This post actually took the form of a very, very long private Facebook post earlier. Nonetheless, I wanted to share it a little bit more widely. Thus, here we are. I’m not even sure where this status is gonna go, but the TL;DR is: give praise where praise is due. Recognize people, positively. It’s Actively …
Category: Traveling Adventures
#HOW2Bristol: The Battle at Bristol is finally here.
They say it was more than 20 years ago when the 2 universities first began thinking about the idea of having a football game in Bristol, Tennessee. Bristol is home to the Bristol Motor Speedway, which is known to some as “The Last Great Colosseum” and is usually the site to NASCAR races. If you ran two …
Every new person I met last month.
If you’re a faithful reader of this blog, you know that I have a goal of meeting 1 new person every single day. For the month of July 2016, I decided to embark on a little adventure that would document that goal. I wanted to make a note on every single person that was my …
#HOW2Montréal.
For the most part, what happens in Montréal stays in Montréal. But there are some general things I MUST share with you all from a fantastic recent trip north of the border for a buddy’s bachelor party! Check out the slideshow below. All in all, some must-do’s when you’re in Montréal: Check out Mount Royal. …
Montréal is beautiful.
This is one beautiful country. I’ll share more from the trip when I’m back stateside. For now – here’s a gorgeous picture of Montrèal’s beautiful skyline from a Canadian island. It is the site of the Picnic Electronik festival we went to earlier this afternoon! I’ll be back tomorrow! :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-aBwnBV4C/?taken-by=hesonwheels
Don’t go there. Live there.
With all of the challenges I’ve faced recently, I’ve officially decided to not let it get in the way of the travel bug that is always biting me. Waiting around for your HMO and doctors and, frankly, your body to do what you want them to do is a game that no one likes to …
YES! Open letter from VA to DC.
Just discovered this today. And my life is better for it. And yours should be, too. It’s going to be my go-to thing to send to friends from/based out of D.C. who complain about NOVA life or going to NOVA for some adventures. From Taco Bamba to Marumen to the Mosaic District to Captain Gregory’s …
The [Blacksburg] Stranger Dinners live on.
If you’ve read HESONWHEELS for any legitimate period of time, you know all about how much I love to throw intimate gatherings called Stranger Dinners. If you haven’t, that’s okay – catch up here. :) When I first started planning these dinners, I never thought of any kind of “legacy” that could be formed from …