BOURBON WATERMELON SLUSHIE
I first got introduced to this fabulously refreshing drink one night when I came home and my roomie and a pal were sitting at the kitchen table having some drinks.
One was drinking beer and the other vino, but what intrigued me was a small bowl in the middle of them filled with watermelon that neither of them were eating, but instead just turning the pieces over every so often.
“What’s with the watermelon?” I asked.
“It’s soaking in bourbon,” they told me.
Ten minutes later when I returned to the kitchen after taking a shower there was a bourbon watermelon slushie waiting for me in the freezer. read more…
WEEKEND ESCAPE – RENDEZVOUS IN BOONE
I’m sure I’m not the only one out there that feels like every once in a while they need a vacation.
Or not even a vacation necessarily, but a little escape. A mini deviance from the day to day routine to keep me feelin ALIVE.
Not because life sucks, but just because it’s nice to have a real break from the “normal” sometimes, and simply a change of scenery.
As you probably already know, I live in the mountains in Asheville, NC. I feel fortunate enough to have access to a plethora of mountainscape beauties, all under a few hours drive away.
Connecting to nature in these beautiful spots helps re-align me, makes me feel energized and renewed, and reminds me that there’s so much more to life than go go go and uninspiring repetition that sometimes we all fall victim to in our busy day-to-day lives.
Join me on a canoe ride and hike during a recent weekend rendezvous to Boone, NC. read more…
WHY I WENT TO ISTANBUL
“Istanbul is in the news again,” my friend texted me yesterday.
I couldn’t believe it — the airport shut down, tanks and soldiers in the streets of Istanbul– chaos ensuing as the military attempted a coup against the government.
Thank goodness I’m not there, was all I could think.
Maybe you’re wondering why I went to Istanbul in the first place.
In this post I reveal why I went, if I recommend going, and if I would ever go back.
My trip wasn’t all roses.
You’ll also hear about some of my not so savory experiences there (including being groped on a tram and the worst hotel experience of my life.) read more…
MY TRIP TO ISTANBUL
Always ready for my next adventure, here are some photos of my summer jaunt in a city I’d dreamed for years of visiting- Istanbul. read more…
HERE I GO ZIPLINING
The air is soft and moist and you’re whizzing through the air like a bird, racing through tree tunnels, flying over streams, over a canopy of trees- where out in the open looking out from the forest the blue mountains bejewel the distance, and you’re still gliding gliding, catching their magnificence as fast as the land below you is a rapidly fading scene…
and BOOM, you’ve landed on the next platform, way up in the trees. read more…
MEET BOBO
Animal lover, travel addict, sun worshipper, IPA enthusiast. Read the blog to step inside my world.
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