Shopping at Gumps, hanging around Union Sq, Muir Woods, dinner at Fleur de Lys. Best hot dog I've ever had in Union Sq. , great pizza at the Drake Hotel Dinneer at Fleur de Lys: Cauliflower mousseline with golden caviar Mosaic of Foie Gras with brioche Asparagus soup with crab, avocado and caviar timbale Tornado of lamb + lamb sha...

The Greyhound ran overnight, so I arrived in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon.  The bus stations were chaotic because of all the weather-related cancellations.  I met some interesting people on the bus, but mostly I just slept.  Once I got there, I checked in at the Pacific Tradewinds hostel, took a shower, then headed out to f...

The time for the intrepid travel team of Ho-Ki and Chuck to split-up had finally arrived.  We had set our alarms for an early wake-up, and when the beeping came at 6:00 AM, we initially struggled to get up and start getting ready to leave. Of the two of us, Ho-Ki had the first flight to catch and had to leave for the airport by 8:30 AM, so ...

Ahhhhhhhhhh Back H O M E ! Touched down yesterday to a wonderfully cool SF evening (double ahhh) and arrived home late last night only to have to break into my own house! MIA housesitter! Lucky for me the watch cat is one happy kitty and does hops and rolls for my arrival. Missed that darn cat! Never been so happy for the basic (really hot) sh...

Agenda of the day: Breakfast in Tahoe Vista; lunch in Old Sacramento; and dinner in San Francisco's North Beach quarter. Quote of the day: (Emilia on Lombard Street, the "Crookedest" Street) "I thought it was going to be a straight shot." Urban legend: Lombard Street is neither the steepest nor the crookedest, just the most well-known. We had a ...

Taking off on Singapore Airlines. It's always a bit circuitous to get to India on Singapore, and the long stopover sucks, but no-one beats their movies. Here are my recommendations from this flight: -The Fisherman and his wife: German, quite good - think koi, fashion and the meaning of life - Manuale d'amore: excellent. I've seen a series of Ita...

I don't leave until the end of May, but the travels have already begun. I've been reading up on the country of Morocco for the past two weeks now. It's by far more interesting than what I am supposed to be reading for my classes. But most things that you are required to read seem much more interesting when you aren't required to read them ;) I'v...

We had a lazy Sunday dinner at Cha Cha Cha on Haight St. Ate sauteed mushrooms, nachos, sangria, and more!