A week in Kabul
This is one of my favorite pictures I took while in Afghanistan. A picture is worth a thousand words and there was definitely a story behind it. I’d like to say I roamed the city. On the contrary, I saw very…
Waffles on-the-go at Shaky Alibi
I passed by Shaky Alibi a couple days ago when I went to Scent Bar on Beverly Blvd and went in to grab a quick coffee. In business since 2010, this coffee bar and wafflerie serves traditional liege waffles that…
Cafe du Monde
Ah, nothing like a cafe au lait and powdered sugar covered beignets late at night. The Cafe Du Monde’s original coffee stand in the French Quarter is open 24 hours a day and is closed on Christmas. So visiting the famous…
Sampling perfumes at Scent Bar
Scent Bar is a tiny boutique for unique, high-end, hard to find perfumes. The store had originally opened near the Beverly Center and I remember driving past it multiple times in college on my way home. Currently located on Beverly…
Hiking Mt. Lemmon – Meadow Loop Trail
Mt Lemmon is a common hiking spot in the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, Arizona. This past weekend’s scenic drive up the Catalina Highway was populated with enthusiastic cyclists and it led to the small town of Summerhaven…
Salsa and Tequila Challenge
For the past few years, the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance has held a culinary event that brings hundreds of Southern Arizona residents together to enjoy good food, drinks, music and dancing. Upon entry, patrons were each given a bag…