Beer Abroad: Ale & Hop (Barcelona, Spain)

A long day of wandering around Barcelona had me craving a craft beer and food! I found myself lost in one of the many similar looking small side streets in Barcelona. My map told me I was close but I had not found the beer. Taking one last look at the map, I was about to give up when I turned around … [Read more...]

Barcelona

It has almost been 3 weeks now that I have been traveling but it does not feel like long at all! On my way to Europe I had a little pit stop in Iceland :) It was about 30 hours in Reykjavik which allowed me to get a feel of the city, meet some cool Icelandic people, try some local beer, eat some … [Read more...]

El Gaff

Though Imperial was great for sipping on the beach in the hot, sticky weather, I needed to find some craft beer! When we were at Surf Mi in Esterillos, Piper had some bottled beers from Costa Rica's Craft Brewing Company and I just had to find it on draft! Though it started out a normal day with … [Read more...]

Pura Vida!

After our time in the city we were definitely ready for some rest and relaxation time on the beach! It was about a 3 hour bus ride from San Jose to Esterillos. Esterillos is on the west side of Costa Rica, about 30 km past Jaco. The bus dropped us off on the side of the road, literally. Luckily … [Read more...]

Restaurante Fresas

A note scribbled on the back of a receipt in the pocket of my jeans that read "Es 100 metros norte de restaurante fresas, san francisco de dos rios" was the only thought in my head as I arrived to Costa Rica. Customs went fairly quick and it was easy to get a taxi- no need to even utter the words … [Read more...]

Austin’s Beer and Bites

Though life has been jam packed, I took a vacation over our University spring break. If that had not been planned since Christmas, it would have probably not happened since though it may have been deserved, I did not necessarily have time for it and I am making up for it now. Moving, taxes, thesis, … [Read more...]