“Hola-po, Don Sergio!” (Hi, Mr. Sergio!) Though I had a sneaking feeling I was being had, I was told those words were all I had to say to get one of the most decadent treats I’ve probably ever eaten. Let me rephrase that…those words were all I had to yell. But hey, I was more…
Destinations
Highlights Walking Tour of Valparaiso, Chile
After our swanky 3-winery tour in Chile’s Casablanca valley, it was time to explore the more eclectic port city of Valparaiso. Valpo, as it’s called by locals, was once the busiest port in South America, until the construction of the Panama Canal eliminated the need for ships traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific (and…
Barrels, Bottles and…Alpacas? Touring Three Casablanca Valley Wineries
When your husband has been deployed for months, and his aircraft carrier makes a port stop in Chile for 2 weeks, you fly to Chile. And you don’t do a ton of sightseeing those first few days. There’s a couple months to make up for, ‘kay?? But when you finally decide to emerge from the…
Zombies are for Real?! Yes, Says The Voodoo Museum in New Orleans
On a recent trip to New Orleans to visit my cousin (who I can’t keep up with to save my life when it comes to drinking), she actually took me somewhere other than a bar! To clarify, that doesn’t mean we didn’t go to any bars, it just means we took a short detour between…
Bushwacking My Way Around Pensacola, Florida
I had my very first Pensacola bushwhacker in late spring of 2013, when I traveled from DC to Pensacola to lay my grandmother to rest… That’s probably not the way you were expecting the story to start, eh?? Well, I can’t leave that part out, ‘cause with my very first bushwhacker, I toasted her! OK,…
