Several years ago, I spent nine months in San Francisco’s East Bay area in Walnut Creek, California, 22 miles from Livermore Valley. I was working on an intense project, and rather than return home every weekend, staying in the Bay area and exploring worked out better...
El Camino Real House Made TortillasEl Camino Real Rotisserie Cooked Pork and PineappleCamino Real Tacos Pastor Kansas City Gave to Me the Kansas City Taco Trail On the first day in Kansas, Kansas City gave to me the Kansas City Taco Trail. Kansas City is famous for...
Fort Wayne's Famous Coney Dogs at Coney Island Weiner Stand Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island Weiner Stand “Next table’s open,” a server shouted from the back. “Still need my four cheese dogs,” another called. That’s the typical banter at Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney...
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant and Pub Located on Long Boat Key, the next island south of Anna Maria Island, the SoCal Radio Wine Dinner at Mar Vista was spectacular, starting with the view. We ate on the covered patio, but they have options for dining under the trees...
Neutral tones comprised Wright’s typical color palette. However, Mrs. Christian wanted a more vivid color scheme. Initially, Wright’s third wife, Olgivanna, encouraged him to make his client’s dream home in her preferred colors. Then, 20 years later, in 1976, after...
The local waters offer a variety of fish, from walleye and whitefish to lake perch. Michigan is also number two in the country for its variety of agricultural products, so you’re sure to find fresh ingredients on restaurant menus. In addition to the fish, some...
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Amy Piper is a freelance travel writer, blogger, photographer, and author specializing in luxury and multi-generational travel. She is a native Michigander who travels through the lens of a food lover and has been to 41 countries and 45 states.
From getting chased by bomb sniffing dogs in the middle of the night in Bogotá to being refused boarding her plane from Buenos Aires to Paraguay due to the wrong visa, Amy always has an exciting adventure to tell her readers and community of travel enthusiasts.
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