As a recent transplant to the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex I agree with the state slogan of, “Texas, it’s like a whole other country.” It’s not only because the state is huge, or the fact that it has its own power grid. There is just something about Texas that sets it apart from other states. Every time I land in Dallas, for instance, I feel like I should get my passport stamped.
Month: May 2011
Welcome to this week’s Saturday Show & Tell This week’s blog carnival is actually being hosted by the talented Paul Puffer over at Don’t Be a Pickle Bump. Check it out! (As for me, by the time this publishes, I will be on my way to Venice!!!)
Welcome to the Saturday Show & Tell blog carnival! First up, Carlo, from Tripbase brings us a fascinating photo essay entitled, 11 School Lunches from around the World. As the name suggests, his article shows photos of school cafeteria food from around the world. Rice is a common theme, although the United States had tater tots. Overall, I thought China’s meal looked the most appetizing. Speaking of food, I thought I’d toss in my post about the etiquette of food photography, Should Restaurants Ban Diners from Photographing Food?, in which I muse that: There has got to be a happy medium…
This week’s guest post comes from the fabulous, Cherrye Moore, a Texan who now lives in Italy. (You may remember her funny post a few weeks ago about her nephew stumbling upon a topless sun-bather while visiting her in Italy.) Here’s her official biography: Cherrye Moore is an American writer and travel consultant living in southern Italy. You can read more about life in Calabria on her site My Bella Vita or join her this fall for the Calabria Table Tour, an 8-day cooking, food and wine tour of Calabria. I’m thinking that Calabria Table Tour sounds like a blast!…
Welcome to this week’s Saturday Show & Tell! Our first post is a photo essay by Nicole Elena Robertson entitled, Decoration in Istanbul posted at her blog, Nicole Elena Robertson. A tourist’s look at pattern and ornament in Sultanahmet, Istanbul Nicole didn’t provide too much information about herself, and (full disclosure!) I am putting this blog carnival together in a rush since we leave on our honeymoon tomorrow. I think she is an artist. Nicole, if you are reading this, feel free to toot your horn in the comments section. Nicole’s photos of those beautiful designs reminded me, somehow, of…
Welcome to the Saturday Show & Tell blog carnival! This week, Sarah V. brings us an enthusiastic travelogue about camping in west Texas, entitled Big Bend: Unexpected Beauty posted at Wandering Off. Her post includes photos and vivid descriptions: The flat landscape became a series of dramatic cliffs. The short desert plants disappeared and were replaced by golden grasses and Juniper trees. The straight road began to curve in its attempt to make its way into the basin. Sarah’s post makes me look forward to doing more camping when I get home. I’ve learned, however, that autumn is better than…