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Seattle Speakeasy Guide – Secrets Spots in the Emerald City
This speakeasy gig is fun, yes, and every time we take a trip, I fall in love all over again. Especially when it comes to Seattle. We little “l” love a speakeasy but we capital “L” Love Seattle. Even in the dreary rainy winter months, Seattle is beautiful, fun, and so welcoming. Or maybe that’s just us: beautiful, fun, and so welcoming. Especially when we violate our one-and-done rule, multiple times. The Speakeasy Plan Peggy, the ultimate planner, needed a trip. We realized that while we had covered Seattle Day Drinking and all things Seattle, we had neglected to ever write about the speakeasy scene. So, the planning began. With…
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Cartagena: The Best Bar Guide for Tourists
I’ll admit, the morning after our evening of drinking in Cartagena I woke up so excited to write this one. We absolutely loved Cartagena, and the bars we experienced were so unique and fun. We had a local tour guide to do a historic walking tour and a food tour of Cartagena. Mostly inside the Old Walled City, so we had a little feel of the land and had walked by some great looking spots. We had also, naturally, researched before traveling, so we had a great mix of planned spots and happy little accidents. El Pasquin de Joaco (Joaco’s Pasquin) At the end of our walking tour inside the…
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Helpful Things To Know Before Visiting Colombia
Colombia NOT Columbia Duh. Start with the fact you found this post, so you already know it’s Colombia, not Columbia. But, you will see T-shirts at all the souvenir stands to remind you. We didn’t know that people didn’t know but, maybe it’s a thing? Also, we are apologizing for improper accenting and anglicized spelling throughout this blog. Tips for Your First Trip to Colombia We absolutely loved Colombia, as our first trip to South America, it stood out a bit among our travels for a few reasons. For reference, we visited Cartagena, Medellín, and Bogotá. You know we are planners – we put some work into this one –…
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Las Vegas Speakeasy Guide – Gambling on the Secret Drinking Scene
Updated September 2024 plus a Table of Contents! tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here Your favorite sisters are in their element when surrounded by fantastic opportunities for creating our own Las Vegas speakeasy tour. Vegas is an obvious choice when posed with the question, “Where should we go for great drinking options?”. We are dutifully bringing you our Las Vegas Speakeasy recommendations in this post; we will cover Tiki Bars and other drinking spots in a separate post. Las Vegas Speakeasy Boom Secret bars have become more and more common in Vegas, and you would be hard pressed to hit them…
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Chicago Speakeasy Guide – Secrets of the Prohibition Icon
You should know our Speakeasy Guides are our favorite niche content. And when you think of Speakeasies, you no doubt envision Roaring 20’s, mobster-run, prohibition-era Chicago. So this was destined to be an iconic trip. tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here Starting off with The Best Kind of Speakeasy on the Planet Bold statement, I know, and why is that? Because Sushi Suite is a sushi speakeasy, and easily one of the best culinary experiences we have had. In the Lincoln Hotel in Lincoln Park, Sushi Suite has 60-minute seatings, for 6 people at a time. So, it has a very…
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Reno – Biggest Little (Day Drinking) City in the World
Road Trip, Reno and Rod Stewart…Epic plan, right? Yeah, this was one of those “out-there” ideas we came up with, that turned into a fantastic reality. We decided we needed to see Rod Stewart in concert before there were no more chances left. And sure, he was playing in Seattle and Denver (near where we each live), but why would we make this an easy night to remember when we could make it an epic weekend? Rod was playing in Reno the weekend after we had planned to do the North Cascades National Park in Northern Washington State. So, Peggy could just come home with me, work remotely for the…
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Denver Speakeasy Guide – Secrets of the Mile High Bar Scene
You know we love a good speakeasy! However, there has been a concerning trend of places calling themselves speakeasies that really are not. tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here Or they may use a descriptor of “speakeasy vibes” in order to show up in a Google search. Our requirements to be considered a true speakeasy include a secret entrance or at least hidden out of plain sight. And if you have a challenge to get in, we are all on board. Give us a password or a “must know” secret way to gain entry and we are in! (See Las Vegas…
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Salzburg: Alive With More Than the Sound of Music
I’m finding it truly difficult to put into words how much I loved Salzburg. A few days ago, when we arrived in Innsbruck, it was love almost instantly but then we arrived in Salzburg, we hardly remembered Innsbruck existed. These are a few of our favorite things Your Best Tip for Salzburg Get the Salzburg card. I wish every major city would do this. You can buy the Salzburg card in 24, 48, and 72-hour increments. You can get one at the major transportation hubs, online, or at your hotel. It is a pre-paid access card to all the major tourist attractions, museums, and public transportation (including the fantastic concert…
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Everything You Need To Know For Your First Oktoberfest
For those of us who live for the planning phase of travel, there are details that are important to know and plenty of planning ahead that needs to be done. Let us take you on the journey to make sure your Oktoberfest experience is the best it can be. We wanted to go to Oktoberfest in 2020, but then the world shut down. And again in 2021. In 2022, we had prior commitments that caused a third year of missing this bucket list experience. So, 2023 was our year and we were committed to making it happen. Oktoberfest planning starts in the Spring Table reservations for all the beer tents…
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Sister Trip – Tampa to Key West – Day 1
For years we discussed Key West. It was the Mecca. After Running Scared (movie, Billy Crystal, Google it) in our teenage years, and Jimmy Buffett in our 20’s and beyond, we always talked about the “someday” of Key West. A few years ago we committed to it for Peggy’s 50th birthday, a full-on bucket list style sister trip. And it finally happened. In 2019, my big sister turned 50 and we were Key West bound. Planning our pilgrimage Only it couldn’t be a simple trip. Oh, hell no! Have you met my sister? First she had to take on a list 50 things to do before 50. And then she…
