Where I Have Been

Loews Lake Las Vegas – Resort View, originally uploaded by moleskineboy.

A short getaway at Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, where I lounged out on a beach flat-bed by the pool with fruit plate, cool drinks, a book, and pleasant company. This is certainly not the Las Vegas I have known.

Travel Personality

JoAnn at Lakeside Musing posts a travel personality test. A seasoned traveler that I am, I jump at the test in no time. Here are the questions on which the travel personality is determined:
1. Where do you stay when you travel?
___At a friend’s house – you usually only visit places where you know people
___The cheapest [...]

E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe

Here I don’t have to keep watch of time, nor do I have to answer the phone. Most coffee shops and restaurants in fact ask you to refrain from talking on the phone. If time seems to freeze, why is it that the vacation slips by without my knowing? Maybe this is what paradise is [...]

Hawaiian-Bound Inflight Reading Notes

I finished The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee all in one sitting during the flight to Hawaii today. Seldom have I been so captivated, so exhaustively absorbed by a novel, let alone a debut. The narrative alternates between decades. It is 1952 when the recently married Claire Pendleton arrives in Hong Kong. Her husband, [...]

“The sea was walking the earth with a heavy heel.”

“Janie achieved the tail of the cow and lifted her head up along the cow’s rump, as far as she could above water. The cow sunk a little with the added load and thrashed a moment in terror. Thought she was being pulled down by a gator. Then she continued on. The dog stood up [...]

The Sunday Salon: Brunch Club in Hong Kong

Before catching the hydrofoil to Macau, the neighboring former Portuguese colony an hour away, I had a quick breakfast at The Brunch Club on Peel Street in Central. It’s really a neighborhood cafe and news-stand. I stumbled upon this cozy little place tugged in the little street that serves eggs, french toasts, benedict’s, omelets and [...]

Short Sabbatical

I hope Booking Through Thursday will post this week’s question in time before my Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong (13 hours 45 minutes)departs at 1:20 AM tonight. I’ll have a couple hours to kill at the lounge where I’ll sip some champagne and read. The champagne would be like a sleeping pill that pampers [...]

On The US101 to Santa Barbara

(Booking Through) Vacation Spots

Do you buy books while on vacation/holiday?
Do you have favorite bookstores that you only get to visit while away on a trip?
What/Where are they?
I always seek out and visit local bookstores when I travel. Being a frequent traveler, I have blogged so much about bookstores overseas, ones that I never miss and frequently visit while [...]

Glacier Point at Yosemite

Glacier point is a location high above Yosemite valley. It offers an unique view on half dome, and the Nevada falls.

After the bonfire went out, George was scratching the tent to be let inside the tent for the night!