3 Off the Beaten Path Restaurants in Lahaina, Maui

When I mentioned I was traveling to West Maui, including Lahaina, for a few days, restaurant recommendations were in abundance. And though Longhis's, Cheeseburger in Paradise and Kimo's were amongst the most popular, they seemed too touristy and less trendy then my debatably sophisticated taste. I am NOT the diner who will forgo incredible food just [...]

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A Stinky Cheese Shop & Stuffed Mice in San Francisco

San Francisco's Mission district is a unique section of this incredible town, a mix between artsy, edgy and trendy. A place where you will discover stylish boutiques next to dive bars. My kind of place. Where else can you find the stinkiest cheese shop and stuffed rats on the same street? Peter and my mission in the Mission was [...]

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Tasting an Entire Town in 5 Hours

How much can you eat in five hours? Apparently, I can sample 26 dishes, including 7 desserts, representing 5 countries. All that without an upsetting gurgle in my stomach. Success. I was graciously asked to do a food sampling at local eateries that were participating in the Taste of Petaluma, a foodie lovers progressive eating event [...]

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An Afternoon at Hog Island Oyster Farm in Tomales Bay

It was Monday. The day of the week that most people dread, but as a restaurateur, it's the start of my weekend. The Northern California weather was beautiful and staying at home wasting the 85 degrees would be a sin. Though I had evening plans, there was a half day to kill and eating oysters in Tomales [...]

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Searching for Sea Turtles & Sharks in Olowalu

Peter and I were noshing at 100 Wines in Maui, inhaling the best brussel sprouts of my life, when the bartender recommended we take a kayak-snorkel, with potential to swim with sea turtles, excursion with Kayak Olowalu. My first reaction was that kayaking sounds like a lot of work, especially since we had been alternatively considering a "booze cruise" [...]

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5 Colors. 5 Photos. 5 Travel Memories.

A new, and very colorful, contest is running rampant over the web, TravelSupermarket.com created the Capture the Colour contest. It's simple, there are 5 colors, you choose five memorable photos to represent each. Piece of cake. Whoa. Not that easy. If you are anything like me, you will be sifting through thousands of photos, reminiscing along the way.  Many [...]

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An Italian Star at the Mirage VIP Pool

You never know who you will meet in Vegas. Once, I spent an evening dancing in the private booth of Rob Dyrdek's, the star of Fantasy Factory. The next visit Adam Sandler and Kevin James were shopping in Rolex. And now an Italian star. On my last day in Las Vegas my girlfriend and I had [...]

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Feeling Old (& Young) on the Las Vegas Strip

I have been known to cut the rug every now and again. I can even do an impressive Running Man. And a, less impressive, sprinkler. Even as I rapidly approach the mid-life crisis age, I figured I could keep up fairly well with the young whippersnappers on the Las Vegas club scene. So, I scrounged [...]

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7 Reasons to Travel Off-Season

I sit here attempting to plan the perfect summer getaway for my fifteenth wedding anniversary, a memorable travel escape that will bring back the romance that was lost about…14.5 years ago. But, instead of a multitude of choices I am faced with overfilled hotel rooms, restaurants booked out for a month and sold-out attractions. Maybe there is some availability at Motel 6 [...]

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9 Things I Learned at Phoenix Comicon Convention

Let me start with admitting that I know close to nothing about comic books, zombies or science fiction. I really couldn't tell you the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars, and the last comic book I read was Archie in 1982. "Then why would you go to Comicon, a comic book convention?" you inquire. "Hello. I'm Annette, the [...]

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