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6 July, 2016

New Brunch–and Chef!–at Tiburon Tavern

New Brunch–and Chef!–at Tiburon Tavern
Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Tiburon - CA, Restaurants, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

The Lodge at Tiburon, and its restaurant, the Tiburon Tavern, are located just a hop and skip from the scenic old shipping town’s shoreline and historic Main Street. You won’t even need to jump. A weekend ago, I was invited out to sample Tiburon Tavern’s new brunch menu, and because my husband’s birthday was the
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30 May, 2016

A Winemaker’s Downtown Sonoma Afternoon

A Winemaker’s Downtown Sonoma Afternoon
Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Belle de Blanc, Dining in Sonoma - CA, Restaurants, Tasting Rooms in Sonoma - CA, Travel Guide for Sonoma - CA, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, White Wine, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Let’s begin this blog post from the end! Farewell, Sonoma! Had a great time tasting your wares with grower Henry Matthes! Blogs coming soon…. _____ #winelover #CAwine #whitewines #rhône #sonoma #norcal #travel #landscape #nature #grapes A photo posted by Becca Gomez Farrell (@thegourmez) on Apr 21, 2016 at 4:05pm PDT If you read my blog
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18 January, 2016

Gastown + Olympic Cauldron Waterfront Park

Gastown + Olympic Cauldron Waterfront Park
Comments : 1 Posted in : Bars in Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada, Dining in Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Vancouver - British Columbia -Canada, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

In this post, we’ll take our last Vancouver walk together — this time with plenty of food and drink to make up for all of those burned calories at Stanley Park! My sojourn in Vancouver was made easier by having my two nights’ stay comped by Nightswapping, a travel app and website that sets up
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15 January, 2016

Stanley Park

Stanley Park
Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Vancouver - British Columbia -Canada, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

Time for the next installment in my Vancouver, Canada, series! This time, I won’t make you read through the whole post to get the code for a free night’s stay at a local’s place. That comes courtesy of Nightswapping, who comped my two nights in the city. The code is Gourmez-NS, which you can redeem
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7 January, 2016

Granville Island

Granville Island
Comments : 1 Posted in : Dining in Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada, Restaurants, Sake, Travel Guide for Vancouver - British Columbia -Canada, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

Last month, I posted about the experience of using Nightswapping, a travel website and application, to make my first trip to Vancouver, Canada. This month, I’m blogging about my whirlwind tour of the city and giving you the chance to try Nightswapping with a code for a free night’s stay! Let’s start this series at
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7 December, 2015

Product Review: Nightswapping, a New Travel Lodging Exchange Site!

Product Review: Nightswapping, a New Travel Lodging Exchange Site!
Comments : 3 Posted in : Product Reviews, Travel Guide for Vancouver - British Columbia -Canada, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

Earlier this fall, I was invited to check out Nightswapping, a new entry into the web-based travel lodging scene. You may have heard of a few names in that game: AirBnB? Couchsurfing? Nightswapping combines a bit of both and takes money almost completely out of the equation with a night-for-night exchange approach. They’ve just released
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27 January, 2015

Sacred Introvert Glastonbury Travel Experience

Sacred Introvert Glastonbury Travel Experience
Comments : 3 Posted in : Announcements, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

I don’t normally post the press releases that I get, especially the travel ones because they are priced far above what I’d ever consider, much less what most of my readers would, I’m sure. But I found the idea of this travel opportunity enchanting–and I’m only 40% introvert!  So if you, too, love the concept
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3 December, 2014

Christmas Gift Ideas: Wojo Wallets and Enfusia Bath Products

Christmas Gift Ideas: Wojo Wallets and Enfusia Bath Products
Comments : 2 Posted in : Bath, Product Reviews, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours on by : The Gourmez

What’s that? I’m writing a product review that isn’t about food? In fact, I’m writing two of them, just in time to tickle on your Christmas gift-buying toes. Obligatory disclaimer: I received all of these items for free as samples from the companies. It’s up to you to decide if that makes me biased or
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