On a surprisingly warm Taco Tuesday night in the Burgh, I made my way to Cafe Nikos dressed in a Pens t-shirt and a little black sweater. I had Nikos on my PGH taco list for quite sometime after having read their 2 tacos for $3 weekly special listed on the banner outside the bar months ago. I recruited a fellow Mount Washington resident and friend, Jason, for a taco filled night at Nikos located at 212 Shiloh St up…
This year, heavy rain attempted to take over some of my favorite taco centered events like the Pittsburgh Taco Festival, Cinco de Mayo, and National Taco Day. It has not failed to make an appearance at each one of these occasions. On Thursday October 4th, for National Taco Day, it rained like crazy. Heavy downpours and floods led to many road closures in the South Hills. As a result, my Frisbee game was cancelled. A few of my league friends…
After Alexis, Hillary, and I traveled through Portland and Mount Rainier in our green Subaru Forester rental car (we looked like we were in an ongoing Subaru commercial while cruising along the lush mountains and amazing overlooks), we made it to Seattle for Labor Day weekend. After a late night of exploring a speakeasy, an arcade bar in Belltown, and a random house party south of the city, we were off to a late start Saturday morning. However, like any…
At the end of August, I took an extensive trip to the Pacific Northwest. The 11 day vacation included a long weekend in Napa Valley for a friend’s bachelorette party with my college crew followed directly with a trip to Portland and Seattle with my grade school buddies. Since I knew I would not have many opportunities for tacos in Napa, I saved all my taco explorations for Portland and Seattle with my grade school friends. How lucky were they?!…
After back to back weekends of Ultimate Frisbee Tournaments, I finally had a weekend free for Pittsburgh tacos. Lucky for me, the weekend I had open happened to be a part of Pittsburgh’s Restaurant Week. In the past, I would try to make an effort to make it to a few of the restaurants partaking in the event to expand my Pittsburgh foodie bubble. However, the hardest part for me is remembering which week the event falls. This time, my aunt…
Ann Arbor Taco Tour Part 1 By mid-September, my endless traveling every weekend for Frisbee and vacation will finally come to an end and I can get back to focusing on what really matters most… PGH tacos! I was just on the east coast for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament where I had a chance to taste some Jersey tacos. In this post, I am excited that I get to share my experience having Mid-west tacos when I went to another…
At the end of July, I attended my first Wildwood Ultimate Frisbee Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. With over 400 teams and 5,000 players, it was the biggest frisbee tournament I ever attended. My team may not have done so great, but at least we had awesome jerseys! Our team consisted of players from the Ultimate Frisbee Casual league in South Park, Pa. We were the Wedge Salads. The name originated from the South Park Clubhouse menu item called the…
As you may know by now, I like to ride my bicycle on the random days off I get during the week. I use this time to meet up with friends for lunch downtown, hit the gym, work on my blog, and sometimes grab a drink before returning home. One place in particular I like to venture for a post lunch beverage is Redfin Blues located right in Washington’s Landing Marina at 100 Waterfront Drive. My favorite time to come for…
A few weeks ago, I had the unusual treat of a free Thursday afternoon so I took advantage of this by biking with my friend, Sean. Typically, my Thursday nights are reserved for my Ultimate Frisbee league, but this week the league was on a temporary on hold between seasons. With only one Thursday evening to spare before summer Frisbee commenced, Sean and I decided to make our way to Voodoo Brewery by bicycle. I introduced Sean to a wonderful…
Havasupai Indian Reservation After 5 months of preparation, I was both excited and nervous to take a backpacking trip out west to the Havasupai Reservation in the Grand Canyon. Preparation for my backpacking adventure included walking up the Cathedral of Learning steps in Oakland with 20lbs on my back and watching YouTube videos on loading backpacks. I also set up my tents several times in my living room as well as in the Laurel Highlands. Additionally, researching mandatory camping gear…