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Thai Cuisine – Disappointing Food From a Formally Great Restaurant
November 17, 2010
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Thai Cuisine Restaurant is in a beautiful old Victorian house. It was yet another gorgeous fall day here in Sonoma County so we decided to take advantage of the weather and head out to lunch. We chose a place we’d been to many, many times. Thai Cuisine is in a large, old V
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Cloudy Bay Vineyards, Marlborough
November 15, 2010
The bar at Cloudy Bay Vineyards, Marlborough, sits in front of wall of windows with a view of a cellar full of wine barrels. Cloudy Bay Vineyards cellar door/tasting room has a lovely casual feel to it. A long bar sits in front of large picture windows with a view of a cellar fu
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Beautiful Fall Afternoon Wine Tasting in Dry Creek valley – the Heart of Sonoma County Wine Country
November 14, 2010
Wine grape vines display beautiful fall colors. Today was an absolutely perfect fall day in Sonoma County. Sunny and warm, with the highs in the high 70s (25C), it was the perfect day to head out into the spectacular Dry Creek Valley. The grapes are in full fall colors wi
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Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery, Napa Valley
November 08, 2010
Winetasting at Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery Wendy’s cousins came to visit and requested that we visit some Napa Valley wineries. So we solicited advice, and off we went to tour the best of the Napa Valley, starting with Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery. The winery char
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Hikari Izakaya – Good Japanese Food in Downtown Queenstown
November 03, 2010
Hikari Izakaya - great Japanese restaurant in the heart of Queenstown We were wandering around the adorable downtown in Queenstown looking for a place to eat dinner when we stumbled on Hikari Izakaya restaurant (5 Beach Street). The windows open completely, so although there is
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Allan Scott Family Winemakers, Marlborough, New Zealand
November 01, 2010
Allan Scott Family Winemakers cellar door/tasting room offers a taste of their Marlborough wine.Allan Scott Family Winemakers has an intimate cellar door tasting room next to a small cafe. The produce Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewürztraminer along with Chardonna
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Patagonia Chocolates, Fabulous Ice Cream in Queenstown Harbour
October 27, 2010
Patagonia Chocolates
Outside Patagonia Chocolates, Queenstown - home to great, innovative ice cream. We stumbled on Patagonia Chocolates as we were exploring the harbor in Queenstown. It was a beautiful warm, sunny day and the sign said “ice cream” – so who were we to argue? …
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Glacier Hot Pools, a Little Slice of Heaven in Franz Josef, New Zealand
October 25, 2010
One of the private hot pools at Glacier Hot Pools in Franz Josef.People flock to the little town of Franz Josef because of its proximity to the glacier by the same name. So, like everyone else, we’d spent our morning and the early afternoon hiking out to the face of the glacier
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Get Out There and Travel – Believe It or Not, Most People Are Truly Very Nice!
October 18, 2010
Recently there have been a spate of conversations on Twitter about the new US State Department warnings against travel to Europe and whether people still feel comfortable going there. In general we’ve always been asked, “Oh, isn’t that dangerous?” when we tell people where we’re
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