When Mrs. Satellite Engineer came up with Scotland as a Spring Break destination for us and the teenage daughters, my first thoughts went quickly to Islay. That idyllic island on the west coast is forever in my mind after three days there with the Single Cask Nation (SCN) […]
May 26, 2018 7:12 AM The plan is to be on the road by 7:59 AM. Let’s see how that goes. May 26, 2018 8:16 AM Car’s all packed up, but we’re 17 minutes behind schedule. Oh well. May 26, 2018 10:02 AM Quick stop for a double […]
G-LO: AK BABY! Remember that Single Cask Nation Scotland trip you went on a couple years ago? I’m sure there was oodles of tippling fine spirits going on, so I completely get it if you don’t. Plus, you’re really old and your memory ain’t what it used to […]
While everyone is well aware that Philadelphia is one of America’s Greatest Beer Cities (way back in 2011 we gave you 50 reasons why it is!), it turns out that we’re fast becoming one of America’s Greatest Distilling Cities too (Philadelphia is the home of the American Whiskey […]
In early November, Mrs. G-LO, The Boys, and I went on a four night cruise aboard Holland America Line’s (HAL) brand new ship, the ms Koningsdam. Although the ship launched this past April, our cruise was this ship’s maiden voyage in the United States. A couple weeks prior […]
Ahhhhhh Hawaii! The first sip of Avery’s Liliko’i Kepolo, with its sweet and tart flavor of ripe passion fruit is like a supersonic trip back to the Hawaiian Islands… If I close my eyes, I can picture myself poolside at the Hyatt Regency Kauai. The waitress walks up […]
On the Scottish island of Islay, the legend is that the local waters taste and smell of peat. In San Diego, the air may have more than just legend in it as beer seems to teem from every pore of the area. But there’s a burgeoning new scene […]
AK: Well, Señor, we meet again for another Friday night Siesta y Fiesta! G-LO: Hola, Mi Amigo! Where we headed tonight? AK: We are headed, my friend, to España! Via Scotland. G-LO: Muy bueno! It’s been many moons since I set foot on Spanish soil. I dig it! […]
Summer Vacation 2015. Another trip to Maine? No! Six days in Gatlinburg, TN plus one day in Nashville… The majority of our time in Gatlinburg was spent exploring Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Zip-lining. Hiking. Driving around. Riding the rides at Dollywood. Watching the sunset from our cabin’s […]
My boy G-LO is a big fan of the cocktail, and on those rare occasions when he’s motivated enough to don his bartender’s cap, he’ll expend a great deal of effort to throw together a respectable and representable version of whatever cocktail he’s been inspired to make. I […]
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