I once toured a distillery in Portland, Oregon where we drove to a quiet warehouse district of town, walked into a small aluminum, garage-like building and the tasting room was a short wooden bar in the middle of the production facilities. The Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky is nothing like [...]
Apparently, three Argentine asados, at different wineries, in five days would just not do. We could just not let the burping up flavors of chorizo and blood sausage subside. So, we decided to ditch the vineyards of Argentina temporarily to go to a meaty lunch at La Posado del Jamon. [...]
I was sitting at my laptop today planning out my travel schedule for the next few months of bucket list adventures and came to the realization that my husband just may forget my face. I will be putting a photo of me on the bathroom mirror for when he brushes [...]
I am a huge fan of taking cooking classes in the countries I travel to. Even after the one lesson in Barcelona led me to the unfortunate conclusion that I don't like paella. Hopefully, there would be no such outcome while learning to make Pad Thai at Thai Orchid Cookery in Chiang Mai. I might be devastated. [...]
Yesterday, I sat at the bar of my restaurant watching a three year old boy, dining at a neighboring table, as he licked the salt shaker like it was an ice cream cone. For over ten minutes he licked, sucked and shook the salt into his mouth, leaving the shaker [...]
Besides a short horseback ride through the Chilean vineyards of J. Bouchon Winery, I have not had a horse encounter in over twenty years. Until now, until Kentucky. Frankly, it's hard not to have a horse experience here. Lexington, Kentucky is a horse lovers haven with equine farms spread throughout [...]
Massage parlors are like tuk tuks in Thailand, they are everywhere. And at four bucks a pop for an hour foot massage, it would have been a shame not to indulge. Especially, right after spending the hot morning walking miles all over Chiang Mai searching for the perfect souvenir at [...]
In Southeast Asia you will find the Golden Triangle, where the countries Burma (Mynamar), Thailand and Laos meet with only a narrow river as the boundary. While I was visiting on the Thailand side, there was the opportunity to take a long boat across the Mekong River to step foot on Laos. There was not [...]
Our first winery stop on our South America wine tour was to J. Bouchon, in the Maule Valley of Chile. And it was beautiful at the winery, known as Santa Maria de Mingre, with it's hacienda style dwelling, expansive vineyards, resident horses, inviting patios and magazine worthy interior decor. But, [...]
I am not sure what my fascination is with eating bizarre foods, but prior to heading to Thailand there were a couple things that I knew for sure, one was that I would be riding in a tuk tuk and another was that I would absolutely, positively be eating insects. [...]
Bucket List Journey is a travel, gastronomy and new experience site that attracts readers from all walks of life; from the newbie nomad to the experienced foodie to the bucket list enthusiast and everywhere in between. On this site, Annette shares her personal journey of bucket list worthy experiences in travel, food and adventure.
Annette is a freelance writer, the owner of a Michelin recommended restaurant in Northern California and creator of the award winning travel & lifestyle blog, Bucket List Journey. She is checking the world off her bucket list, one adventure at a time and inspiring readers to push through their fears in order to pursue their passion.
She has been recognized and worked with a multitude of top companies, such as Frommers, Sandals Resorts and NATJA — while exploring more than 40 countries on 5 continents.
Her wanderlust has taken her around the world where she has swam with thousands of jellyfish in Palau, bathed elephants at a rescue in Thailand, rappelled down a 100 foot waterfall in Costa Rica, climbed Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka, nibbled on chicken feet in Hong Kong and so much more.
She has contributed to such publications as Adventure Planet Magazine, Merge Magazine, Huntington Beach News and is a regular blogger at the online news site P360. Her blogging awards include NATJA’s Gold Medal for Independent Travel Blog, inclusion on the Expeditioner’s Top 50 Travel Blogs and Nomadic Samuel’s Top 100 Travel Blogs.
For her culinary skills, she has been featured on KRON4 television, Mix it Up Magazine, Petaluma Magazine and the Press Democrat. She also currently writes a well-received foodie newsletter, Restaurant Life. For more credits, contributions and interviews see her press page…
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