Monthly Archive for: ‘December, 2011’

• Departing for Amsterdam

  For me, a trip always begins with the packing. I had a list, but I was still stressed I’d forget things. The list kept morphing. As I write this on the 20th, I don’t think I forgot anything critically important, but there certainly are some …

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• Small Hawaii Businesses

  I thought I’d bring up some small Hawaii businesses I’ve run across on my two trips to the big island. The first two you can only enjoy from the island, but the rest you can enjoy almost anywhere. First, two tour companies. Lava Ocean Adventures …

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• Evolving Tastes: Chickpeas

  As a kid, the only chickpeas I ever saw came in a can and were labeled garbanzo beans. I loathed them with a passion I still reserve only for lima beans, brussel sprouts, and (most especially) asparagus and quinoa. I have to admit: part of …

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• Nine Hotels

  I’ve previously expressed my love for Ladera, set among the incredible beauty of St. Lucia’s pitons. Eight other hotels around the world I’d love to stay at. Kona Village, on Hawaii’s big island, is temporarily closed due to tsunami damage, but I’m hopeful it’ll return. …

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• Signs You Travel Too Much

  Funny items from this long thread on flyertalk: When you are brought in by immigration because you have more entries and exits into that country than anyone else, native or foreigner, for seven of the last 8 years and you are not from that country. …

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