Monthly Archives: July 2009
Welcome home Bug
After travelling around the world for 21 days without incident I return home to pick up a lovely but very painful stomach bug. It hit me late afternoon, early evening Sunday the 26th. I really did not think much of … Continue reading
F22 during a Sonic Boom!
This photo was taken by the Navy last week during a training exercise in the Gulf of Alaska.. I thought it was really beautiful and cool. so I wanted to share it… Source PopSci…
Home Sweet Home
On July 4th I took one of the most amazing trips of my life. My dear friend Ross Dargahi and I mapped out a trip which took us around the world. We started in SF, visited NY, cruised on the … Continue reading
Last supper at the Beachhouse
We walked down the beach from the Royal Hawaiian to the other historic hotel on Waikiki beach. The Moana Surfrider who was the first lady of Waikiki and had an amazing meal at the Beach House. I was so stuffed … Continue reading
Home sweet Home
There is nothing more calming them being back in your own home. We arrived back from Hawaii this evening. I was greeted by my lovely housemate Nathan, and my 3 amazing dogs, Kiera, Carmen and our baby Lilly (who BTW … Continue reading
Lunch at Orchid’s
American Express gave me a coupon for a 3 course lunch at Orchid’s so we figured we would use it before we departed the island. Luke, Sheila, and Mike joined us for a lovely ocean side lunch. We shared an … Continue reading
Dinner at Hy’s Steakhouse
Since the first couple of nights were at restaurants which served primarily seafood, we decided to target a honest to goodness steakhouse. Walter suggested Hy’s Steakhouse, which is located in the Waikiki Park Heights Hotel. This old school steakhouse originally … Continue reading
Dinner at Duke’s
Tuesday night after a wonderful day relaxing by the pool we meet up with Simeon, Walter and Joe for dinner a Duke’s. The group enjoyed some local cocktails and lots of excellent food.
Waiting for our JAL Flight
Ross and I awaiting our flight from Hong Kong on JAL. The one thing we learned is that if you decide to stop in Hawaii you have to give up the luxury of true 1st Class service. We could not … Continue reading
Halekulani
We are on our last leg of our around the world trip. We arrived here in Hawaii and are staying at the famous Halekulani. This is a photo from our room at this world famous hotel. The Halekulani was founded … Continue reading