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Have you ever wanted to island hop to South America? Yeah, us too. In April, we came close to doing it, stopping just short of Venezuela and the South American continent.
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You hear it all the time: size doesn’t matter. Well, I’m here to tell you that in the world of Caribbean cruise ships, it does; especially for those of us who enjoy an adult beverage …
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Food is a big part of the cruise experience for us. With more dining options than ever, cruise ships are a smorgasbord of flavors ranging from cheeseburgers to Thai barbecue to …
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Colin Presby is the hardest working man in craft beer right now, and he’s just getting started.
“I want fleet brewmaster,” the 32-year-old beer professional said jokingly, during one of his several back-to-back tasting tours on …
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Some people travel for food. Others travel for art. We travel to swim.
It’s not a conscious thing, though. And by that, I mean we don’t plan our trips around swimming the way surfers do for …
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I’m 39. (Give me a second, I’m still adjusting to the sound of that.) And in 350 days I’ll turn 40, not that I’m counting.
Right before my birthday we got slammed by a savage Nor’easter, receiving …
Read more →Not all those who wander are lost.J. R. R. Tolkien
Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.Benjamin Disraeli
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.Martin Buber
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape usUnknown
Paris is always a good idea.Audrey Hepburn
I don't take the photograph, the photograph takes me.Henri Cartier-Bresson
We travel initially to lose ourselves; and we travel next to find ourselves... And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again – to slow time down...and to fall in love once more.”Pico Iyer
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.David Mitchell
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.John Steinbeck
My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.Diane Arbus
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.Aldous Huxley
A journalist and a photographer travel the world in search of the beautiful, the unusual, the forgotten and the mundane. Created in 2008, Beers & Beans began as a personal travel blog and labor of love that has now turned into an award winning travel site. This section is where we have all of our photos, stories, reviews and projects. So go ahead, pull up a chair, mix up a Dirty Shirley and wander with us.
Not all those who wander are lost.J. R. R. Tolkien
Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.Benjamin Disraeli
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.Martin Buber
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape usUnknown
Paris is always a good idea.Audrey Hepburn
I don't take the photograph, the photograph takes me.Henri Cartier-Bresson
We travel initially to lose ourselves; and we travel next to find ourselves... And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again – to slow time down...and to fall in love once more.”Pico Iyer
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.David Mitchell
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.John Steinbeck
My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.Diane Arbus
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.Aldous Huxley
Hi! We're Beth and Randy and we want to help you travel better. Our blog is all about providing inspiration for your own journeys no matter how big or small. We love documenting the world around us, seeking out eclectic travel moments and inspiring others to live the life they desire. Our preferred travel style is to go slow and bring Chachy, our little 10 pound hound! We also love volunteering on the road, especially at organic farms.
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