For me it is sacrilegious to visit New York City and not ride the Staten Island Ferry. In my humble opinion it is the world’s second best commute, but I’m biased. There is so much to love about it. It …
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Coney Island Brewing and the NYC Ferry
It was a cold and wet day in New York City – not good for walking. So we gave the ferries and trains a really good workout. The New York Ferries run about five routes along the East River. A …
Devil’s Elbow Brewery – Dubbo. Done well.
At short notice, I found myself driving Daughter No.2 to Dubbo, where her nursing career commences. I’ve following the Devil’s Elbow journey on social media and expected to visit once Daughter No.2 had some leave – but all of a …
Benchmark on Booner – Hawks Nest craftiness (and the Tea Gardens Hotel)
For 22 years, on and off, your correspondents have been spending their New Year’s break at the wonderful town of Hawk’s Nest, which is across the Singing Bridge from Tea Gardens. A very simple daily rhythm is followed. Bennett’s Beach …
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Peticolas Brewing and this how you do beer merch
Just a short Uber from Rodeo Goat, the subject of an earlier post, and still in the Designer District of Dallas, is the Peticolas Brewing Company. Michael Peticolas, owner and founder, is considered the William Wallace of craft brewing in …
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Drinking in Chongqing – because you need to
So 4 days in Chongqing. What a place. Big, boisterous, bloody hot and brilliant. This epic city, which 30 years ago, according to my erstwhile colleague @illiards, had a four story department store as its apex, is now the Shanghai …
back of the ferry 