Browsing Tag

Food

  • Roaming

    Thanksgiving in Tennessee

    For our first Thanksgiving (2021), we decided to head to Tennessee. This was partly as I’d gotten an ear worm about doing a Turkey Trot and there was a fun one…

  • Culture

    New Orleans Jazz Fest 2022

    We visited 2022 Jazz Festival in New Orleans. Stretching over two weekends, with a huge variety of musical genres, we enjoyed the first weekend shows on Friday 29th April to Sunday…

  • Roaming

    Christmas in San Francisco

    We visited San Francisco for Christmas 2021. Our main consideration for selecting SF was that we needed somewhere to do our long marathon training runs, so no snow and good running…

  • Roaming

    Austin – Long Weekend Break

    For the Labo(u)r Day long weekend, we took our first trip out of Houston since moving in late June 2021. We stayed in East Austin and loved the slightly grungy vibe,…

  • Roaming

    Highlights of Hakone

    Hakone, conveniently located between Tokyo and Kyoto, is a great place to experience the Japanese countryside. There are lots of cultural attractions, impressive scenery and if you’re planning to stay overnight, there…

  • Roaming

    Relaxing on Bruny Island

    Bruny Island is a great location for a short break in Tasmania, only 35 minutes from Hobart it boasts gourmet delights, scenic bushwalking and lots of birds! We hadn’t planned on…

  • Running

    Delicious Trail Dolomiti

    Whilst organising our trip through the stunning Dolomites, I came across a running event which would be held whilst we were in the area. It was definitely not your average race…

  • Roaming

    Japanese Food Adventures

    One of the best parts of our trip to Japan was sampling the wonderful  food. We really enjoyed trying everything from street foods like takoyaki (octopus balls), to beautifully presented multi-course…