Tag: Travel

“It’s just the booze dancing…” Turns One!


  “It’s just the booze dancing…” started out as a quasi-joke amongst four friends while sitting around the fire and drinking copious amounts of whisky. We considered various names for this collaborative forum ranging from “The Whisky Dicks” to “The BackDrunkAgains”.  We ultimately settled on “It’s just the […]

Two Days in Manhattan Part II – Day Two


Thanks to a good night’s sleep, The Wife and I were ready for Day Two of our anniversary weekend in Manhattan. Here’s how it all played out… Day Two 11:00AM – After a quick bagel and coffee breakfast, we took the subway back to Tribeca and stopped into Eataly […]

Two Days in Manhattan Part I – Day One


Mrs. G-LO and I celebrated our anniversary the same way that we did last year, by spending a weekend in Manhattan. Since she’s a VERY thorough travel planner, we had a full itinerary which included food, a museum, more food, nap time, more food, drinks, food again, more drinks, […]

I’m Never Drinking Again!


After a hard night of drinking, we’ve all woken up the next morning and uttered the phrase “I’m never drinking again!”. At the very least we’ve all said that we’ll never drink <insert alcohol type that did you in here> again. Though they don’t involve a self-extracted tooth, […]

Oktoberfest!


This Saturday marks the official kick-off of the 2010 Oktoberfest. The festival lasts 16-days and is held each year in Munich, Germany. Here are some interesting Oktoberfest facts: The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. […]

Bar Review – Keen’s Steakhouse, NYC


This past March, my wife and I decided to spend a weekend in Manhattan for our 11th wedding anniversary. Since Mrs. G-LO is an incredibly detail oriented vacation planner, she inundated me with dining and hotel choices for almost three months. We only had two full days in […]