The Gazebo

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When you are in Maui go up to Napili for breakfast at the Gazebo Restaurant.  The people who run it do a booming business and have a good sense of humor.  There is often a line so they have a sign: ... Read More

Nick

Nick A. is a friend of Gene and Carole in Richmond Hill.  He has a very creative blog site. It includes insights one can only get from someone who is both creative and a quadriplegic.   If you want... Read More

Tabacon at Arenal

We stayed for three nights at the Tabacon Resort near the Arenal Volcano. It was cloudy when we were there except for when it was cloudy and raining. What Arenal looks like when it is not raining Taba... Read More

Lotus of Siam

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When you are in Las Vegas visit the Lotus of Siam It is a wonderful Thai Restaurant off the beaten path (the Strip) good prices and a very good wine list. We had a bottle of Coho Cabernet which was ex... Read More

Orange County

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While much writing and almost all journalism is an attempt to make a subject less complex Gustavo Arellano in Orange County accepts the complexity and relishes it. “Orange County” is a won... Read More

The Norton Simon Museum

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In Pasadena we are blessed with a few excellent museums.  The Norton Simon is one of them. Norton Simon was an oil man who collected art.  He financed the then Pasadena Art Museum in the late 1960&#... Read More

The National Lakeshore

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After my trip to Van Wert, OH I was hurrying back to Chicago for dinner with an associate from the Immigration Reform movement when I got a text cancelling the dinner.  I suddenly had some time so I ... Read More