Tag: travel
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Connecting to the Land at Fox Haven Farm
Lately I’ve had a yearning to live an earthier, more grounded life. I live in this beautiful place surrounded by mountains and fields and I want to explore it, get to know it. Since I’m always curious about what I can find to eat, foraging for wild edible plants seemed like a good place to…
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Catoctin Breeze Vineyard
When I write about wine, it always helps to have a glass nearby for sips of inspiration. Right now, I have the 2020 Adagietto from Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in Thurmont, Maryland. Thanks to my membership in their Catoctin Cru wine club, I have plenty of Catoctin Breeze wine at my fingertips. The Adagietto is a…
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The Maple Syrup Festival is a Sweet Way to Welcome Spring
Today, Sunday March 20th, is the final day of the 2022 Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park. If you are looking for a way to get outside and enjoy this first day of spring, then a day in the woods sounds perfect to me. Learn about maple syrup production in Maryland, taste some…
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Viewing the Local Fair through the Eyes of a Traveler
I spent the day at the Great Frederick Fair for the first time in decades. If I was traveling in another country and I visited a local agricultural fair, I would have been inspired to write about it. The livestock, produce, and regional foods; they would all be fascinating to me. So why wouldn’t I…
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Wine-ing about Frederick Maryland
Our summer plans are starting to look up now that we’ve discovered we are surrounded by wineries. We always try to make wine a part of our life, visiting local wineries wherever we happen to be traveling and living. Frederick, Maryland is no exception. When I wrote this article about our visit to Big Cork…
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Vinícola Tres Raíces: A Picture Perfect Day of Wine Tasting in Mexico
From now on, when anyone asks me for recommendations of things to do near San Miguel de Allende, my answer will be “Go wine tasting”. If you only have time for one winery, go to Vinícola Tres Raíces, located just 14 miles (22 km) outside of San Miguel de Allende on the road to Dolores…
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A Food Crawl through Live Aqua Urban Resort SMA
Over the summer we had a wonderful lunch at Zibu Allende, one of several restaurants in San Miguel de Allende’s new Live Aqua Urban Resort. After lunch, we strolled around the resort and discovered five different bars. It occurred to us that it would be nice it would be to hang out and absorb the…
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Wine Tasting on the Scottsdale Wine Trail
Yeh, I was surprised too. I have to say that when we were planning our trip to Arizona and looking for interesting ways to spend our time, wine tasting was not something that we expected to find. Before our return to Mexico, we were visiting good friends in Mesa, Arizona with whom we share a…
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Southern Social — Fantastic Southern Cooking and Hospitality in Old Town Vero Beach
It took us a while to discover the downtown restaurants of Vero Beach, Florida. When we first started coming to the Treasure Coast, we headed straight for Vero’s beach resorts. We wanted to see the ocean and hear the surf hitting the sand in the background while we dined. Once the allure of the sea…
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Craft Spirits and Brews in Downtown Frederick, Part 2
Craft distillers and brewers continue to thrive in Frederick Maryland, and we continue to try to visit more of them whenever we are in town. We published our first article on Craft Spirits and Brews in Downtown Frederick in the spring of 2018. Here, Part 2 adds to that list. On our most recent trip,…