Minneapolis Travel Blogs

The Big Chief (Adrian) could not come to Minneapolis, and have all-party and no-culture, could he? COULD HE? Well, not this weekend!!! Art A Whirl is a weekend of open studio tours through Northeast Minneapolis that is self guided. All that one needs is the Artist Directory, and a map, and&nb…

On another great sunny summer day in Minnesota, I went to check out the last day of the Basilica Block Party at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. The main acts took place the two nights before, but there were several popular local acts that performed today. The benefit of going today was tha…

(For some reason all the pictures are only showing below...) Traveling with children is never easy....Dad I am hungry, Dad I am thirsty, Dad I need to go to the potty, Daddy!....ahahahhahahhaa! If you have been a parent, you know! If you are soon to be a parent, you shall know soon enough! So,…

So after fighting to get out of the bed this morning...  I dragged myself in the shower and got myself ready. Lord Mike had a package that needed to be signed for... and at the time, we thought it was arriving at 1030...  Betsy had family plans so she was out and about already!We drove fo…

Clueless as to the debauchery and mayhem that ensued just a few hours before I arrived...I stepped off the NWA redeye from Vegas and into my sporty (not) Chevy Cobalt....Hellllloooo Minneapolis! I quick texted Nancy (FancyNancy) to get their location...turns out they just finished brunch (bummer...…

again.. this is 3:27AM and I have a TB brunch at 10:30... so these are only the photo's... but I did lose my car in the parking garage... had to walk around MPLS to find the garage I parked in... sigh... and there's some other stuff more interesting than that too!!!  Get prepared!!!

The last time I went for a run was in Selcuk, Turkey, some nine and a half months ago.  I’m beginning to regret my decision to abandon the effort on the road.  I mean, I did manage to get some exercise while traveling.  I stomped around Europe, climbed a mountain, trekked to Machu …

We met in the morning at Wilde Roast Cafe for brunch.  I had a breakfast burro which was yummy.  Mark played us a song on the piano.   After, we went to Nicollet Island Pavilion and walked around the park.  Then walked across a walking/biking bridge that spans the Mississippi …

We began the morning with brunch at Wilde Roast Cafe (most of us late, of course!).  We got the meeting room again, which was complete with a piano!  While we waited for our meals, Mark hopped up and played us a song.  It was great!  I wasn't that impressed with my meal, but the…

It is the day before I embark on my big adventure.  I  can't describe how nervous I am, but I am also very excited and anxious to leave.   All the preparations and good byes have been hard, but I know it will be worth it.  Tomorrow I fly out of here and will arrive in Shann…

  SATURDAY BRUNCHWilde Times a Brewin’ BRUNCH ATTENDEES   1. alyssa_ob – Alyssa, St. Paul, Minnesota. www.travbuddy.com/alyssa_ob   2. fancynancy – Nancy, Las Vegas, Nevada. www.travbuddy.com/fancynancy   3. festerwretch – Jeremy, Krokow, Poland.www.travbuddy.…

The quest to visit all Major League Baseball stadiums has continued in 2009.  I tried to visit the Metrodome last year but it never did work out.    This year is different because it is the Twins final year at the Metrodome, so I had to visit!  I looked at the schedule…

  Buffoonery at the Birthday Bash   I attended Alyssa’s (alyssa_ob) birthday bash at the Shout House in Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Block E. Ten of us celebrated her big day with a bombastic night of food and frolicking fun.   Alyssa and I visited the Shout House as part of Aug…

I was excited to celebrate my birthday at the Shout House because the birthday person gets a bunch of free things and FREE DRINKS all night!  If you bring three friends in on the Tuesday of your birthday week you get a free t-shirt, hat, keychain and souvenir mug good for free drinks.  Th…

I have safely returned home from Mardi Gras, despite my best efforts to avoid leaving New Orleans (see attached picture).  Ok, Ok, obviously the smile on my face gives it away - I was not really arrested.  I just asked the officer if I could take a picture with him, and afterwards he…