Dear Friends and Fellow Adventurers, Gourmet Girl Gail here writing from sunny and now temperate Santa Barbara. We’ve had some oppressive heat waves the past few weeks. Over now, hopefully, and I trust everyone is still doing well considering the challenges we’re facing at the moment. I’ve written about our stays at Hipcamps before. They […]
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Autumn in France
Hello friends! Gourmet Girl Denise here from the Loire, France. The rains have begun intermittently with sporadic sunshine peeking through the grey clouds from time to time. The air is crisp at night though it is still too warm during the day to start a fire in my dining room fireplace. This particular fireplace (there […]
Travels with Abigail — Part 2
Greetings! Gourmet Girl Gail here writing from sunny Santa Barbara, and I’m excited to share some more of our travels with Abigail. On a recent trip up to Lake of the Woods in Oregon, we made stops at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz area, Mendocino/Fort Bragg, and Patrick’s Point. Big Basin […]
Camping in France
Hello friends and campers! Gourmet Girl Denise here from the little village of Mouliherne, France in the Maine et Loire. All of the oak forests are in leaf and bustling with life in this part of France. Swallows are nesting and just the other day I looked out of my kitchen window and there on […]
Why Family Camping Trips Are a Great Idea!
“There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.” I don’t know who said that, but it’s absolutely true! Gourmet Girl Gail writing from sunny Santa Barbara! Summer is here and with it comes the opportunity to plan some family camping trips. According to the 2018 North American […]
Road Trip to Southwest Arizona!
Dear Friends and Followers, Gourmet Girl Gail here. We trust everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving! There is so much to be grateful for, and we feel blessed each and every day for our good friends, including all of you, and the wonderful possibilities for new adventures and experiences in the future. A couple of weeks […]
Happy Thanksgiving From The Loire River Valley!
Hello Food and Travel Lovers! Gourmet Girl Denise here. Greetings from the Loire River Valley in France! It’s been a couple of months since I wrapped up my business, packed up my computer, crated my beloved kitty, Milo the Magnificent, and jumped onto a plane headed for France. Trying to juggle all of those things […]
Camp Like a Girl at Rad Night!
As summer comes to an end, there’s still time for a campout or two before the kids head back to school and the chill of autumn sets in. Naturally, we hope you’ll indulge yourselves and keep getting outdoors even after Labor Day weekend! Nicole Biergiel and Sarah Klooster are seasoned campers who love the outdoors […]
The Gourmet Girls Are On The Road Again!
Hello fellow campers and lovers of food and wine! Gourmet Girl Denise here with the news of the week. We are headed to Jacksonville, Oregon this week for a book signing and to serve up three delectable little bites from our cookbook “The Gourmet Girls Go Camping” at the beautiful Dancin Vineyards, where our hosts […]
A Lovely Adventure at Adventure 16
Hello Friends and Followers, Gourmet Girl Gail here. Happy August! We started off the month with a book event this past weekend in Los Angeles at Adventure 16, L.A.’s oldest outdoor specialty shop. I bought my very first pair of hiking boots there over 20 years ago! It’s a huge (18,000 square feet) fantastic store filled […]