know, everybody loves road trips, but I feel like my road trip love is next level. When I was a...
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Scotch Whiskey Cocktail Recipes for Summer
I know, I know. Even suggesting using a nice bottle of Scotch whisk(e)y in any type of cocktail, let alone a sweet summer cocktail, is sacrilegious. The Scotch purist may say that single malt whiskey...
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A BBQ Tour of Austin, Texas
I had one goal when I visited Austin, Texas for the first time a couple weeks ago: Find the best barbecue in Austin by eating as much of it as possible in the time that I had. The result? C’mon, this...
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48 Hours in Las Vegas: A Weekend Guide to Vegas
I have a couple of confessions to make. First, I’m one of those people who loves visiting Las Vegas. And secondly, I rarely gamble, I don’t go “clubbin,” and I’ve never been to a strip club. Okay,...
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Photo Essay: A Tour of Big Sur, California in Photos
Alright, I’m just going to say it: Big Sur is my favorite corner of America, and a contender for my favorite corner of the world. And this last trip, road tripping through Big Sur, California from the...
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Classic Rum Cocktails with Recipe Variations of Each Cocktail
Before I was whiskeying, tangoing, and globetrotting, I was rumming. When I lived in Costa Rica several years ago, every day I would walk from my little matchbox apartment to the beach for sunset, and...
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Photo Essay: A Tour of Lake Tahoe in the Summer
You guys, Lake Tahoe in the summer is awesome! It may be my favorite year-round destination, outside of Southern California, of course. I’ve traveled to Lake Tahoe several times in the last couple...
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40 of the Best and Most Unique Things to Do in San Francisco
The italics mean that yes, it’s that time for a guest writer again. I enjoyed having my friend Krista Gray share her top travel apps last month so much that I asked her back to share another thing she...
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A History of Beer in the US Featuring the Oldest Beers in America
Quick! Can you name the first brewery in America? And for the real beer snob: What year did it open? Hint: It dates back long before the U.S. was founded. That rules out one brewery you may have been...
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IPA Beer and Food Pairing in Lake Tahoe
3 words: IPA beer pairing. Say what? I feel like even the suggestion is bold, and probably brings up a lot of questions. Can you really even do that? How does food pair with the hops and bitterness of...
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Photo Essay: A Tour of Todos Santos, Mexico in Photos
Quick, pick up a pen and paper (or your phone) and write down these two words: Todos Santos. It’s going to be the next place you travel to. Okay, perhaps I’m being a little pushy ambitious in...
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Boozy Dessert: Easy No-Churn Salted Caramel Bourbon Ice Cream Recipe
You guys, I think I’ve found the answer to all of our problems, and it’s boozy salted caramel ice cream. And did I mention that it requires a grand total of four ingredients? And that you don’t have to...
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Discovering the Beer Scene of North Lake Tahoe
I’m of the sincere belief that there are some things that ski towns should do well, not the least of which are skiing, après-ski, and beer. They don’t call it a brewski for nothing. Am I right? So...
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A Budget Africa Safari for Less Than $1,000, Part Two
I’m just going to go ahead and say it again: There is no place that’s as otherworldly as Namibia, Africa. A few weeks ago I shared about my experiences on a Africa safari for less than $1,000 with my...
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5 Fall Bourbon Cocktail Recipes
Ladies and gentleman, it is September, and you know what that means. Alright, so yes it does mean that football is back, and also that Halloween costumes are already lining the aisles of Target. But...
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Photo Essay: Fall in Breckenridge, Colorado
I’m just going to be honest. I’ve always felt like most of Colorado’s ski towns (such as Vail, Aspen, and Keystone) just ran together. Kind of like a Western, where once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen...
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Hiking Breckenridge, Colorado
Hiking and mountain biking trails are to Breckenridge like coffee shops are to Seattle. They are basically on every corner, and in fact many of them you don’t even need a car for. Some of them you can...
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L.A. Bucket List: 150 of the Best Things to Do in Los Angeles
Alright, so I like lists. No, not like Christmas lists or to-do lists, since anyone who knows me knows that I have a pile of uncompleted to-do lists, and sometimes just make lists to check items off....
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National Drink Beer Day: Beer and Bikes
Raise your hand if you like the outdoors. Alright, perhaps that was too easy. Now raise your hand if you like beer. Okay, so that’s a lot of you. Well Christmas is coming early this year for somebody,...
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