Category: Travel
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MasterChef: Bunnies and Pizza Stones
(Please note that the following blog entry reflects my own opinions and is NOT endorsed or approved by MasterChef. I have no inside knowledge of how eliminations are made or how food is judged, either for my season or the current one. My opinions should not be treated as fact.) So we’re down to 11,…
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Hawaii, part 1
A week ago, I went to Hawaii with Jennifer, Adrien, and Tracy from MasterChef at the invitation of Cristy Kessler. Cristy is an amazing and inspiration woman…her whole life she’s been plagued with serious, normally-fatal illnesses. A mere 6 months ago she was in Turkey for a controversial stem-cell transplant in a last-ditch effort to…
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Aloha, Hawaii!
This Tuesday, January 10, I leave for Hawaii with Jennifer, Adrien, and Tracy from MasterChef to help with some benefits for a couple of VERY worthy charities on Oahu. YO! House is an organization that helps support homeless youth on Oahu. It’s actually illegal to be homeless in Hawaii if you’re under the age of…
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New Year’s Traditions
I’ve been very fortunate to have traveled broadly in the last 14 years, and I’ve spent quite a few New Year’s Eves abroad. I’ve spent it in Thailand, where everyone sprays everyone else with water…you have to leave your cell phone and personal electronics at home, because, as a Westerner, you get DRENCHED with buckets…
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Elvis, Ohio
So I just came back from a 5,000 mile roadtrip, and soon I’ll be blogging about it and sharing photos. But I wanted to tell you about this little place I discovered called Elvis, Ohio. I had never heard of it. You probably haven’t either. But this little town claims that Elvis was actually born…
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Brasil, part 1
Greetings from Brasil! (Yes, you’re accustomed to Brasil being spelled with a “z” which is common in the U.S. Each time you see it spelled here, though, it’s with an “s” so I’ve always used it that way.) Christian and I arrived here yesterday. We’re down here for his cousin Pi’s wedding. Right after landing…
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Brasil, part 2
Greetings from busy Sao Paulo! (Apologies for spelling it Sao Paolo yesterday…”Paolo” is the Italian spelling, and Christian’s family were Italian immigrants to Brasil.) I learned that my first email has been bouncing around Brasil, and was even used in an English class, so that puts pressure on me to make certain I’m writing properly. …
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Brasil, part 3
I know, I know…I promised photos today, but they are all on Christian’s computer and haven’t been edited yet, so you’ll just have to wait a little longer. Today was a fabulous day! We slept in because we were so exhausted. Waking up at 10am, the maid, Lucia, had breakfast ready for us. She came…
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Sicily, part 1
Bon giorno from beautiful Sicily! (Actually, we’re back in Dallas now, but I didn’t have Internet access while we were there, so I’m sending this belatedly.) Christian and I came to Sicily to visit his sister, Angela, who has lived here for the past five years. She recently moved into a gorgeous 3 bedroom apartment…
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Sicily, part 2
It has been way too long since I sent this, the second installment of our recent trip to Sicily, but the Fall dinner party and a potential business venture sucked away all my time and brainpower. So apologies all around for the delay. And away we go… As promised, this installment won’t be entirely about…