Travels with Tam

Go to the Yard House and Eat Meatless Any Day of the Week!

March 5, 2018 By Tam Warner 3 Comments

I was thrilled to be introduced to this restaurant! My daughter-in-law is also a vegetarian (I’m more of a fish once in a while vegetarian) and suggested we dine at the Yard House at The Domain last time we were in Austin. They have an entire menu of my favorite #meatless, plant based protein “meat”, Gardein. If you’ve read my meatless Monday posts, you know Gardein is high on my list!

The Yard House Menu has several Gardein options! Yummy! I had the chicken tenders with truffle fries. I think I need to go to the one in Addison tonight, now that I think about it! Oh, and check out Gardeins Lime Chipotle Chicken strips….deeeeelicious! Check to see if there is a Yard House near you!

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Celebrate World Wildlife Day with a Gift to our Big Cats!

March 2, 2018 By Tam Warner 4 Comments

world wildlife day, big cats, lioness, lion, cheetah, leopards — Watching this beautiful lion hunt in Tanzania was an amazing experience!

From the Official Website of the UN World Wildlife Day: “On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The UNGA resolution also designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wildlife on the UN calendar. World Wildlife Day has now become the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife.

World Wildlife Day will be celebrated in 2018 under the theme “Big cats: predators under threat”.

I am so fortunate that I have had the opportunity to see big cats in the wild. Not everyone gets that chance, but everyone can help! Here are some suggestions to help protect threatened big cats!

SIGN A PETITION TO INDONESIA ASKING THAT SUMATRA, HOME TO MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES, BE PROTECTED INSTEAD OF TURNED INTO PALM OIL PLANATATIONS! https://www.change.org/p/protect-elephant-tiger-and-orangutan-habitats-in-sumatra

SPEAK WITH YOUR DOLLARS. 10 REASONS TO SKIP YOUR NEXT ZOO VISIT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT TEXAS HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION OF EXOTIC (WILD) PETS? WILD ANIMALS ARE SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN THE WILD. DO NOT CONTRIBUTE IN ANY WAY TO THE EXOTIC PET TRADE! What happens to these poor animals when their novelty wears off? Or when they are imported so rich people can say they shot a lion? http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/fatal-attractions/lists/facts-exotic-pet-trade/

Donate to:

World Wildlife Fund at https://www.worldwildlife.org/?utm_campaign=301-redirects&utm_source=wwf.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=wwf.org

Big Cats Initiative: https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/17-bc-adw?gclid=Cj0KCQiAieTUBRCaARIsAHeLDCThxcpiv7jYRhRu_urhAlVkOOUgzBCdrzPzd0SIUixwZNZxE36wdGkaAovPEALw_wcB

Cheetah Conservation Fund: https://cheetah.org/

Wild Conservation Society: https://www.wcs.org/our-work/wildlife/big-cats

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Fabulous Recipe for #MeatlessMonday from Cultureatz! Enjoy!

February 19, 2018 By Tam Warner 2 Comments

A fabulous recipe for almond soup on meatfree Monday!

https://cultureatz.com/almond-soup/

14 of the Most Badass Adventurers on Instagram in 2018 are Midlife Women!

February 16, 2018 By Tam Warner 15 Comments

Did you know that 14 of the most badass adventurers on Instagram in 2018 are midlife women? It’s true! Talk about inspiration! Here are women who will show you how to get out of your comfort zone and find excitement!

Points and Travel

badass adventurers, badass, women, comfort zoneoman to listen to, she knows what she is doing and can inspire to get out of your comfort zone! @pointsandtravel

A Taste of Travel

Aussie Jenny Freedman loves traveling on or near water, finding cool markets to stroll through, and iconic food. Her Instagram is filled with beautiful photographs of beaches, kayaks, and coastal towns galore! On A Taste of Travel Blog dot com Jenny says, “I love a bit of luxury but often I prefer to stay at a cute 3 Star boutique hotel and splurge on a fabulous meal. Food is important in my travels and restaurants play a big part when visiting a city.” Jenny’s destinations closely resemble anyone’s Bucket List, and she is happily out and about, spending the kid’s inheritance, and getting out of her comfort zone. One of the badass adventurers, indeed! @atasteoftravel

