Category: Travel Tales

Fall Means Football

I’m not the biggest sports fan and I have issues with football because I swear some people treat it like a religion and let their emotions be ruled by how their team plays from week to week. That being said, I some how was talked into joining my alumni fantasy football league with Keltin and

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Hiking Horseshoe Trail – Lake Grapevine

Keltin and I love to get out on the trail and taking Bear out to explore. We also love finding local trails and recently discovered Horseshoe Trail just a few miles from our place. This is a fairly busy hiking and biking trail that gives you plenty of shade and occasional views of the lake.

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Belize: Chocolate Boutique

Yes, a chocolate boutique, you read that right. Visiting the Belize Chocolate Company was kind of impromptu. We were exhausted but didn’t want to waste a minute of our time on the island. Our adventure with the Belize Chocolate Company actually started two days before at Blue Water Grill. After we were stuffed instead of

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Belize: Two-Tank Dive

Went went to Belize for several reasons, one of which is that in the waters around Ambergris Caye is the world’s second largest barrier reef. And the first thing we did on our first morning was dive the reef with Belize Pro Dive. We really enjoyed diving with this dive shop because in addition to

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Belize: Ramon’s Village Resort

When we were planning this trip, along with finding reasonably priced flights, we needed to find a reasonably priced resort. We decided on a resort early on because we wanted access to the amenities. After a lot of research and a few recommendations we settled on Ramon’s Village. We actually stayed at their sister property,

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Musical Review: Fiddler on the Roof

The 2019 Dallas Summer Musical season has come to an end but it ended with a fantastic show: Fiddler on the Roof. I took Keltin’s mom with me to the show and we both loved it. TRADITION! The show begins with an introduction of the family roles of the community; the papas, the mommas. the

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Texas: You Maka Me Hot Coffee Roasters

The last things we expected to find while exploring Mineral Wells was a cute little coffee shop but that is exactly what we stumbled across. Of course on a hot day we were actually looking to see if there were any local ice cream places but You Maka Me Hot, we discovered, makes wonderful frozen

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Belize: Introduction

Brooke has wanted to go on a girls beach trip for a few years now and we are finally at the point where it was not just a dream but a trip we could make happen. We planned this adventure six months out and none of us can believe that it is already over and

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