Candy/Sweets!

I think NZ has better coffee then the UK, but the UK has better candy than us (they call them sweets)! We have been to two candy/sweets bars so far. They are called: Dylan’s Candy Bar and Hardys Original Sweetshop. My favourite candy shop was mostly Dylan’s candy bar but Hardys was quite good too. The original Dylan’s Candy Bar is in New York and is three storeys tall, but at … Continue reading Candy/Sweets!

Rekindling Friendships

Reconnecting with friends is a form of soul food – you come away feeling better for it.  It’s especially enjoyable when it feels just like yesterday that you were together, even though big chunks of time may have passed. So far on our trip we have reconnected with friends from childhood days, including my faithful pen pal of 35+years; a work colleague from corporate days … Continue reading Rekindling Friendships

Famous Southern Hospitality

The hospitality of southerners is so profuse, that taverns are but poorly supported. A traveller, with the garb and the manners of a gentleman, finds a welcome at every door …conversation flows cheeringly, for the southern gentleman has a particular tact in making a guest happy. After dinner you are urged to pass the afternoon and night, and if you are a gentleman in manners … Continue reading Famous Southern Hospitality

Pappadeaux

Anyone ever had fried alligator? or maybe crispy fried frog legs with gator sauce? Well at Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen in Houston, Texas that is exactly what we had. I know what your thinking, Fried Alligator “eww”, but it actually looked and tasted like fried chicken. But crispy fried frog legs were different. They looked like a chicken drumstick with a thinner leg. When it came to taste, … Continue reading Pappadeaux