Traveling with MJ

Mary Jo Manzanares’ instagram feed is nothing short of heavenly. Among badass adventurers, she is a lover of color, it can be in nature, cooking, or in an animal, but color and a heart opening experience is what she offers. “MJ, is a traveler, travel writer, podcaster, and publisher. When she’s not on a trip, she’s planning or researching the next one and has a bag always packed, ready for the next great adventure. Her travel ethos is Value Luxury – that sweet spot where experience and price intersect to create WOW.” Mary Jo absolutely creates a feeling of WOW on her blog Traveling with MJ dot com and her instagram, @travelingwithMJ

Suzanne Stavert

@SuzanneStavert makes the Empty Nest look inviting, and even romantic! She and her husband Craig take full advantage of having no more children at home. Her feed is colorful and varied, from luxury hotels and beautiful locations to photos of incredible food, her family, and even her dog. She started Adventures of Empty Nesters dot com in 2014 to celebrate becoming an empty nester, and to share her adventures, expertise and enthusiasm. Her instagram and blog are filled with fun, great trips, fabulous food, and lifestyle tips. Suzanne is one of my favorite badass adventurers.

Green with Renvy

I love Alison Abott’s style, she is a woman after my own heart! She is a supporter of sustainability and eco-friendly ideas. Hers is a travel and lifestyle blog in all shades of GREEN. She loves eco-luxury, and her Instagram feed is full of colorful cultures, foods, and travel experiences. Alison has been in fashion and design, and turned to renovating homes with a green twist. She describes Green with Renvy dot com as follows: “an enjoyable riff on the concept of renovating your travel and lifestyle in sustainable shades of green. Reducing your carbon footprint can come in many forms, and even small steps can have a significant impact.” Enjoy her exciting Instagram feed, @GreenwithRenvy, and blog of the same name.

Travel with Sara

Sara Broers (Travel with Sara dot com) is the founder of the midwest travel chat (#MWTravel), and an advocate for traveling the midwest! Her feed is full of hidden gems you’ve never even heard of! Such a badass adventurer! She is also an expert on the Alabama Gulf Coast. I think her Instagram says it perfectly, she loves family, travel, beaches, cruises, mountains and Iowa. Sara’s Instagram feed is chock full of sunsets from wherever she is at the moment, landscapes, beautiful ocean vistas, and charming buildings or gardens. Sara knows that adventure is around every corner in life. @TravelwithSara

Wherever_i_mayroamblog

Melody Pittman and her daughter, Taylor Pittman Hardy, are the multi-generational wizards behind @wherever_i_mayroamblog. This fabulous feed is full of food, locations, cruises, and Disney! They are absolute Disney fanatics! If you like Walt Disney, this is the feed and blog for you! Nowhere is too small or obscure, they go everywhere. Melody seemingly never slows down! Wherever I May Roam Blog dot com is where you will find her online, because she is impossible to find otherwise. On Instagram and the blog, they are your resource for luxury travel, culture and eats with a side of smart spending!

Nomad Women

Donna Meyer is right on point as far as I am concerned. Her blog, Nomad Women dot com, and her Instagram @nomadwomen focuses on mature women who travel. “If you’ve never traveled, because of fear, family, finances, whatever, I want to show you why you can and should. If you think you’re traveling days are past, I want to prove you wrong. I want to empower us all to get up, get out and see all that the world has to offer us.” Amen, sistah! My sentiments exactly. Donna’s instagram feed is eclectic, from birds to orchestras to stained glass to the Petrified Forest, Donna gets around. Follow Donna and see what this beautiful world has to offer!

Boomeresque2

Suzanne Fluhr is the lady behind the curtain on Boomeresque. She is the Boomer Queen! Her feed bounces from architecture to animals to scenery to sunsets and giant turtles! I love it. She and her husband, whom she calls Mr Excitement (that just cracks me up!), are always up to something, and the best way to follow her is on her Instagram. For tips, travels, lifestyle, and something called Zentangle (sounds much too complicated for me!) call in at Boomeresque dot com. @Boomeresque2

Solo Traveler

Janice Waugh and Tracy Nesbitt are the cutting edge of solo travel. Their blog, Solo Traveler World dot com is the end of the line for everything you need to know about traveling solo. I love the rich diversity of their @solotraveler feed on Instagram. Is there anywhere these bad ass adventurers haven’t been? The feed is awesome, I especially love the photos of Janice with two Longhorns (TEXAS Longhorns), and the cross country skier Tracy. Their feed has postcard picture perfect photographs as well as Janice and Tracy on their travels. They are the source for traveling alone and getting out of that comfort zone.

