Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful New Year. I went to a friends' party and then my partner and I watched the ball drop on CNN back at my apartment. (Pro tip: If you find yourself in New York City on New Year's Eve, do not - I repeat, do NOT - go to Times Square. You're welcome.) I was looking at my Google Analytics recently and I was really surprised about what my top posts of the year were so I wanted to share them here. I'm also still just acclimating back to real life after having two ... VIEW POST
My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2019 (From Vegetarian Food to the Blue Lagoon)
Restaurant Review: Pinewood Social (Nashville, TN)
Back before my partner and I went to Nashville in April, I'd made a list of all the places that Anthony Bourdain (RIP) went to on the Nashville episode of Parts Unknown a while back. I'd watched the episode recently and it'd been what inspired Nick to want to check out Nashville in the first place. Nashville is super spread out, so we were never really near any of the places that he went to, except on the first night we were there we weren't too far from Pinewood Social. I remember in the ... VIEW POST
My Thoughts on My First AirBnB Experience
My name is Allison and before I went to Nashville, I was an AirBnB virgin. Yup, you heard me right. I love to travel but I’d never stayed in an AirBnB before. But Nashville was different. For starters, it was the week leading up to the draft and you couldn’t find a hotel room for under $300/night anywhere near downtown, and next, I wasn’t going to be by myself. I was going to be with my partner so I felt a little safer. I’d heard some stories about women staying in AirBnBs and how shit ... VIEW POST
What You Should Know Before You Go To Tennessee
A pricey almond milk mocha from Bongo Coffee in 12 South. I spent last week in Memphis and Nashville. Well, almost a week. I knew after going to Denver for four days last fall that although I really enjoyed going to Denver, there wasn’t enough there for me to do to stay FOUR DAYS. After researching what I wanted to see in each city, I decided 2.5 days in each would be more than enough. Unrelated: If you ever have the opportunity to go to Memphis OR Nashville, I’d strongly suggest you go to ... VIEW POST
What I Ate at Hattie B’s as a Vegetarian
The #1 question I got from friends and family was, “How are you going to eat down there??” If you’re new here, I’m a vegetarian. Hence why people were asking what I was planning on eating in the land of fried chicken. It really blows me my mind how hard people think it is to be a vegetarian in general. Spoiler: It's not. I digress: Shockingly it wasn’t that hard to find food to eat. Even at the famous Hattie B’s in Nashville. Hattie B’s is *the* place to go for fried chicken in Nashville (or ... VIEW POST
What I’m Excited to See in Tennessee!
The last week has been a little crazy for me. I found out last Friday that my role was completely terminated at my job and I was shocked. I'd been told numerous times that I "kept the lights on" at the company, so I didn't see it coming. But it's a blessing in disguise, I think. So, I've been busy applying for jobs, wrapping up stuff at the office, and meeting with recruiters. BUT a couple of weeks ago I'd booked a flight to Memphis and Nashville and I'm leaving in a little over a week and ... VIEW POST
