Archive for July, 2009
OMG. A recent culinary discover for me is an amazing dish. It is 28-Day Dry-Aged Coffee-Crusted New York Strip with Fourme d’Ambert Cheese, Wild Arugula and Bourbon-Caramel Sauce at The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach, the 5-star oceanfront resort in Laguna Beach, CA. This Coffee-Crusted New York Strip is orgasmic! I had it a few [...]
I love The Beachcomber Restaurant on the Beach in Crystal Cove. It is simple and unpretentious. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/DavidTravel-Beachcomber It is one of the very few places in California where you can sit outside and dine a few feet from the sand. Check out the photos: http://www.thebeachcombercafe.com/_crystalcove/3-photos/photos.aspx I recommend the kobe burger and fries….the [...]
Vinyasa Flow yoga + Kalari Kovilakom Going to my gym’s Saturday morning class with a great instructor, Paul DeSilva. Check out the Ayurveda and Yoga retreat I went to last year at Kalari Kovilakom, the Palace for Ayurveda in Kerala, India. It is not for everyone! I’m happy to chat with you about it. I [...]
A must see YouTube video: http://tinyurl.com/DavidTravel-UA-Guitar A Canadian country musician named Dave Carroll, who plays with a band called Sons of Maxwell, checked his Taylor brand guitar on a United Airlines flight. About a year ago, United trashed it in transit. Carroll paid $1,200 for the repairs and tried to get United to reimburse him. [...]
A colleague introduced me to an interesting site called Airline Analysis by Robert G. Herbst, but I don’t know the author or the accurancy of his info and data. See: http://tinyurl.com/Airline-Stats My Bottom Line: Personally, I am especially concerned about United Airlines. I recommend using your Frequent Flyer miles to fly ASAP. Alternatively, if you [...]
Check out a very interesting article in the LA Times entitled “Recession-fed tensions grow in luxury hotel industry” from July 3, 2009. LA Times article: http://ow.ly/gqUg The dispute is an example of the Owners of a property, here Broadreach Capital Partners, and the managers of the property, here The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, at [...]
