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Curious Adventurer: Posing for Posterity...in the Kitchen
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Sunday, October 12, 2008. Posing for Posterity.in the Kitchen. Working on a photo shoot, I had the chance to rub elbows with some celebrity chefs! This was in September 2008. Tom Colicchio - The famed Top Chef. Location: Craft in Los Angeles, CA. Wolfgang Puck - everybody loves this guy! Location: Spago in Beverly Hills, CA. He's such a ham! Joel Robuchon - Chef of the Century. Chef of the Century.
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Curious Adventurer: June 2014
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Last, but not the least, of a Series. Day 7 - December 21, 2013. This is perhaps the most beautiful picture from our recent trip to Hawaii. I snapped the photo from a suburban’s front passenger seat while driving past the Stables of Koele. What I meant to do was focus on the horses but captured the tree instead. I promise you that this isn't a painting. At one point, Trevor and I...
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Curious Adventurer: June 2016
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Sunday, June 26, 2016. Kayaking in the Black Canyon. Kayaking in the Black Canyon. June 11, 2016. The weekend prior had a scorching high of about 109 degrees. But on this day, the weather was on point. What a great day to kayak! It was an excellent day to kayak with Blazin Paddles. I invited my stepson, Trevor, and our family friend, David, to join me in this adventure. Ever since I showed. This duck wa...
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Curious Adventurer: October 2015
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Sunday, October 18, 2015. October 12, 2014. This, perhaps, was the great finale to my dream vacation in Japan: getting together with my former classmate Freda and her sister, Candy; reconnecting and reminiscing our good ol' high school days. Reunited with my high school friends Candy (left) and Freda (right). Freda and I have been in contact, planning our reunion since I learned I was going to Japan.
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Curious Adventurer: Kayaking in the Black Canyon
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Sunday, June 26, 2016. Kayaking in the Black Canyon. Kayaking in the Black Canyon. June 11, 2016. The weekend prior had a scorching high of about 109 degrees. But on this day, the weather was on point. What a great day to kayak! It was an excellent day to kayak with Blazin Paddles. I invited my stepson, Trevor, and our family friend, David, to join me in this adventure. Ever since I showed. This duck wa...
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Curious Adventurer: Tokyo from the Top
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Tokyo from the Top. October 10, 2014. Right in the heart of Tokyo is Roppongi Hills. A modern cultural complex with 220 shops and restaurants and an art museum. Its rooftop observation deck is also a popular spot to savor a bird's-eye view of the city. The panoramic view of Tokyo at sunset, viewed from Roppongi Hill's Sky Deck. A giant spider in Roppongi Hills. I was sooo happy!
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Curious Adventurer: September 2015
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Sunday, September 27, 2015. October 9, 2014. A highly revered site by Shinto devotees, the Kasuga Taisha Shrine. Is famous for its thousands of lanterns. We proceeded to stroll here after touring the mind-blowing Todaiji Temple and Great Buddha Hall. The Kasuga Grand Shrine is the most important Shinto shrine in Japan and one of the oldest. Stone lanterns in Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The lanterns symbolical...
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Curious Adventurer: High Tech Ramen
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Sharing discoveries, both big and small, gained from traveling, dining out, and other new experiences. Thursday, October 8, 2015. October 10, 2014. Japan is known to have vending machines for almost anything. Even for ramen? That was totally unexpected! A vending machine for ramen. I don't know where to start! From a list of ramen shops recommended by our hotel concierge. There it is on the bottom right hand corner: yasubee.com. Tight space but their ramen bursts with flavor. A host greeted us at the doo...
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