Previous New Orleans Post: PoBoys, Strippers, Huge Ass Beers and History: All in Day’s Walk in the French Quarter Despite reports that New Orleans was set to get two days of heavy rain, we decided to set out early on our second day and do a little sightseeing before the forecasted rains moved in that […]
To see the previous post about our trip to New Orleans click here After gathering our luggage we grabbed a cab and made our way towards the hotel. As we transited the overpass adjacent to the Superdome, it was difficult not to think of the images that were shown over and over on TV of […]
They say that babies don’t remember much of anything before the age of 2 or 3. Its been theorized that a child Devin’s age (9 months) will lose memory of things he sees today but if that’s the case where do these memories go? One look in his eyes and its evident he is actively […]
Adrien de Pauger designed the city’s street layout. He named the streets after French royal houses and Catholic saints. Bourbon Street paid homage to France’s ruling family, the House of Bourbon. This might come as a surprise to those who think its called Bourbon Street because most people are stumbling drunk when they are there. […]
My multi-continent commute to work started like every other one, RDU to ATL, ATL to GRU. The GRU to VOL (Sao Paolo to Vitoria) is where things departed from the regular script. Instead of landing, a few hundred feet from the ground the pilot decided something wasn’t kosher and gunned it back up to 30,000 […]
Reblogged from La Buena Vida: Day 99 on the Maersk Arkansas When I first found out that we would begin calling the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq to say I was apprehensive about it would be an understatement. The only images I had of Iraq came from the media and none of them were good. […]
The best part of La Buena Vida “the Good Life” is the people I share it with. The time I spend away from them makes me appreciate them more everyday. I made this video to visualize the time we spend apart and how much it means when we come back together. I used the song, […]
I have been traveling to Vitoria for a few months now. I only get one day at a time at this Brazilian Coastal city before I head offshore but in that day I attempt to eat, drink and see all I can. I put this video together to try to give you a quick glimpse […]
The action plan after touching down in Vitoria, Brazil is the same every month and easy to remember. 1. Drop the bags at the hotel and change into shorts 2. Find the beach 3. Find a place on the beach that has beer 4. Find a place on the beach that has food. 5. Rinse […]
Rua Doutora Odette Braga Furtado, 150 – Enseada do Sua, Vitoria, State of Espirito Santo, Brazil Phone: (27) 3345-0888 Website: http://www.churrascariavictoriagrill.com.br I am a big time meat lover so it doesn’t take a high IQ to deduce that I would love the concept of a Brazilian BBQ. What self respecting meat-aholic wouldn’t love to sit at a […]
