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Archive for “September, 2008”

CERVEZAS & CEVICHE: A Mexican Synapse

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The butter is from New Zealand, the cars are from Japan, the sugar is from Cuba, and the accents are from just about everywhere in between.
If I think I’m having trouble with my Spanish — just enough hand gesturing to get into trouble, not enough conjugated verbs to get out — the fresh-off-the-plane couple at [...]


THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE AIR

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

With all the extra fees these days — food, pillows, blankets, and now suitcases! — you probably think it’s impossible to get a decent, cheap airline tickets. While it is harder than it used to be, if you have a little time, a little patience, and a little flexibility you can save money – anywhere [...]


WDYTYG? (09.17.08)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

MKK – Kaunakakai – Lat: 21° 9' North / Long: 157° 5' West
The Top 5 websites.

THE FRIENDLY ISLAND
Plenty of links to various and sundry bits of information about this terrific spot in the Hawaiian Islands.
VISITORS ASSOCIATION
This is the ‘official’ site of the Moloka’i Visitors Association (and yes, that’s the proper spelling of Moloka’i).
HVCB
The ‘official’ Hawaii [...]


TELEVISION IS DEAD

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

For our American friends who may find themselves ‘home-bound’ on October 10th, you may want to check this out. Travel Channel is having a pre-Halloween day — literally ALL DAY — special broadcast of their popular series, Most Haunted. Travel Channel will broadcast live over seven hours for Most Haunted Live: Gettysburg on October 10th [...]


CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW…?

Monday, September 15th, 2008

You’re going away for several months and you want to keep in touch. In this day and age, it’s easy-peasy. You don’t even need a laptop (although it is handy). K7 is the answer.
This free service is very, very useful. Basically K7 assigns you a telephone number in the Seattle area code. When people call [...]