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A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Mardi Gras Around the World
This week’s travel destination guide shares Amazing Travel Adventures – Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is known by many names in many countries but the festivities of fun and food remain the same. Travel with me to several Mardi Gras celebrations around the world. Let the good times roll! Amazing Carnival of Venice – Italy The Carnival of Venice is an annual carnival event. The fun begins on Shrove Tuesday and ends with the Christian celebration of Ash Wednesday. The Venice festival is world renowned for its elaborate masks and costumes. This Italian festival is said to have started in 1162.
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – New Hampshire
This week’s Travel Destination Guide is A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – New Hampshire. Here I share the highs and lows, some history and some oddities to be found in New Hampshire. Railways AND Castles and Gorges 1. The Mount Washington Cog Railway brings you to the summit in a most unusual way. The Cog Railway was the first locomotive to climb a mountain. “Peppersass” , all modes of transportation have to have a nickname, made its first climb to the top of Mount Washington in 1869. There have been several replacements and upgrades through the years but if
C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Nebraska and Nevada
This week’s Convention’s Travel Destination Guide is all about Can’t Miss Conventions – Nebraska and Nevada. Here I am sharing my top two favorite Geek Life events for two Amazing States. OCon / O Comic Con / Omaha Comic Con – Can’t Miss Convention – Nebraska OCon is a comic and pop culture annual convention held in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 1. OCon may be known by many names but it remains a down home, home grown expo full of comics, cosplay, gaming and all things pop culture. 2. Next event is scheduled November 5 – 7, 2021 and will
B Stands for Best Food and Best Drinks – Nevada
This travel destination guide for Best Food and Best Drinks – Nevada is sharing the best not Las Vegas food and drinks to discover during your vacation or getaway to Nevada. B Stands for Best Food First Nevada Foodie Lover stop is Wet Hen Cafe located at 3979 S. McCarran Blvd in Reno, Nevada. For more information and menu options visit their website at http://www.wethencafe.com or click here. Photos courtesy of Wet Hen Cafe. 1. Strawberry Crepes. Choice of fresh strawberries or apple compote, I chose the fresh strawberries. Fresh strawberries wrapped in homemade crepes then drizzled with creme fraiche.
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Nevada
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s Travel Destination Guide share Amazing Travel Adventures – Nevada. Nevada, a state known world wide for the city of Las Vegas and The Las Vegas Strip. I’m here to tell you there is so much more the state has to offer. This post is sharing Amazing Travel Adventures not Las Vegas or The Strip related. I think Las Vegas and The Strip will have to be a whole other Blog Post all by itself. Rocks, and Dams, and Mountains. 1. Red Rock National Conservation Area is located in Nevada’s Mojave desert
A Stands for Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s Travel Destination Guide shares Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska. Nebraska has something for everyone. The prairies of the Great Plains. The dunes of the Sandhills. The rock formations of the panhandle. I am sharing a few of my favorite things from my Amazing Travel Adventures – Nebraska. Parks, and Bridges, and State Lines 1. Smith Falls State Park is home to Nebraska’s highest waterfall, Smith Falls. It’s a nature lovers dream come true. The Park offers, hikes, campgrounds and the Niobrara to tank down. What is tanking you ask? Plastic water
C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Montana
Hello and welcome to C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Montana. This week’s travel destination guide is all about Geek Life in Montana. Here I will share my top two favorite convention events. Both of the conventions mentioned below and well known. They have attendees from all over the world attend and absorb the best Geek Life Montana has to offer. OokiiSora Con – Helena, Montana 1. OokiiSora Con’s first event ever took place in 2018. The creators saw a void and decided to bring a convention to Montana. OokiiSora Con showcases gaming, anime, and all genres of entertainment.
B Stands for Best Food and Best Drinks – Montana
This week’s B Stands for Best Food and Best Drinks – Montana. Travel with me as I share a few of my favorite restaurants, bar and cocktail recipes from Montana. B Stands for Best Food First Foodie stop is Nova Cafe located at 312 E Main Street in Bozeman, Montana. For more information and menu selections visit their website at http://www.thenovacafe.com or click here. 1. Eggs Argyle – English muffin, Lox and Poached Eggs. Served with home fries. 2. Breakfast Burrito – Scrambled eggs, bacon, white cheddar cheese and home fries wrapped in a flour tortilla with salsa and sour
C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Missouri
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s is all about C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Missouri. Here I will be sharing 2 of my favorite Geek Life events to attend in Missouri. Planet Comic Con – Can’t Miss Conventions Planet Comic Con Kansas City an annual event and is one of Missouri’s largest and longest-running pop culture and comic book conventions. 1. Planet Comic Con features a wide range of pop culture, comics creators, cosplayers, crafts and collectibles. 2. Planet Comic Con’s next event is scheduled to take place April 16 – 18, 2021. Online Adult
C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Minnesota
This week’s A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s travels to Minnesota’s Can’t Miss Conventions. Here I will be sharing 2 of my favorite can’t miss conventions from Minnesota. Meta Con Minneapolis – Can’t Miss Conventions MetaCon is an entertainment expo that includes all aspects of geek culture and geek life. MetaCon is a Minneapolis Comic Convention and Minneapolis Sci-Fi Convention all in one. 1. Meta Con is a three day multi genre comic and sci-if convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Comics, Sci-Fi, Anime and Gaming are just the start of the fun to be had. 2. Their next event
C Stands for Can’t Miss Conventions – Michigan
This week the A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s travel to Michigan. I will be sharing 2 of my favorite Can’t Miss Conventions held in the amazing state of Michigan. Monroe Pop Fest – Can’t Miss Convention The Monroe Pop Fest, formerly known as Monroe Comic Con, is locally owned and promoted to celebrate all things Pop Culture. Read on for more of what Monroe Pop Fest has to offer. 1. If you love awesome celebrity guests, amazing artists, comic books, toys and cosplay then Monroe Pop Fest is for you. 2. Their next is scheduled to take place
Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky
Hello, and welcome to Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky. This next edition of my Travel Destination Guide travels to Kentucky, it is so much more than horse races and Bourbon! Can’t Miss Events – Kentucky The number of Conventions held in Kentucky ranks up there with the number of Bourbon bottles created in Kentucky, lots and lots. If you know me at all, you know that I am a Bourbon lover so I digress. I wrote about my two favorite Bourbon Cocktails in my Best Food and Drinks post so, no more Bourbon talk. Conventions. Let’s talk Conventions. FRANKFORT CON