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A New Favorite – The Populus Denver
If you recall in our 2024 Wrap Up, Peggy selected The Ramble in Denver as her hotel of the year (with good reason). So, I definitely raised an eyebrow or two when she booked us into Populus Denver on our recent trip to Colorado for a much-needed Denver Speakeasy update. Location The nightly rate at Populus beat out all our Denver favorite hotels, but it was a little out of our preferred areas. We love the LoHi, RiNo, and Union Station areas. Populus is just opposite the Capital building, but close to the Denver Art Museum, Colorado Convention Center, and the Denver Performing Arts Complex. But, what the heck, we…
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The Best Places for Day Drinking in Austin Right Now
What do you think of when you think of Austin? Capital of Texas? Keep Austin Weird? Cowboy boots? Live Music Capital of the World? Bats? Cocktail bars? Lots and lots of cocktails? That is how we will remember Austin for the foreseeable future – lots and lots of eclectic drinking spots with lots and lots of cocktails. This is a great town for drinking. If you’ve already read our Austin Speakeasy blog, then you know: our long weekend in Austin was packed with all the places you must drink when you are in the city for a fun girls’ weekend, college friends reunion, or bachelorette party. But it’s also prime…
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Pushing Your Austin City Limits – A Speakeasy Guide
Austin may be the Live Music Capital of the World, but the Austin speakeasy scene takes that spirit to the next level. The vast number of hidden bars is overwhelming – even for us – so let us help guide you through the city’s most unforgettable spots! My day job’s corporate office is located in Austin, TX. And the fact that the city promotes the “Keep Austin Weird” life, I was ready to explore and embrace the lifestyle. A work trip presented itself, Peggy was absolutely down to join me. Thus, the planning began, and the holy cow there are a lot of speakeasies in Austin. And some seriously cool…
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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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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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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…
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Las Vegas Off Strip – Because Sometimes you Need To Go
We really wanted more than casino bars and your typical Vegas fare when we decided to do a little remote working. So we had to dig in for this trip and find what you need to know before you go for the fantastic, slightly “extra” experience when doing Las Vegas right. A little Disclosure Peggy and I lived in Vegas in the 90s. Post college, early baby years, in total we spent about 6 years living out in Summerlin. We have knowledge of the city from a more-than-a-tourist point-of-view. It’s been a while, but it did provide us with the comfortability of Las Vegas outside of the Strip. Sister Side…
