Monthly Archives: July 2010

A little BBQ competition in Lockhart, Texas (Part 2 or 2)

After our first stop in Lockhart at Black's Barbecue, we made our way to Kreuz and Smitty's. Kreuz Market has been around since 1900 and sticks strong to the Texas fundamentals of BBQ. In 1990, Kr

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A little BBQ competition in Lockhart, Texas (Part 1 or 2)

With a population of 14,267 +/-, it is surprising to find 4 amazing barbecue restaurants in the little town of Lockhart, Texas. But if you know anything about Texas, then you know that BBQ is a reli

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I heart street food and puffy tacos! Austin, Texas

After completing the classics, I had a list of new food items I wanted to try while in Austin. With little persuasion, my mom, sister and niece were on board. So as soon as we woke up, we were off

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The beginning of a beautiful road trip for my belly: Austin, Texas USA

I am not sure if you are like us, but in my family we plan all of our trips around food. That is probably why I have not seen the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park yet. When I told Beau th

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One Pupusa = Optimistic Time Warp to El Salvador

I was sitting at my computer having a typical wanderlust attack watching a rotating screen saver of our travel photos. This photo came up: It seems like a lifetime ago when we took this photo on a

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Big Things To Come for The World Effect

We've been getting quite a few emails asking us what's next for us. I thought we owe you all a quick rundown of what The World Effect has in store.You may have noticed that our tag line for our blog

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Colorado Love: Live Music

Another one of our loves is going to see live music in Colorado. We are proud to say that our state is filled with great concert sites. With venues from big to small like Red Rocks, Fillmore, Hi-Div

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Colorado Love: Denver Art Museum

We have decided to keep up with the positive thoughts about coming home and continue our search for the reasons why we love Colorado. Coming home after 460 days on the road gave us a chance to have

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