Welcome to the beginning of another annual Christmas letter. This is like the fifth in a row. Sorry about that. There is still time to avoid any unnecessary reading of said letter. Point your curser to the ‘X’ button above, click it firmly and then go do something productive. Still here? Hmmm, your choice…so take [...]
Posts Tagged ‘South Africa’
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2010 (Boring Edition)
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Amsterdam, baseball, Beer, bicycles, Chicago, Colombia, concerts, D.C., hammocks, Lollapalooza, Mexico, Milwaukee, river rafting, Safari, Scuba diving, South Africa, Vineyards, Washington, Wine tasting on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Joy of Food Porn
Posted in Food, Photos, Travel, tagged Beer, Cambodia, Chicago, Colombia, Cyprus, D.C., Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Michigan, Seattle, South Africa, Tanzania, Virginia, Wine tasting on November 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Whenever I eat while traveling (a daily occurrence), I feel like I should take photos of the various foods I try. Why? Well, when I see travel and foodie shows that flaunt their delicious and mouth-watering images like its some kind of food porn, I want to join them. Yet, despite this, I am always somewhat embarrassed to take [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2009 (Narcissistic Edition)
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged baseball, Beer, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cyprus, D.C., Detroit, History, London, Michigan, Ohio, Safari, South Africa, USA, Vineyards, Virginia, Washington, Wine tasting on January 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Let’s be clear, this letter is all about me, me, me. There’s no need to deny it or pretend otherwise. This is my chance to brag about what I’ve done, what I know, and how awesome I truly am. It’s where I yell “LOOK MA!” as I hit that bulging hornet’s nest with a big [...]
Top Things I Wouldn’t Even Give To My Dog
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Cyprus, South Africa, Wiener dogs on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some unfortunate food or drink items I recently attempted to ingest. I wouldn’t even subject my dog* to these awful concoctions: Those sambuca shots – pretty self-explanatory. That dense ‘chocolate coconut cake’ thing at Ebenezer’s coffee shop – okay, it did look good in the display and I didn’t know there was [...]
No Hooting on the Rumble Humps
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Safari, South Africa on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, you’ve found yourself in South Africa, somewhere near Johannesburg. Now what? Let’s take a gander… Meat – whether it’s biltong, boerewors, sosaties, kudu, bushbuck, chicken, beef, lamb, or boring old crocodile, you will have a hard time being a vegetarian in South Africa. Unless you don’t mind a spot of pap covered in sauces usually [...]
