Yummy Snack for you to try: Almondina!


Disclosure: I received samples for review purposes.  One of my readers will also be receiving a sample pack.  All opinions are my own. May include affiliate links. 

I am always on the lookout for new snack options.  I’m often the type of the person who’s on the go often.  Driving around in my car from store to store, or from adventure to adventure so I often like to carry snacks with me to munch on along the way.  I was recently introduced to Almondina Biscuits
, and I have become a fan:

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Almondina is a cookie.  A very delicious I might add with a variety of flavors.  When my package arrived I was blown away by all the flavor offerings:

almondina cookies

Flavors include: Sesame, Choconut, The Original Almond Biscuit, Cinnaroma, Gingerspice, ChocolateCherry, and many many more.

This cookie is all natural with no added fat or salt, and no cholesterol.  Upon opening my first package of the Cinnaroma, I was blown away by the smell of cinnamon that came at me.  A very pleasant smell, I must add.  And soon began biting into these cookies.  And loved every bite.

Almondina Cookies

This is a cookie that I can see easily pairing with wine or an afternoon tea:

wine pairing

Needless to say I’ve found a new snack that I will be eating over and over.  The Almondina Cookies retail for 3.49 for a 4 oz. package.

And now one of my lucky readers has a chance of winning a sample pack of Almondina Cookies:

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No purchase necessary, void where prohibited.  Must be 18 years or older and reside in the US.  Must not have won previously.  All other rules can be found on MN Girl in the World’s sweepstakes page here.

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Book Review: Nowhere AZ


Disclosure: I received a book for review purposes.  I am apart of the blog tour for Nowhere AZ.  All opinions are my own. May include affiliate links. 

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It’s been awhile since I wrote about a book, but when I was asked to read “Nowhere, AZ,” I liked the concept and readily agreed.  This book was my kind of the book from the beginning.  Sharing different stories from different towns as odd things began to happen around  the main character.

“Always going somewhere.  Never getting anywhere” is how the back of the book describes what’s about to unfold in Nowhere AZ.  Negative energy seems to haunt the narrator as he goes from town to town heading west.  Now a convicted killer on the loose with no one left to rely on and no place to call home, so he heads west.

When confrontation hits, odds things begin to happen around him so he tries to avoid it at all costs, but sometimes it’s just impossible.  And this is how the story begins with a series of events where odd things begin to happen at different travels in his life.

As the story continues, we learn more and more about the narrator.  About his life, and upon the town he landed on as more and more odd things add up.  The narrator is truly telling the story of his life and that’s how the book reads.

As he continues west, as we gain knowledge of his life and what happened, he works harder at erasing his existence, but often times, the past seems to catch up him.  Needless to say, this was a book that kept you hanging on every word.  Not only to figure out more about the narrator, but how others in the book would handle him.

And only leaving the question of where he would end up next.

“Always Moving, Never Getting Anywhere, Nowhere AZ.”

 

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The Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show!


Disclosure: I am attending this year’s show taking place January 25th though 26th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. 

I am  a huge fan of travel shows.  One, I get to learn about big international trips that are possible to take at these shows, but for me, being new to Northern California, I get to grab information and learn about my surroundings, and plan regional trips if I truly choose too.

Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show

The Bay Area Travel and Adventure show is taking place this weekend January 25th through 26th, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Admission to attend the show is 10 Dollars if you purchase online or 15 dollars at the door.  Each ticket is valid for one day admission.  They have a two day ticket available for 16 online or 24 dollars at the door.  Children 16 and under are admitted “FREE.”

Travel Show

This year at the show, guests will have the opportunity to partake in Rock Climbing and Ziplining along with viewing different cultural performances throughout the day.

Another big part of the show is their speaker lineups including their Taste of Travel cooking stage:
Taste of Travel

Chefs will be showcasing some of their favorite travel cuisines including Chef Jeff Gambardella, Prince Damons, Chef Berlin Lillard, Chef Miriam Russell-Wadleigh on Saturday and Sunday include: Petroni Vineyards, Chef Austin Perkins, and Chef Edward Blyden.

Travel Show

Beyond the Taste of Travel Stage there are other speaker lineups including Samantha Brown, Rick Steves, Patricia Schultz and many many more.  They are catering to every travel lover out there.

Exhibitors

 

And while you’re waiting to see a demonstration or speaker there are tons of exhibitors on hand there to answer your questions while you register to win great giveaways and opportunities.  It’s bound to be a great time.

 

 

 

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