Travel Betty

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!To read about our first two wedding location experiences with the Monte Verde Inn and Forest House Lodge, see “Planning A Wedding In California’s Gold Country? Part I of IV” and “Planning A Wedding In California’s Gold Country? Part II [...]

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To read about our first wedding location experience with the Monte Verde Inn, see “Planning A Wedding In California’s Gold Country? Part I of IV.” Otherwise, we continue on with our adventure. Our Second Stop: Forest House Lodge When TB and I pulled up to the Forest House Lodge, we almost didn’t get out of [...]

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This past weekend, Travel Boyfriend and I went up to Auburn, CA to prospect for wedding locations (oh, how I make myself laugh). Why Auburn? Well, first of all, it’s charming and gorgeous and the weather is nice, and oh, it doesn’t hurt that it’s considerably cheaper than having anything near or around San Francisco. [...]

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Sometimes you see a travel show and think, “Hmph, I should go there someday.” And then you turn your gaze back to the wart on your finger and will it to fall off, the show and its location quickly forgotten. Suffice it to say, that’s not the case with No Reservations. In fact, it’s so [...]

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My totally awesome 19 year old nephew was in town this past Labor Day weekend from North Carolina. To be honest, I didn’t know if he’d even want to come out to San Francisco. He’s a country boy and a home body and happy to be so, thanks. But when I offered up the trip [...]

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Still thirsty after my first three recommendations? Here are three more bars that made me never want to leave New Orleans. Pravda- Lower Decataur Street- A Russian-themed bar with an atmosphere to make you feel nostalgic for the cold war and Ayn Rand. There’s kitschy revolutionary touches everywhere. Like the commie murals and the cute [...]

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New Orleans has no shortage of awesome little shops. Most owned by the locals. The only problem is hunting them down. But if you just let yourself meander around the city (I focused on the French Quarter and a small section of Magazine Street), you’ll bump into a bunch that are worthy of your cash. [...]

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If I can remember correctly (big if), then these are the bars that Travel Boyfriend and I had a blast in while blasted in New Orleans. Laffite’s Blacksmith Shop- on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Phillip Street- Hands down my favorite bar of all time in New Orleans. It’s the oldest structure still [...]

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After a third night of watching the melodious Mike Hood perform at our favorite bar in New Orleans, Travel Boyfriend and I attempt to stumble back to our apartment. It is then that I see the craziest fucking thing ever (and not in a good way). There is a guy walking down the street perpendicular [...]

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After a pleasant day spent lazily roaming the French Quarter for souvenirs and having your fortune told by a voodoo priest, how does one spend their birthday evening in New Orleans? Two words: Mechanical Bull! Hmm, bull riding in a skirt? That’s classy, Travel Betty. Didn’t quite stick the landing. (Luckily for my readers, Hustler’s [...]

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