Hyatt Summerfield Suites treating guests to a free summer grilling social

Several days ago, we reviewed a local Hyatt Summerfield Suites hotel – this extended stay chain offers a free evening social, with drinks and snacks from Monday through Thursday.

During the summer months, the chain is expanding their evening socials, with Summer Grilling Socials, where guests can enjoy a complimentary grill menu:

  • Grilled hamburger sliders
  • Chinese five spice chicken wings
  • Grilled turkey sausage with apple sauerkraut
  • Cuban BBQ corn on the cob
  • Pepper and pineapple slaw
  • Gulf Coast Texas caviar,
  • Watermelon and goat cheese salad
  • Summer breeze cake
  • Strawberry lemonade
  • Pineapple coolers

Doesn’t that sound like a really delicious way to spend the evening? The Summerfield Suites Summer Grilling Socials are being held on June 2, 16 and 30, July 14 and 18 and August 11 and 25. The socials start at 5:30 pm and go on till 7:00 pm. For more information on the Summerfield Suites Summer Grilling Social, head on over to their mini-site.

Riding a Penny Farthing Around the World

Joff Summerfield is biking around the world. Not only is his feat impressive — to date, he’s already cycled more than 8400 miles! — but he’s doing it on a 19th century penny farthing bicycle, one of those bikes that boast a front wheel with a 47-inch diameter; sport a tiny little nubbin of a back wheel; and has neither chains nor gears. Much like Rosie O’Donnell, he’s top-heavy and dangerous.

Wearing a traditional English pith helmet, Summerfield left London on May 1, 2006. Since then, he traversed Europe before crapping out from dysentery and altitude sickness in the Middle East. As such, he had to pause his trip to recover. Now healthy, in November, he returned to Oceania to keep pedaling.

Currently in China, Summerfield plans to cover 36 miles each day while spending under $10 a day. (Maybe Ember‘ll buy him lunch.) On such a restrictive budget, Summerfield is forced to sleep in a tent, cook on a stove, and slurp from water bottles. He plans to spend 6 months in China, Myanmar, and Hong Kong before heading to North America.

For some pretty amazing pictures from his journey, check out his website.