Photo Friday: 10 Years Post 9/11

September 9, 2011
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Everyone knows someone who knew someone who was in one of the World Trade Center buildings or planes that day.  Someone who was supposed to be there, someone who missed their flight or someone who narrowly escaped the falling buildings. For me, it was my cousin’s husband, Robert Ideishi, who narrowly escaped the building before […]

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Visiting Japan: Gift Giving Customs

September 6, 2011
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Unfortunately, I’m not off to Japan, but I am going to Hawaii to attend my cousin’s destination wedding.  A couple of my uncles, aunts, and cousins will be flying in from Japan! I’m so excited since I don’t get to see them very often. When you visit someone in Japan [business, homestay, etc], it is […]

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Taste of Los Angeles: Taco Tequila Tryst

September 4, 2011
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Just a quickie post for you this Labor Day Weekend. I had the pleasure of attending one of the Taste of Los Angeles events, thanks to the generosity of Xoia Vietnamese Eats and Ravenous Couple! The Taco Tequila Tryst’s host was Roy Choi of the OG Kogi BBQ Taco Truck fame.  He was at the […]

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Paris: Eiffel Tower

September 2, 2011
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I’m going to share something with you that I know won’t be a popular statement.  I know that people are going to tell me I’m crazy – I’ve heard it often enough to know [both in general AND in regards to the following statement].  Of all the places, structures, and buildings in Paris that I’ve […]

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Photo of the Day: Willemstad, Curacao

September 1, 2011
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I was walking around the Punda side of Willemstad and came across this area.  I couldn’t get over the colors of the water.  I’m used to the murkiness of the Pacific Ocean.  I thought the photos I’ve seen of other beaches around the world were doctored up.  I couldn’t believe that any water could possibly […]

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Paris: Notre Dame

August 29, 2011
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Is it possible to be in love with a building?? If it is, I’m deeply and passionately in love with Notre Dame. Notre Dame isn’t just any building – it inspired Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” where you can imagine the deformed Quasimodo ringing that bell in the belfry. Notre Dame is a […]

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Paris: Le Cordon Bleu Experience

August 25, 2011
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When I first started planning my 40th birthday trip, I was only planning on going to Greece.  When I decided to add Paris to my trip, my very first thought was the prospect of taking a class at the famed Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. I was thrilled when I found a class in bread […]

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Girls Day Out: Market Forays in Santa Barbara

August 22, 2011
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My friends, Aya [a Vice President], Shirley [a business owner], and I [a meeting planner]  are constantly trying to get together.  It’s sad to admit that we just can’t get it together.  If left to our own devices, we’d probably see each other once a year. Maybe.  Thankfully we don’t have to rely upon ourselves […]

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Road Trip Foods: Salmon Yaki Musubi

August 15, 2011
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When I was a girl growing up, my parents loved to torture take us on long, long road trips around the Western United States.  My mom was always great about making sure that we had a ton of food for our long journey.  The selection ranged from teriyaki chicken, to potstickers, to the ever satisfying […]

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Black Mountain Ranch: An all American Colorado Dude Ranch

July 22, 2011
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Ranch Life. What do I know about ranches and cattle drives outside of what I’ve learned on Bonanza, City Slickers, and The Pioneer Woman? Right. Absolutely nothing.  Which made it an even bigger incentive when my friend, Carrie of Deliciously Organic, invited me to join her & her girls on their Colorado Dude Ranch Adventure […]

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