Tybee Island, Georgia

I’m feeling a bit crabby today......

We are making our way back to Savannah, GA in September. Last time we were there was not the best trip we ever had. It rained almost the entire time, our hotel was not ready, the car broke down (thank goodness for CAA), it was a nightmare the minute we arrived.  We were looking forward to a wonderful time in Savannah – but it just wasn’t meant to be – Not Savannah’s fault. So, in keeping with our tradition of ‘righting every vacation wrong’, we are heading back. This time we will have a great time and we will share with you all we did and the fun we had.

However, until then....There was one super bright spot in our previous trip to Savannah, and that involves Tybee Island.

On Tybee Island, we found an amazing local restaurant that was a little out of the way but worth the drive. The Crab Shack is located at 40 Estill Hammock Road, Tybee Island, just off the 80. This place has no pretension; it is a shack that sells crabs and alot of other tasty items. Their slogan is “where the elite meet to eat in their bare feet”, pretty much says it all. Come as you are for some really good food.

When we were last there, Nick had the Crawfish Shackatizer (pictured), which consisted of 1 pound of perfectly steamed and seasoned crawfish. 1 pound of crawfish makes Nick very happy, as you can see. I had the Low country Boil which did not disappoint. It was tasty, succulent, seasoned, and oh...sooo good.  The most popular item we saw being delivered to other tables was “Capt’n Crab’s Sampler”. This is a dish that needs to be shared as the platters were huge and “piled high with an assortment of tasty shellfish that are in season with corn, potatoes and sausage”.  

In addition to delicious fare, they also have a gator farm, gift shop and a spectacular waterfront view.  Tybee Island is a beautiful place to visit, and The Crab Shack is a great place to eat. Travelocity recommends the Crab shack as a place to visit, and so do we.

The Best_______ we ever ate

Pizza

When you think of Indian cuisine, you probably don’t think about Pizza. A few years ago we were fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to take an amazing trip to Mumbai, India. The City of Mumbai is a wonderful city with many incredible things to do and see and it was an amazing adventure. We will certainly be sharing more on this trip in this blog in the future.

In this post I am extolling the virtues of the best pizza’s we have ever had. The Pizzeria and Pasta Bar on the Queen’s Necklace (Marine Drive) in Mumbai; which was conveniently located across the street from our hotel, is a cute little restaurant that we stopped in for lunch one day.  To be honest, we weren’t expecting much in the way of awesome local cuisine, but we were pleasantly surprised to find some of the most interesting pizza combinations we had ever heard of.

In addition to the “international favourites” like Hawaiian, cheese, All American and others, they had a selection of local favourites which really begged us to try. Bombay Masala is their version of a basic cheese pizza. Make no mistake – this is anything but basic. The mix of spices they use to flavour this dish is so rich and complex; you would swear there were more toppings than just cheese.  The Chicken Tikki Masala was a personal favourite but it was hard to choose just one. The combinations were so spectacular and flavours so robust. The “Best Seller” is a pizza that takes 4 of their best sellers and puts the toppings on one pizza so that you have a sampler of many – makes the choosing a little easier.

We went there because it was a convenient place to have lunch, but we found ourselves going back almost every day to try something different. We tried all the local favourites because when in Mumbai....do as the Mumbaiker do. If you ever get to Mumbai, and I highly suggest you add it to your bucket list, don’t forget to check out the Pizza and Pasta Bar. 143, Marine Drive, Churchgate, Mumbai.

Welcome to our blog....

Thank you for visiting our blog. Here we will talk about our travels and adventures and the fun we had along the way. You will find interesting articles on where we went, what we did there, the people we met, the food we enjoyed and much more. We will be sharing stories, photos, video clips, and most importantly our experiences with you. We will provide trustworthy reviews of hotels, restaurants and attractions from the perspective of a couple who know the meaning of a dollar but also know how to spend it. Our goal is to get you out of doing the same old vacations everyone does and show you the offbeat side of travel that is fun, crazy and unexpected. If we get our own show on Travel + Escape, that would be nice too. We hope you enjoy our blog and come back often to see where we will go next - or to read about a previous adventure.  Sincerely Greg and Nick