Category Archives: Travel

Day 2 Dinner of West Caribbean Cruise 2015!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by stenoodie

This was our second day on the cruise but our first sea day! Yay! On this day, instead of cruising around and finding activities to do on the cruise, we had our very first GenYTO cruise coring on the boat! … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged Broiled Maine Lobster Tail with Jumbo Black Tiger Shrimp, Caramelized Apples on Puff Pastry, Carnival Splendor, cruise, dinner, fine dinning, food, Gold Pearl, Sake Stewed Beetroot Carpaccio, Spicy Alligator Fritters, vacation, West Caribbean | 5 Comments

Day 1 Dinner of West Caribbean Cruise 2015!

Posted on February 26, 2015 by stenoodie

Coming back from a 7-day cruise and recounting the amount of food that we ate is ridiculous! So I’m only going to write about the dinner meals that we had from each night. On this first night, we gathered at the Gold … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged Carnival Splendor, cruise ship, dinner, trip, vacation, West Caribbean, what am I going to eat | 3 Comments

MAWC 2015! !!

Posted on February 24, 2015 by stenoodie

This was my third convention! Wow! I’m a veteran convention go-er now! That’s really cool. Time has FLOWN by and I can’t believe this was my third one. Anyone can go actually to this convention. That makes me nothing special. … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Travel | Tagged better each time, company, fun, growth, learning, MAWC2015, Miami, self-improvement | 1 Comment

Autumn in Europe 2014 ~ Day 2: Barcelona & Valencia, Spain

Posted on January 15, 2015 by stenoodie

Day 2 of being in Europe in Spain! I was so excited to see more of what Spain had to offer. 😀 We were still in Barcelona on the second day but proceeded towards Valencia by end’s day.

Posted in Travel | Tagged Barcelona, food, jamon, La Boqueria, marketplace, sights, Spain, tourist, Valencia | 1 Comment

Autumn in Europe 2014 ~ Day 1: Barcelona, Spain

Posted on January 7, 2015 by stenoodie

Yay! Travel series! I haven’t done one of these in a while, so this post will recount the activities that stood out to me when I was travelling in October 2014 to Spain and Portugal. First stop: Barcelona! We departed from … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Barcelona, Bread with Tomato, crème brûlée, FC Barcelona, FCB, fun, Futbol Club Barcelona, jamon, Jamon Y Vino, Park Güell, photos, Portico of the Washerwoman, Sagrada Familia, Seafood Paella, Spain, tour, tourist, travel, UNESCO | 2 Comments

Back in Toronto! pt 2

Posted on November 23, 2014 by stenoodie

Stop! Reflection time! The reason I started this very blog was only a little more than a year ago in March of 2013. See the post here. I remember flying back from my Asia trip and into Toronto and starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel | Tagged blog, blogger, future, past, plans, reflections, stenoodie, thoughts, travel | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent

Posted on October 31, 2014 by stenoodie

Ha! When I saw the theme for this week’s photo challenge, I knew right away which photo to feature. For all of my past photo challenge pictures (except one — pun intended), I’ve been using pictures that are old — anywhere … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged descent, postaday, Spain, Toledo, Toledo Cathedral, travel, weekly photo challenge | 5 Comments

Darryl’s Wood Fired Grill in Greensboro

Posted on September 11, 2014 by stenoodie

On the second last day before we left Greensboro, we all decided to go out for a lovely dinner at Darryl’s Wood Fired Grill. We were a big group of more than 20 and had to wait a little bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged @Darryls, American, baby back ribs, BBQ, BBQ Salmon Salad, Beignets, cajun fried shrimp, Cappuccino Cake, Charleston Chocolate Chip Pie, chicken tenders, Darryl's Three-Way Sampler, Darryl's Wood Fired Grill, dessert sampler, dinner, food blog, foodie, Greensboro, Grits, Homemade Cheesecake, Hot Fudge Brownie, Macaroni and cheese, Red Oak Lager, restaurant review, S'mores, Southern, steak, travel, Turtle Cheesecake | Leave a comment

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill

Posted on September 10, 2014 by stenoodie

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill is really disappointing. I would suggest going to the other restaurants like Darryl’s which is across the street. When we arrived, we were a huge group of 18 and were told that we wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged @smokeybonesbar, bad service, food blog, foodie, horrible, long wait, Pulled Pork Sammy, restaurant review, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill, take-out | Leave a comment

Road Trip to Greensboro and MAIC 2014!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by stenoodie

At the beginning of August, hundreds of young, ambitious, hardworking, kind-hearted, and energetic individuals boarded eight buses to go on a 14-hour road trip to a little-known city in North Carolina — Greensboro. This was my second convention to learn more about … Continue reading →