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A Delicious Year: Best Food Finds of 2012

January 7, 2013 By stephanie

A Delicious Year: Best Food Finds of 2012

I’m not embarrassed to admit that I get a lot of pleasure from food, and it has been an important part of my travels.  The more people travel, the more variety of great food we have access to.  In 2012, I had a lot of traditional foods in the countries I traveled, and I also […]

Filed Under: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Food & Drink, Portland, St Louis, USA

Coolest playground ever… for adults too!

November 5, 2012 By stephanie

Coolest playground ever… for adults too!

Rease raves about the City Museum. After my visit, I am ready to claim it to be the coolest thing in St. Louis and the coolest playground I have ever seen. The City museum is so unique and can by enjoyed by kids and adults. But if you don’t like kids running around, I recommend […]

Filed Under: St Louis, USA

Surprise! St. Louis has good beer

November 1, 2012 By stephanie

Surprise!  St. Louis has good beer

I have to be honest.  I wasn’t expecting much of St. Louis. The Taste of St. Louis exceeded my expectations. Rease had mentioned some breweries, and I did some research of my own. Turns out St. Louis has some good beer. We visited three breweries (yep, in a weekend).  Here are my two favorites. Six […]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, St Louis, USA

Tasty St. Louis

October 29, 2012 By stephanie

Tasty St. Louis

Why did I spend a weekend in St. Louis? If you look at my photos, you might think my reason was to eat and drink. But my real reason was to visit Rease. You may remember her as my wino buddy in Buenos Aires. But yeah, we ate and drank a lot too 🙂 The […]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, St Louis, USA

Hola! I'm Stephanie. At the age of 29, I started my solo travel sabbatical through Latin America, and this site is where I share my experiences with friends, family, and you.

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