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21st Amendment Brewery and Restaurant

Brewery and Restaurant in San Francisco’s SoMa Neighborhood On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted ending the Temperance…

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Pack Light and Carry On Wallpapers

A week ago, we released our Pack Light and Carry On Poster and we thought it was such a good reminder that we decided to make…

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Alcatraz

Alcatraz

Jan 16 2012

America’s Most (In)famous Prison Clang. The doors shut. You did not even see the guard do it-he’s way down the corridor, out of sight. The…

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4 Minute Vacation: Swiss Alps

Need a quick break? Daydream away with our Switzerland slideshow – featuring Murren, Piz Gloria and Lauterbraunen. Want more? You can download iPhone and desktop…

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Mount Tamalpais State Park

Day Trip From San Francisco On the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge lies Marin County, home to Muir Woods National Monument and Mount…

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Cable Car Museum and Powerhouse

Look Under the Hood of San Francisco’s Moving Landmarks You see them on postcards, movies and instant rice boxes. After a certain bridge, they are…

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San Francisco’s Cable Cars

The Only Surviving Cable Car System in the World In the Midwest, a speed bump often qualifies for a scenic overlook, so San Francisco’s hills…

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Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

Find Your Future in San Francisco’s Chinatown San Francisco’s Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia and dates back to 1848. Today, this neighborhood is…

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Coit Tower

Coit Tower

Dec 28 2011

Art Deco Tower in San Francisco Coit Tower in San Francisco is named for Lillie Hitchcock Coit, a gambling, smoking, pants-wearing, all around awesome proto-feminist. Her family…

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Segovia

Segovia

Dec 20 2011

A Pleasant Day Trip From Madrid When the Spanish sun makes Madrid too hot to handle, do what the locals do and head for the…

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Wynkoop Brewing Company

Brew Pub in LoDo Denver The Lower Downtown neighborhood is the original birthplace of the city of Denver and home to the magnificent Union Station…

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Wazee Supper Club

Pizza and Beer In LoDo Denver Wazee Supper Club has been holding down the corner of 15th & Wazee since 1974, long before LoDo’s resurgence…

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Sunday Setlist, December 4

We’re heading to San Francisco soon – so this week’s bands are all from the Bay Area. Can’t wait to get out there – the…

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Links We Love – Vol 11

We’re lusting over the Lytro – it’s a camera that captures the entire depth of field. Super cool. Cheaper & deeper travel tips from the…

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The 1up

The 1up

Nov 30 2011

Your Favorite Childhood Arcade Games, This Time With Beer. My family got our first Nintendo when I was 10, right around the time Super Mario…

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Avenue Bar

Avenue Bar

Nov 28 2011

The Best Fish Fry in Madison We know our fish fry in Wisconsin. Every Friday across this great state,  deep friers are heated up in…

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Sunday Setlist, November 27

This week’s tunes are all about our latest trip. In case you couldn’t guess – we were in Denver. (The Foo Fighter song is for…

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Links We Love – Vol. 10

This blog post is worth checking out for the photos alone: http://jackandjilltravel.com/easing-in-into-the-madness-in-rabat-morocco/ As is this one: http://www.quietwanderings.com/2011/11/on-the-road-american-road-trip/ Oooh, Amtrak has wifi now – and these posters are…

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Packing for a Long Holiday Weekend

The following is a packing list for a four-day trip to Denver in November. The weather looks to be nice during the days and chilly…

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Old Sugar Distillery

It was a dark & stormy kind of night You know how much we love to drink beer here at L&A headquarters, but once in…

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Travel Tip #5: An iPad is Your Friend

Unless you are unspeakable wealthy, traveling involves a lot of downtime. You get to the airport the TSA-recommended two hours before your scheduled departure only…

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