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Back of the Envelope Travel Guide: The Del Mar Scene

August 20, 2008 at 12:00 PM | 0 Comments

When you think of horse racing you immediately think of the big guys like the Kentucky Derby or the Belmont. Or maybe you just picture grumpy old guys bickering over horses and swapping stories.

But at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, outside of San Diego, there's so much going on that they call it the Del Mar Scene.

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Fall Festival Travel: Seafood, Jazz & Brew on Hilton Head

August 19, 2008 at 11:30 AM | 0 Comments

After filling up on many of the culinary delicacies offered at this year's crop of state fairs, you may be interested in something a little more refined. That's where the Seafood, Jazz & Brew Festival on Hilton Head Island comes in. This year, the festival takes place on the evening of Friday, September 12 and runs through the next afternoon.

As you relax near the water at Shelter Cove Community Park on Friday, you'll enjoy some jazz while feasting on some of the best local seafood specialties the island has to offer. (Spots to try include Ocean Grille, CQ's and Antonios.) Admission to the evening's events is $50 per person, and you should act quickly as last year sold out.

Come Saturday afternoon the action's at Shelter Cove Harbour. There will be a home brew contest here, and $10 will get you four "tasting tokens." For the extra thirsty, you'll be able to buy two additional tokens for just a buck.

Related Stories:
· Seafood, Jazz and Brew 2008 [Official Site]
· Fall Festivals Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Savannah Grandfather]

Boozy Travel: World Beer Festival

August 1, 2008 at 2:05 PM | 0 Comments

You still have two months to plan your visit to Durham, North Carolina for the 2008 World Beer Festival. Presented by All About Beer magazine, the festival is celebrating its 13th year in the Tarheel State. The event takes place on October 4 at the much upgraded home of the Durham Bulls, The Durham Athletic Park. So after one too many, you can live your dream of being a professional ballplayer, even if you're only in the minor leagues.

There are two sessions for the festival, one in the afternoon (for dorks) and one in the evening (for the cool kids). Each guest will receive a commemorative tasting glass and then will mosey around the festival grounds to enjoy sample pours from more than 150 breweries from around the world. Live music on the main stage along with many food vendors will help you relieve your beer munchies without missing a beat.

Tickets for the festival start at $40 and go on sale on August 20. They go quickly, so if you're planning a visit to the festival, set the alarm on your new iPhone. If you want a classier experience, pony up for the $75 VIP tickets: They grant you access to some extra beer selections and complimentary food.

Related Stories:
· World Beer Festival [Official Site]
· North Carolina Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Not a photo of the World Beer Festival: free-ers]

Beer Festival Travel: Beer-Drinking Horses in Copenhagen

June 11, 2008 at 9:15 AM | 0 Comments

Beer lovers who missed out on the world's biggest pub crawl in Australia last weekend can take heart: You just need a ticket to Copenhagen for September.

The European Beer Festival 2008 will take place in the Danish capital September 12-14. The PR people say it's for "discriminating beer connoisseurs" but we're sure you don't have to belong to the toffee-nosed beer-sniffing set to enjoy a beer festival.

This one sounds particularly fun because it will be held in part of the Carlsberg breweries--very recently vacated as production is moving to another site. That means beer fest visitors can see some of the more private parts of the brewery, including the horse stables. Entry tickets include your first two beers and a detailed beer guide, if you want the low down on all the ale you're swilling.

Related Stories:
· European Beer Festival [Official Site]
· Hit the Pub Route in Queensland [Jaunted]
· Copenhagen Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: kevincrumbs]

Memorial Day Travel: The Weekend in Beer

May 23, 2008 at 5:00 PM | 0 Comments

Sure, this weekend is the unofficial start of summer. More importantly, though, it's the mega-official start of outdoor beer-drinking season. We believe it was Washington Irving who so succinctly summed it up, saying, "They who drink beer will think beer."

We've most definitely got cold beer on the brain but before we crack our first tall boy, we thought we'd put together a big list of suds festivals for ya. Enjoy.

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It's September, It Must Be Oktoberfest!

September 19, 2006 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments


It always feels a bit like the Germans are cheating us, opening Oktoberfest, as they do, in September. But those who have the beer rule, so you should know that this week is the first official week of Munich's ale-swilling Oktoberfest for 2006. Local businesses are hoping the World Cup happiness hangover will encourage visitors to exceed last year's effort of drinking 6.1 million litres of beer and eating almost 480,000 roast chickens.

But it's not all beers and chickens. Locals like the billion-euro income but are not so impressed with some of the results of all that alcohol:

The festivities tend to turn rowdy in the evenings with drinkers yelling, thumping the tables and lunging at passers-by.
So drink your beer in moderation, sing a hearty German folk song but beware of dangerous thumpers and lungers.

[Image via Office Geek/Flickr]

Related stories:
Germans Crack Open the Beers [The Age]
10 Very Unofficial Oktoberfest Tips [boarding.no]

Back of the Envelope Belgium Beer Guide

July 7, 2006 at 6:19 PM | 0 Comments

With the help of a bit of "Jaunted Luck" we ended up spending the weekend in Antwerp during the seventh annual Bierpassie.

Under the tent we were able to quickly and efficiently suss out the tastiest Belgian beers, of course what follows is just our opinion, well, except for the Michael Jackson thing, that is a fact.

Click "More" for Jaunted's top Belgian beers list...

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