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Harvest time at the Messina Hof winery

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If you’ve ever wanted to help pick grapes from the vineyard and then squash them with your feet, now is the time to do it at Messina Hof. The winery’s 2010 Summer Harvest continues every weekend until August 15. I was fortunate to have been invited to their July 16 Moonlit Harvest Dinner and got to be among the first group of people to pick the grapes. Messina Hof is just a short two-hour drive heading northeast from Austin, in Bryan, Texas, the perfect distance for a daycation. Upon … [Read more...]

Austin Daycations: Fredericksburg Wine Tour

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If you are looking for a summer getaway that is both time- and budget-friendly, the town of Fredericksburg is just down 290, a little over an hour west of the Austin city limits.  There are nine wineries and several tasting rooms in the area. Don’t have a designated driver?  There are a number of charter bus services available.  We tried Texas Wine Tours and had a great tour guide named Jerry.  The very reasonable price is per person and includes wine tasting fees, behind the scenes winery … [Read more...]

Destination Coachella: The Journey to Indio and Back

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Deciding to go to Coachella I was excited and also a bit nervous.  We were renting a car (partly in my name) and driving for over twenty hours to then camp for three days in the middle of the desert, all for the love of music and the bragging rights to say to those back home, “I went to Coachella.”  Coming from a city that hosts two of the biggest music festivals in the world, I traveled to Indio, California to find out what the fascination with Coachella is all about. My first impression of … [Read more...]

A Sharp-dressed man goes to Europe

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As a stylish man, I tend to enjoy vacation because it grants me the opportunity to venture to other lands to scope out fashion abroad. Fashion abroad can lead to exciting new looks to bring back home. What looks can a man bring home that will merge nicely into his current residence? I usually go for the essentials, such as shoes, watches, and dress shirts. Each of these items are easily found in any department store or boutique. When I find a nice dress shirt, I test out the fit and … [Read more...]

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