Learning Sign Language at London’s Oldest Wine Bar

Quite a few months back a complete stranger (& fellow adventurist) invited me on the "Playboy" Kandy Kruise to Mexico, I accepted and a friendship was born. Lucky for me, she lives in London and I was excited to meet up with her again at the oldest wine bar in the city, Gordon's. Megane is the ultimate bucket [...]

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Taking The Alamo Trolley to a 4-D Theater

I don't recall ever seeing a 3-D movie, not even the award-winning Avatar. So, I added it to my bucket list, in hopes of turning this goal into a reality. Luckily, Texas does everything bigger and San Antonio one-upped this dream by offering a 4-D movie experience. I am not sure what the fourth D would [...]

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The Alamo is Nice, But Mission San Jose Rocks

As soon as I landed in San Antonio, Texas I was on a mission.  A mission that involved racing to The Alamo while it was still lit by the night lights and the moon. I heard this was the best way to see it, sans the crowds. I barely dropped the luggage off in the hotel room before we scooted across [...]

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Travel & Bucket List Plans for the New Year

This new year is already shaping up to be a memorable one and here's why: January January already started out fantastic with a check off my Bucket List by sweating profusely at Bikram yoga. Exactly how I want every year to begin, with an accomplished goal, not necessarily stinky yoga. But, it's gonna get even better. Next week I [...]

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Salmon Porn in Lake Tahoe. I Watched.

Even though Lake Tahoe is only three and a half hours away from my California home, I hadn't been there in over ten years. So, when Peter and I were offered a free cabin for a couple of days there was no way I was turning down this getaway. Free is good. Besides it was [...]

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I’ve Been to Yoga Hell. It Was Really Hot.

                                      I am not typically a big sweater. Even after a one-hour, high speed spin class or 45 minutes of Zumba, I won't shed a drip. So, I questioned, what would happen to my sweat glands in a Bikram (Hot) [...]

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Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas Doesn’t Disappoint

I have been to Las Vegas a handful of times, yet have never seen a show of any kind. Nope. Not even a freebie cabaret singer or anything that remotely resembled the Thunder from Down Under. So unfortunate. This time I wasn't leaving Sin City until I saw a show. It would be sinful. My preference would be Cirque du [...]

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I Won in Las Vegas! At the House of Blues.

I am one of those pseudo gamblers; spending a couple of bucks on the five cent slots, a single $10 bet on red at the roulette table or, when I am feeling extra lucky, I will drop 20 bucks at the Black Jack table. I am the epitome of a "low" roller. But, I did win BIG [...]

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8 “People” I Met At Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas

Forget the gambling or late-night partying, when I was in Las Vegas my amusement was going to be posing with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. Yes, that's how I roll. Party animal.  1. Jerry Springer We were greeted at the door by talk show host, Jerry Springer and I was ecstatic that he was wax. I wasn't in the mood [...]

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I DID NOT swim with sharks in Las Vegas…damn

After checking into our room at THEhotel at Mandalay and having a chilling experience at the Minus5 Ice Lounge, I wanted to see me some sharks. Maybe, if I was really, really nice, they would let me jump into the tank and have a little late night swim. I sort of have a fear fascination [...]

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