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France: Paris Restaurants

May 14, 2012

“So I just need to know…where exactly are we eating lunch at when we get to Paris?” Aya asked as we sat on the tarmac at LAX. Hmmm. Lunch was about 20 hours away. I was ill prepared to answer that question at that precise moment as so many factors would need to be weighed. […]

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France: Versailles

May 10, 2012

I don’t do a lot of sightseeing when I’m in Paris. My travelmate said it best, “I only see stuff to occupy the time between our meals.” I’ve been to France a few times and there are 2 places that I still haven’t visited that most everyone makes a priority: the Louvre and Versailles. I […]

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Travel: Making travel more comfortable on long haul flights

April 23, 2012

I hate flying. I’m not afraid of it, I just hate sitting on a plane being told when I can get up, when I can’t get up; what I can bring on, what I can’t bring on board. Unreasonable, I know. The problem is that I love the destination to wherever that plane lands, so […]

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Photo Friday: Hawaiian Sunset

April 6, 2012

I don’t know if there’s anything more stunning than a sunset in Hawaii. This one was taken from the balcony of The Modern Hotel in Honolulu.

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Los Angeles: KitchenAid Lunch

March 4, 2012

I have this not-so-secret obsession with Kitchen Supplies. Yes, with a capital “K” and “S”. Most of my travels revolve around what I can pick up that is local and unique to shove into my overly crammed kitchen. Imagine my surprise and pleasure when I was lucky enough to be invited to a KitchenAid Lunch […]

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Los Angeles: Kitchen Utensil Woodworking Class

February 27, 2012

I’ve been very busy at work. My creative side had been clamoring for attention. That’s when I saw my friend’s Instagram photo of her amazing Woodworking Kitchen Utensil project at Knowhow Shop LA taught by designer, Linda Hsiao. The Shop is housed in an unmarked industrial building tucked away in a residential neighborhood located off […]

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Photo Friday: Japanese Wedding Couple in Traditional Dress

December 15, 2011

There are so many things I love about this photo of a Japanese wedding couple in Miyajima, Japan. I love the old traditional style of Japanese wedding garb – the extremely heavy bride’s dress [furisode kimono] and groom’s lighter but still confining hakama. I also love the big dSLR camera that the groom has in […]

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Istanbul, Turkey: Beyoglu

December 11, 2011

7 Hills. That’s what Petek, our landlady told us. There are 7 hills in Istanbul, Turkey. That explains why we were walking uphill both ways wherever we went, all we were missing was the snow to make our treks complete. We were situated in a charming 2 bedroom apartment in Beyoglu, which is in the […]

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My Travel ABC’s

December 4, 2011

Debbie from European Travelista invited me to share my Travel ABC’s. I was so excited by this invitation because these questions were things I actually knew the answer to…well for the most part. A: Age you went on your first international trip: The first one I remember is when I was 4 years old and […]

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2011 Passports with Purpose Annual Fundraiser

December 1, 2011

It may be better to give than to receive but I won’t complain if I receive when I give! Passports with Purpose is an annual travel bloggers’ fundraiser. Started in 2009, the annual fundraiser has raised nearly $100,000. The goal for 2011 is $80,000 to help build TWO libraries in Zambia [sandwiched in between Zimbabwe, […]