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Hello! My name is Lisa. I was born with a deep need to learn new things and explore who I am through experiences. I love food, have a passion for wine, and am my happiest self in the outdoors or exploring a new place.

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Turley Wine Cellars

If you are foodie, and if you’re reading this I think it is fair to say that you...

An Observation on why we (I) take those annoying foodie pictures

An observation that new travelling partners often have of me, is that I take a lot of food and wine pictures.  When I started...

Cortes De Cima, Alentejo Portugal

Being a Rebel has never been my thing.  Dreaming about being a Rebel on the other hand, well that's a completely different story.  I'd...

The Rare Wine Co. Historic Series Madeira Savanna Verdelho

It is no surprise to me that Elizabeth Gilbert's famous book Eat Pray Love starts with eating.  Food, exploration and healing go together as...

Locals Tasting Room in Geyserville

This picture is of my BFF Patty (aka Bitchin' in the Kitchen).  She may not exactly be sober.  I have to admit...

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If you are foodie, and if you’re reading this I think it is fair to say that you fall somewhere on that scale, there are certain wine and food meccas that everyone knows about and that you have to visit. ...
An observation that new travelling partners often have of me, is that I take a lot of food and wine pictures.  When I started this blog, many a past travel companion had noted that I could finally do something with "all of those pictures that you...
Being a Rebel has never been my thing.  Dreaming about being a Rebel on the other hand, well that's a completely different story.  I'd like to think that in another life I was some bad-ass strong willed leader of a well reasoned and morally sound resistance,...
It is no surprise to me that Elizabeth Gilbert's famous book Eat Pray Love starts with eating.  Food, exploration and healing go together as a holy trinity to me.  When I am traveling, I discover culture and history through the stories of food and drink.  It...
This picture is of my BFF Patty (aka Bitchin' in the Kitchen).  She may not exactly be sober.  I have to admit that it is a rare occasion that I walk out of Locals with my sobriety in check.  Thank goodness that my favorite...

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Turley Wine Cellars

If you are foodie, and if you’re reading this I think it is fair to say that you...

An Observation on why we (I) take those annoying foodie pictures

An observation that new travelling partners often have of me, is that I take a lot of food and wine pictures.  When I started...

Cortes De Cima, Alentejo Portugal

Being a Rebel has never been my thing.  Dreaming about being a Rebel on the other hand, well that's a completely different story.  I'd...

The Rare Wine Co. Historic Series Madeira Savanna Verdelho

It is no surprise to me that Elizabeth Gilbert's famous book Eat Pray Love starts with eating.  Food, exploration and healing go together as...

Locals Tasting Room in Geyserville

This picture is of my BFF Patty (aka Bitchin' in the Kitchen).  She may not exactly be sober.  I have to admit...