Billy Reed’s surprised me. From the outside, admittedly in the dark, it looked like your average upscale modern restaurant. It had heavy stone outer walls and a very properly landscaped system of sidewalks converging on a conventionally boring entry. Then, we went inside. Stepping through the portal, we found ourselves in an expansive old-time high […]
How to Find a Shop with Chocolate Near Milan in Monza, Italy
The day trip to Milan had been… odd. After getting yelled at in the neighborhood fabric store, my girl friend and I had visited the exotically grand Duomo for a while. It is in the center of Milan and even its exalted structure was draped with huge, big-city advertising banners where construction on the cathedral […]
Competing Chocolate and Salt Water Taffy Shops in Newport, Oregon
Tucked tightly among a bunch of colorful shops along the northern strip of Yaquina Bay, Oregon, are two little dueling candy shops. To access the narrow road they are on, that curves right along the Bay Front, you have to go down unlikely side roads from the main highway, but there are signs and […]
Rock the Guac Burritos and I Dream of Yogurt in Cocoa Beach, Florida
If you grew up in my generation, you almost certainly watched I Dream of Jeannie. And even if you have never been to Florida until you are over 50 years old, you have a strong desire to see Cocoa Beach, the town the show was set in. And as much as you know it is […]
3 Fun Chocolate Shops in Orlando, Florida
A couple weeks ago, I got to visit 3 chocolate shops in Florida. Usually, I try to limit myself to one chocolate shop per travel excursion, but the last couple of trips I have had the enviable problem of finding too many without even trying. For today, I am going to tell you what I […]
