Leisure and Travel Blog

The International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival (IKOF) is a competition and festival highlighting the joy of music making in the presence of a live audience. Headquartered in the U.S.A. and licensed to host countries around the world, the IKOF seeks to enhance the careers of young musicians. We were

By Caramie Petrowsky

Fort Collins boasts a deep-rooted music scene, with plenty of live music venues as well as some unexpected ways to satiate your love of music. Read on for a handful of surprising ways to scratch your music itch in FoCo.

A Vinyl Experience

A new vinyl record store opened in Old

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project has returned home to Fort Collins to open a taproom where it all began. Crooked Stave is a modern artisan brewery that has a quality driven focus. This brewery continually strives to progressively blend science and art through creativity and unbridled passion. We

Life’s a Buch Small-Craft Kombucha is a local, organic kombucha brewing establishment that creates flavorful and fizzy probiotic drinks that will surely tickle your taste buds. Life's a Buch also strives to be as environmentally friendly as possible by recycling everything it can to take care of the

By Brian Cooke

I have my cousin Barry to thank for my recent interest in cycling. Barry was born with a rare blood disease that led to cascading health issues as he grew older. Despite his disability, Barry repeatedly rode his bike from coast to coast, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for

Father’s Day Weekend in Fort Collins is already gearing up to be an amazing few days. Thanks to its near summer date, Father’s Day Weekend in Fort Collins will be centered around all sorts of live music, outdoor adventures and special events. This means there will be plenty to do for all of the

Blendings at The Preserve is is a unique, local Fort Collins winery that provides visitors with a special opportunity to experience high quality wines that have been produced by reputable wineries all across the United States. With help from a Blendings winemaker, each visitor is allotted two hours

By Caramie Petrowsky

There’s something about the first really warm spring days that make you crave a sunny patio, a cold drink and some good company. Thankfully Fort Collins has a plethora of options from which to choose. You could spend all summer patio hopping in pursuit of the holy grail.

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By Caramie Petrowsky

Fort Collins deserves a spot at the top of the list for your next solo adventure. Solo travel is on the rise around the world, and for good reason. From boosting your independence and confidence, to giving you a fresh perspective on life, traveling alone gives you the chance to

By Brian Cooke

Just get me out of here….

So there I was, locked in a room with half a dozen preteen girls, thinking that I’d rather be just about anywhere else on a Saturday afternoon in Fort Collins.

My daughter had asked for an escape room party, and I’d done the research and chosen the room. And