Got Luxury Travel

This instagram feed, @gotluxurytravel is the brainchild of Irene Levine and Janice Mucalov, co-editors of Getting On Travel dot com, a travel magazine for those over 50. These badass adventurers take glorious photographs, from all of the contributors to the magazine. Variety is the name of the game from a variety of travelers over 50, but every photo is picture perfect and screams “you have to go to ….”! The range of subjects is really and truly all over the planet. Cultures, foods, animals, people…absolutely beautiful and a must-follow.

Here are two more recent feeds that I am thoroughly enjoying and I’m sure you will too. @itsabonniething and @golearnthings. So be sure and check them out for continued adventures in midlife! (www.golearnthings.com and www.itsabonniething.com) They are two badass adventurers!

Oh, and don’t forget me! @travelswithtam, an empty nester always renewing, revamping and reinventing life! Get out of your comfort zone and find inspiration! Suzanne Stavert, Sara Broers and Melody Pitman are my blog buddies and together we are truly badass adventures! Check out a whirlwind trip to Cozumel Mexico

(https://travelswithtam.com/4travelchicasincozumel-2/

by #4TravelChicas. Midlife and beyond belongs to us, and we need to squeeze everything we can from it! Follow me on travel adventures, dive trips, citizen science, and on seven continents!

See you on Instagram!

Introducing You to Two Small Towns with Texas Charm!

February 12, 2018 By Tam Warner 13 Comments

I want to introduce you to two small towns with Texas Charm!

Texas has everything. World class cities, southern hospitality, amazing nature reserves, and history. One of my favorite travel themes in Texas is that of the small, hometown, downtown! Texas is full of small town gems, and I would like to share two of them with you! Don’t worry, there will be more!

First, Georgetown, Texas, just an hour north of Austin off I-35.

visit Georgetown Texas, georgetown, texas hill country, poppy festival — Love this old guitar shop!

small downtowns, texas downtowns, texas town squares — Georgetown is town square proud!

visit georgetown texas, georgetown, Texas Hill Country — These facades are so pretty! Did you know that in the late 1800s they actually ordered these facades from a catalog???

visit georgetown texas, texas hill country, georgetown — And here is a statue of the famous Three Legged Willie! I just have to include this in any blog about Georgetown! Check him out!

Carrollton, Texas surprised me with its renovated old downtown! It is full of fun shops and restaurants.

*All photographs of Carrollton, Texas were taken by Alexandra Minton, www.alexandraminton.com

historic downtown, texas square — Historic downtown Carrollton, Texas has shops and restaurants you won’t want to miss!

downtown, square, texas — Adorable building of YUMMY Monkey King Noodle Co!

It really took me back to a time before my time!

Confession: I spent so much time in Blooms! It really took me back to my childhood with its candy, soda pops, and crazy gifts!

Hey Boomers, recognize these????? and taking our pop bottles back to the grocery for a dime?

Stay tuned for more Texas Towns!

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Meatless Monday! It Helps our Environment and it is Tasty, too!

February 5, 2018 By Tam Warner 7 Comments

volcano, batur, hot springs, bali — Famous rice terraces in Bali

It is Meatless Monday! I’m back with some facts about why everyone should go meatless at least once a week.

Carrollton, downtown Carrollton, monkey king, monkey kind noodle company — My first bite!

Did you know our population is expected to grow by 3 billion? “A shift in developing countries to eating more meat, and global consumption on track to double in 40 years point to the mother of all food crises down the road”. Add to that a crisis in the ocean which could lead to depleted fisheries, and the crisis is beyond belief. Did you know that “how much food we grow is not just limited by the amount of available land but meat-eaters need far more space than vegetarians. A Bangladeshi family living off rice, beans, vegetables and fruit may live on an acre of land or less, while the average American, who consumes around 270 pounds of meat a year, needs 20 times that”. The average American eats 270 pounds of meat a year! 270 pounds! I don’t know about you, but thinking about that makes me a little nauseous.

30% of the surface area of our planet is used for growing food for the animals we want to eat! 30%! Scientists say that we could feed twice the number of people on the planet if we would grow that food for human consumption instead of for the animals we want to eat. Food for thought, my friends! No pun intended.

For Meatless Monday I have more suggestions on vegetarian food you can eat! I bought an air fryer, and one of my favorite meals to fix in it is Gardein’s Crab Cakes. I love them! I don’t think you’d know you weren’t eating crab! I fix it with a little salad and perhaps some sweet potato fries. Yum! I think I know what I am having for dinner tonight!

Information from The Guardian

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