When we decided on New York for our family vacation I asked for a list of things each person wanted to do… Empire State Building Lunch at Les Halles Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock See a Yankee Game Shop at Supreme (Gavin) Have photo taken with The Wall Street Bull (Kellen) A day …

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If your friend travels frequently, or is planning a trip in the near future why not stock them up with all those travel sizes that are essential for plane travel. Start with an inexpensive quart size make-up bag and fill with as many travel size goodies you can squeeze in. Lip balm, hand sanitizer, pain …

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Okay enough of the re-blogging stuff! I did throw in a few new recipes though. I’d like you to meet Carol Gillott! She’s the painter, traveler and Francophile who writes the most superb blog Paris Breakfast Carol bounces around Paris with her trusty camera and long-suffering mascot Bear, snapping pictures of shop windows and street …

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After lunch and, a visit with the “Emperor”, I guided my husband down a narrow alley in Chinatown for a special treat. “Uh, where are we going again?” “It’s just this way, c’mon you’ll love it!” “Ohhhh Kaayyy” Finally we ducked into a tiny, I mean teeny tiny, shop, and the owner greeted us like …

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It’s one of our favorite cities! I suspect we could go back every year and not do the same things twice. This time we revisited a few of our favorite places plus had a few new adventures. We treated our selves by hiring a car for the drive from the airport. You know the guys …

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San Francisco is about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Eugene in the summer. It was weird packing jeans and sweaters and jackets, I had a few doubts along the way, but I put my faith in the forecast and did it. So, happy I did! The mornings were chilly, afternoons sunny but not too …

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