What is IODC?

What is the Indy Offshore Dining Club?  There are multiple layers, but the heart of the Club is a group of friends getting together on the second Tuesday of each month in the Indy metro area and grubbing on some sort of international cuisine.  We've met at the Edelweiss Restaurant for German food and Thai Spice for some Thai food.  There aren't many rules, though, so we might meet at the Cracker Barrel for 'American' or maybe even the Outback so have some super-authentic Australian.  And while we try unique foods and talk about the different tastes, textures and flavors, few among us have a real grasp on the shades-of-gray of what we're eating.  We just like being together and enjoying each other's company.

But a blog about dining out with friends once a month isn't all that interesting.  So, The week this blog is being launched I was told by multiple people -- all separate from each other -- that I should start a travel blog. 

Agreed.  Even though one more know-it-all discussing travel is likely the last thing the online travel community needs. 

But, travel is my favorite subject, hobby and passion.  I was Blessed to be brought up in a home that went on the road a lot.  Prior to my 13th birthday I had been in the 48 US continental states and before I was 17 I had been around Mexico, Canada and a hanful of places around Western Europe.  Since then I've added Hawaii, Central America, more Europe and Hawaii.  I like to think of myself as a 'miles' expert even though I only fly a hanful of times a year.  When I travel, more than most, I do so affordably and I look forward to sharing a few tips and tricks with you.

My personal life is dude in his thirties and a marketing professional with emphasis on trade shows, events and meetings.  My wife and I live in the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis.  No kids; just travel. 

My name's Drake, and with a h/t to my cousin:

I WROTE THIS!!!