By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/16
Just a short drive from Baton Rouge, Louisiana you’ll find The Crown Jewel of Louisiana’s River Road, the Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, a 16 room grand antebellum estate filled with period antiques, Louisiana artwork and spectacular gardens. Beautiful inside and out, we got lost in the history and the amazing landscape. The tour guides [...]
Posted in Blog, Locations, Videos | Tagged baton rouge, betty davis, Bucket List, Cafe' Burnside, Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road, ghost, Houmas House and gardens, hush hush sweet charlotte, Latil's Landing Restaurant, Le Petite Houmas Restaurant, louisiana, McKenna, midlife road trip, Sandi, Wine Cellars of Houmas House |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/10
Here’s a fun-filled behind the scenes look at the Tejas Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged Bucket List, bull riding, cattle, cow, cowboy, cowgirl, hearding, humor, Rick Griffin, rodeo, rodeo school, roping, San Antonio, Sandi McKenna, Tejas, Texas, travel |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/10
We received several emails telling us that we HAD to eat at the Berry Fresh Cafe in Port St. Lucie , Florida. So when we were in the area filming at the PGA Village, we stopped by and were treated to some great food and great fun. Tweet
Posted in Food, Recipes, Reviews, Videos | Tagged berry Fresh cafe, Bucket List, PGA Village, Port st. Lucie, Shrimp and Grits |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/10
We got to check something else off our Bucket List as we trained at the official PGA Training Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It was so cool learning from the people who train the pros on the PGA tour. The technology they use is nothing short of AMAZING. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged Bucket List, caddy, driving, golf, knickerbockers, midlife, PGA, professional, putting, Rick Griffin, Sandi McKenna, technology, training |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/09
We always love tagging along with others when they get to fulfill their bucket list dreams. Here’s a fun behind the scenes look at the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama with our friend Max Akins, where we drove real NASCAR race-cars at speeds of 174mph! Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged Bucket List, Dale Jarrett, fun, midlife, NASCAR, racing, road trip, superspeedway, Talladega |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/09
It’s not every day you get to see rhinos playing leap-frog! If you love animals, you’re gonna love our behind the scenes look at Lion Country Safari, in West Palm Beach Florida. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged adventure, behind the scenes, birds, Bucket List, giraffe, leap frog, lion, Lion Country Safari, monkey, rhino, Rick Griffin, Sandi McKenna, tour, wildebeest, zebra |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/09
We headed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to check out Dreamland BBQ – one of the most famous BBQ joints in the whole world! Tweet
Posted in Alabama, Videos | Tagged Alabama, bbq, Big Daddy, Bishop, celebrities, cooking, Dreamland, Dreamland BBQ, food, football, pork, ribs, Sauce, Tuscaloosa |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/05/01
Sandi goes behind the scenes at Battle of the Dance in Anaheim, California where she learns a step or two from some of the best in the business. Is she ready for Dancing with the Stars? You be the judge! Either way, she got to check something off her Bucket List. Tweet
Posted in Blog, California, Videos | Tagged Anaheim. California, Battle of the Dance, Bucket List, dance, Dancing, Dancing With the Stars, flamenco, irish dancing, learning, midlife road trip, music, Orange County, Sandi McKenna, so you think you can dance, spain |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/04/09
Seeing 1.5 million bats take flight is an amazing sight. While in Austin, Texas for SXSW (South by Southwest) we visited the famed Congress Bridge – home of the largest urban bat colony in the world! Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged Austin, bat, Bat Appreciation Week Apr 8- 14, bat bridge, bat swarm, bats, bilingual, Congress Bridge, flight, fly, kite, midlife, Rick Griffin, SXSW, Texas, tourists, travel, TX |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/03/22
Austin, Texas is known for incredible food and fantastic music, but we visited Austin because it’s WEIRD! … another check off our Bucket List! Tweet
Posted in Texas, Videos | Tagged 6th street, Austin, bars, bats, Congress Bridge, festival, food, music, SXSW, Texas |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/03/03
A friendly scuba diver from beAdiver.com greets the Midlife Road Trip cast and crew at the New York Times Travel Show. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged diver, midlife road trip, New York, New York Times Travel Show, NY Times, rock, scuba, under water |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/02/28
Rick and Sandi learned some moves with the fabulous cast of Battle of the Dance in Anaheim, California. Are they ready for Dancing with the Stars? … you be the judge. Tweet
Posted in Blog, Videos | Tagged Anaheim, Battle of the Dance, Bucket List, California, Dancing, Dancing With the Stars, DWTS, humor, Orange County, Rick Griffin, road trip, Sandi McKenna |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/02/28
Sandi gets an up close look at some of the biggest animals on earth on a whale watching adventure from the Dana Wharf in Dana Point, California. Meanwhile, Rick loses his sandal. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged blue whale, blue whales, California, Dana point, dana wharf, Dolphins, fluke, Orange County, Rick Griffin, Sandi McKenna, whale watching |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/02/27
Great tips and advice for anyone skiing this season. Tweet
Posted in Videos | Tagged alta, mountains, park city, Ski tips, skiing, snow, utah |
By Midlife Road Trip on 2012/02/26
TMZ catches Midlife Road Trip co-host, Rick Griffin with his fly open. Tweet
Posted in Blog, Videos | Tagged @RickGriffin, Academy Awards, fly, midlife road trip, Oscars, Rick Griffin, scandal, TMZ |
