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Sedona, Arizona

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

If you can’t find something great about Sedona, Arizona, then don’t tell me; there’s plenty of homes for sale in this lovely desert oasis, and if I had my druthers, I’d love to buy a quiet get-a-way spot in this artsy and beautiful little town. The downtown strip of Sedona is all about tourists, and [...]

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Great Eat: Bison Witches Bar & Deli, Tempe, AZ

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

Bison Witches Bar & Deli is certainly a worthwhile sandwich treat to try if you’re out in the Tempe or greater Phoenix, Arizona area. Not only are there a selection of delectable sandwiches for every palate – the delicious Cally has turkey, avocado slices, cream cheese, alfalfa sprouts, and mayo on a croissant, while the [...]

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Graz, Austria

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

The area of Europe known as Styria is rich with history and natural beauty; this are of the Austro-Hungarian empire and Holy Roman Empire once contained bits of Slovenia and Germany. Now an Austrian state, Styria and its capital, Graz, are wonderful places to stop by when poking around Europe. Graz is Austria’s second biggest [...]

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Maribor, Slovenia

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Admin of TBJ

Nestled in the Pohorje Mountains in the mysterious Styria region of Europe is the charming city of Maribor, Slovenia. It’s becoming a semi-popular European skiing and winter-sports destination, and the city, which is home to a the University of Maribor and thus a large academic and student population, is rife with fun things to do [...]

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Great Eat: Dickadee’s Deli, Charlotte, NC

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

As I write about Dickadee’s, my stomach is craving the warm smells of the crisp green interior of a sunny little neighborhood deli near Myers Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up, I used to marvel at the clean cases of deli meats and cheeses, as well as a prank list of important phone numbers, [...]

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Great Eat: La Bombeta, Barcelona, Spain

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

While you’re poking around in the Barceloneta area of Barcelona, you might as well veer off the beaten path (perhaps even with a newly-minted sorta-local, like your Barcelona-dwelling sibling) and take in some tapas, one of the few “Spanish” cultural things the prideful Catalan region of Spain still keeps (along with their lispy Castellano Spanish, [...]

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Montserrat, Spain

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

While it was overcast and rainy during the majority of my visit to Barcelona (to see mi hermana, who is studying abroad there this semester), I couldn’t let the weather stop my necessary pilgrimage to the sky-high village and monastery of Montserrat, Spain, and I’d recommend *anyone* traveling near Barcelona to get out of town [...]

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Plymouth, England, UK

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

In one of his comedy routines, Eddie Izzard remarks, regarding the pilgrim voyage to America: “They sailed from Plymouth and landed in Plymouth – how lucky is that?” As always, Izzard brings the laughs, but it is kind of cool to stand on the place the pilgrims left from waaaay back in 1620. And you [...]

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Great Eat: De’ Coltelli, Pisa, Italy

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

Of course, you’re in Italy and you’re eating gelato. It’s pretty unavoidable, and, when it’s hot, everybody – locals, tourists, etc. – is eating it. While I didn’t get to Pisa (of the Leaning Tower fame) the first time I visited Italy, I have to say it’s an Italian town worth checking out – it’s [...]

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LR/Great Eat: Kashmir; Louisville, KY

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Admin of TBJ

Check your Urban Spoon app, Google it, Yelp it, Yahoo it – everyone agrees and this Louisville local can concur – Kashmir is Louisville’s best Indian restaurant, hands down. It’s won the local independent paper, the LEO‘s, “Best Indian Restaurant” every year since 2002; the only reason it didn’t win in 2010 was due to [...]

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