Month: June 2011
Fresh Fish, Sweet Watermelon and a Flash Mob at the Punta Gorda Farmer’s Market, June 18, 2011
This is the first Saturday in a while I was home so I wandered down to the Punta Gorda Farmer’s Market (Florida) to see what was new. Boy, was it hot! I knew something special was going to happen and could see the crowd sitting on the steps on the courthouse and cameras set up. […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: Go, Canucks, Go!
Since neither the Buffalo Sabres nor Tampa Bay Lightning are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I’m supporting the Vancouver Canucks in tonight’s Game 7 deciding game. To mark the occasion and having just returned from Vancouver, this Wordless Wednesday is dedicated to the Canucks with images captured from Friday, June 10’s Game 5 in Vancouver. […]
Continue ReadingSprinkling of Seaweed, Splash of Miso and Dash of Wasabi. Munching on a Japadog in Vancouver
“Every time I’m downtown I stop in and get one,” the young twenty-something woman told me. She had a small silver nose ring indicating she was cool and trendy. If she was eating one I knew it was the hip thing to do. “They’re so good!” The “one” she was referring is a Japadog, a […]
Continue ReadingFood Truck Dining in Vancouver: Feastro, the Rolling Bistro
Learning Vancouver has a vibrant food truck community thrilled me. When TBEX broke for lunch Saturday, I was on a mission to find at least one near the Vancouver Convention Center. It wasn’t difficult to spot Feastro, the Rolling Bistro, with a black grill mounted on the front end. A bull’s skull is an odd, […]
Continue ReadingTravel to Vancouver: Canoeing, Criminals and Canucks
Wow, Friday was something else! I’m here in Vancouver for Travel Blog Exchange (#TBEX) and arrived at my hotel around 1 a.m. Friday morning. This post will be brief but wanted to quickly share three highlights of the day. Each of these warrants their own posts and will be posted soon. Canoeing Ten other TBEX […]
Continue ReadingFinding Historic Souvenirs from New York’s Dunkirk Ice Cream
After decades of traveling and obtaining all sorts of dust collectors, I’m more selective in the souvenirs I bring home. I try to focus on art, jewelry and consumable items such as food or bath products to extend my journey. Driving back to Buffalo from Western Pennsylvania on Sunday, my parents spotted an estate sale […]
Continue ReadingI’ll Be Part of This! World’s Largest Gathering of Travel Bloggers Arrives in Vancouver
Less then 24 hours from now, I’ll be heading off to Vancouver to participate in the third annual Travel Blog Exchange. I’ve been attending since the beginning and my, how it’s grown! It started off with about 100 travel bloggers in one room for most of the day. Last year it grew a bit with […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: Little Stormy Weather in Western New York
During the trip to Western New York and Pennsylvania over the weekend I didn’t get to see any Amish folks or any evidence they exist (despite being told “they’re everywhere”) but I did get see this potentially massive storm. It produced lightning, thunder, rain and a little breeze. (Didn’t see any flying cows, thankfully.) Luckily, […]
Continue ReadingShould I Be Concerned Someone with My Name Now Has My Hotel and Airline Frequent Traveler Numbers?
“There are 17 of you,” the general manager of a Hilton Garden Inn said in the message he left on my voicemail. He was referring to the quantity of Hilton HHonors members with the name “Jennifer Huber.” About two weeks ago, I received an email from a specific Hilton Garden Inn in North Carolina thanking […]
Continue ReadingFood, Glorious Buffalo Food
My carry-on luggage yesterday included a packet of Sahlen’s hot dogs and rhubarb from my parent’s garden. My checked luggage included a couple bottles of former Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver Andre Reed’s all purpose sauce called “Over the Middle,” and my mom’s homemade corn relish and raspberry jam.
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