True Adventurers

True adventurers are hard to find, and when you do find them they're simply an inspiration. Such were Peter Root and Mary Thompson who lost their lives while on a cycling adventure around the world. Please check out their travel blog, Two on Four Wheels, here.

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"I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate." -Vincent Van Gogh

Here's to the adventurers of life! Thank you for being an inspiration.

Cupcake Adventure Time

The other day we took a mini adventure to The Flying Cupcake, this amazing bakery in Indy. We've been there once before, but this time we have the delicious evidence to prove it! Our cupcake picks this time? Red Velvet Elvis (with chocolate chips in the batter!), Pucker Up (lemony goodness), I'll Drink to that Pink Champagne (cheers!), and Cheeky Cherry Cheese (who says you can't have cheesecake and cupcakes together?). 

 

 All of them were muy delicioso! If you haven't tried them yet, do it! They even have their own food truck named Petunia! Happy adventuring!

Take the Devil and Show Him My Art

Very exciting news readers! Chunk's art is featured in DmC: Devil May Cry which drops today! Such an exciting thing! We hope that this will lead to more adventures and more opportunities. Remember to always dream big! Happy adventuring!

Guy Fieri Stop #1: Jersey's Cafe

So to start off our Guy Fieri Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives adventures, we made our first stop Jersey's Cafe in Carmel, IN. Check out the episode here.

We were pretty pumped as the episode had made us hungry for loaded potatoes and sandwiches! We started off with the fresh made loaded potatoes (obviously!). Side note: They make almost everything from scratch- even the bread! Yum! KJ had the Cuban sandwich and Chunk had the bacon cheese steak.

We ate so much, but didn't have that gross after eating feeling you sometimes get from overeating processed foods. Highly recommend! We can't wait for our next stop! Happy adventuring!

Hello readers! Our apologies for not updating in a while. Our adventures have been put to the side for a while because we've been busy with organizing businesses/jobs/lives etc! However, our newest pursuit for 2013 will be food related. Who can't relate to food? We're planning on visiting all of the places that Guy Fieri has in Indiana for his show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.

So where do you think we should start? We're thinking of hitting up XXX Family Restaurant in West Lafayette this weekend. Burgers anyone?

Fudge This, Michigan!

As we write this, we're sitting in a hotel room in Oshkosh, WI, on our way to the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Milwaukee. How did we get here? Well, some friends of ours got married in Thompsonville, MI at a super cool resort, and instead of going home we decided to hit up the UP (that's Upper Peninsula for all of you unaware).

We arrived in the UP Sunday night, crossing Mackinac Bridge (huge and amazing- see below), and stayed two nights in St. Ignace. We lucked out with location, as the ferry to Mackinac Island was right across the street from our hotel (which, by the way, was a bit old-school, but solid- note the key). 

When we stepped off the ferry Monday afternoon we were met with a barrage of people, bikes, people on bikes, and horse drawn carriages. We spent an hour walking the streets (street, rather) trying to find a place to eat. After settling on a spot, we sat down and weren't greeted or spoken to for 10 minutes. So, instead we left, and found a different spot (where, surprise surprise, another group that had left the aforementioned spot after no greeting, also sat).

The rest of our visit to Mackinac Island involved a trip up the hill to Fort Mackinac (quite a hike, but gorgeous views) and a carriage ride around the island with some super cheesy tour guides. The first guide indulged in only a few jokes, and otherwise entertained us (he also looked like Jake Gyllenhaal- a plus for KJ). Our second guide drove us through the State Park where we got to see Arch Rock. He seemed to enjoy his jokes a little too much for our liking.

And don't worry, we got some fudge. Orange pomegranate and sea salt caramel, as well as some other flavor we can't recall from Sanders. Note: The second photo is from a different fudge shop on the island- they've got something like 17 total!

On our return, we enjoyed dinner at our inn's restaurant where Chunk had a plank steak (apparently planks are HUGE in the UP).

So today we departed for Oshkosh, WI - a good break between there and Milwaukee. Of course we had to do some touristy things, so we stopped at Castle Rock, a cool and very high old-school lookout. Chunk loved it, KJ held on for dear life. 

We also checked out some scenic spots while traveling around the Northern coast of Lake Michigan. 

 We've enjoyed our mini road trip, and can't wait for the Song Festival. Hope to see you there!

Happy adventuring!

Give Me Your Schnitzel!

The other day we decided to trek over to the east side of Indy to check out the famous Heidelberg Haus. Not sure of what we were walking into, we were surprised by the kitschyness of it. Not that that's bad, but we felt like we were walking through our European grandmothers' basements. Note the decor below:

Since 1968, the Heidelberg Haus has been a fixture in the Indianapolis area, bringing authentic German cuisine and baked goods (as well as groceries, beer steins, and other fun German things) to the Midwest. So we took a seat and out waitress, dressed appropriately in beer maid garb, brought us a menu that basically laid out our choices of various sausages accompanied by rye bread and German potato salad.

The verdict? Delicious! We then checked out the pastry case (obviously), and took home a bevy of cookies and a slice of cake for each of us. All in all it was a good trip, minus the rude dude that barged his way in front of us at the pastry case after we'd waited patiently for almost 10 minutes. Guess some people can't wait for their sugar fix!

Happy adventuring!