by Steve | Feb 9, 2019 | Feature Food & Drink, Food and Drink, Travel
Americans eat 3 BILLION pizzas every year! That means that every single day we eat enough pizza to cover 100 acres of land. In order to do this, we consume it at a rate of 350 slices per second! I have done my part to support this national love affair with pizza, and...
by Steve | Jan 29, 2019 | Blogging, Real Life
For more than 20 years, I didn’t have any choice on when I’d take a vacation. The school board granted my days when they approved the yearly calendar every February. And even though I did have some time off in summers, there were always more meetings, more...
by Steve | Jan 5, 2019 | Cruising, Feature Cruising
If you’ve spent any time with me, you know that if you say the word “cruise,” I’m likely to pull out my laptop and start helping you find one to book. I am crazy addicted to cruising, because cruises are, well, the best vacations ever conceived...
by Steve | Dec 1, 2018 | Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Food and Drink, The Midwest, USA
When we sat down at Pivo Brewery, in tiny Calmar, Iowa, I was excited to taste a few craft beers at this new tap room. Then, owner Craig Neuzil came over to my table with eight (!) beers in sampling glasses. I was sure I’d told him it would just be me doing the...
by Steve | Nov 21, 2018 | Feature Italy, Italy, The World
At over $1 million per hectare (2.47 acres), Cartizze Hill in Valdobbiadene is some of Europe’s most expensive agricultural land. It offers the perfect combination of soil, acidity, sunlight, and water for Prosecco’s Glera grape to thrive. Plots of land...