Feb 2, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 4: Ice Storm, Mexican Food, Sparkling Wine, and a $20 Grilled Cheese Wednesday 2.2.2011 Our last day in Dallas, and it’s another snow day.  My gig even got cancelled because of the mess.  We decided to stay pretty close to the hotel near downtown, but were met with some terrific surprises so close to home. Enter Cosmic...

Feb 1, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 3: Breakfast in Bed, Dinosaurs Unearthed, Tapas, Chocolate Empanadas Tuesday 2.1.2011 For some reason, the weather gods decided today that Dallas had gone too long without a crippling cold front.  That equated to every street and sidewalk being encased in 2” of solid ice and temperatures hovering around 20 degrees...

Jan 31, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 2: Vegan Diner, Sculptures, Asian Art Monday 1.31.2011 After a lazy morning, I got up and put together breakfast in bed for us.  I’d brought along cereal, blueberries, almond milk, orange juice, and cut up fruit using my pocketknife for a fruit salad.  See – you can eat gourmet on the road without spending 18 bucks on a...

Jan 30, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 1: Baked Goods, Mediterranean, and Calvin Lane Sunday 1.30.11 Sunday morning we changed hotels to a home base in downtown Dallas, putting us closer to the attractions.  We started with lunch at Spiral Diner, a hipster vegan joint that seems like more of a south Austin kind of place than Dallas (and a satellite Fort Worth...

Jan 29, 2011

My band had two gigs scheduled in Dallas; one on Saturday, January 29 and one on Wednesday, February 2.  Opting to avoid extra trip legs in the traveling prison van, I booked a room, tossed Kat in the car, and used the gigs as bookends for a mini-vacation to explore all that is, was, and could be Dallas, Texas.  <regal trumpets sounding> Saturday,...

Jan 29, 2011

Benjy interviews CircleOurEarth.com founder Cristen Andrews on her trips to over 16 countries, including Cambodia, Thailand, India, and more.  Andrews also provides tips on traveling alone as a woman, how to make new friends in other countries, and how to tell people you’re a vegetarian or vegan without insulting them, OR going...