Category Archives: travel

Why I Quit My Job (and Decided to Road Trip): The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Scott Bender

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall … Continue reading →

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LOCALS ONLY: LAS VEGAS

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Scott Bender

LOCALS ONLY: LAS VEGAS

Posted in adventure, bbq, beer, coffee, donuts, food, ice cream, las vegas, travel | Tagged adventure, bao, bbq, beer, booze, coffee, donuts, eats, explore, food, foodporn, fun, ice cream, las vegas, travel | Leave a comment

A Little Girl In Red Overalls

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Scott Bender

The story below has nothing to do with food or travel, but it does have to do with people, and the inspiration came from talking to a friend of mine while sharing a bottle of wine…just sitting and talking. Something … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of Communication

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Scott Bender

In the 1940’s a man took his two daughters to ride a merry-go-round in a park. He sat on an old wooden bench, and watched them spin round and round, laughing and smiling. As he sat, seeing the enjoyment of the girls as … Continue reading →