Mardi Gras: Five Southern alternatives to New Orleans
New Orleans is famous for its Mardi Gras celebration. The live music, parades, alcohol and beads fill the streets for weeks. The average attendance is…
13 things to do in Kansas City
Bridging Kansas and Missouri, Kansas City is best known for barbecue, jazz and its passionate sports fans. There is plenty to do in “Paris of…
Prairie Companion: Where the Buffalo Roam
“Technically these aren’t buffalo” our guide Dana told the group as we looked on at the pack of bison roughly 200 yards away. He pulled…
New Orleans: The Hustle
In 2018, New Orleans celebrates its 300th birthday. One of the best features of this city is the little aspects you don’t notice. The hustle…
Todo: New Orleans
The common response to “what should I do in New Orleans” is walk around until you find good food, music and drinks. All are in…
A Midwesterner’s guide to eating crawfish
Crawfish. The tiny fresh-water lobsters that are the rage in the south. As a Midwesterner, opportunity was lacking to try them. Since I was in…
PAX South 2018: Welcome Home
“Welcome Home” says a man in an orange Enforcer shirt to those entering Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio. It’s the first day…
30 Days in Colorado & New Mexico
One second. A small moment in a day, but strung together over time, it tells a story. It shows what we enjoy and hold important.…