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Oahu Hawaii: The Sights

Published on October 28, 2016 by Nicole Last Modified on October 28, 2016 / Leave a Comment

Laniakea Beach North Shore Oahu | Culinary Cool

I feel as though I failed myself in the lack of photos I took in Hawaii.  Honestly though, pictures don’t do enough justice.  You have to see it for yourself.  Utterly breathtaking. The first three nights were spent at the Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber, where we were upgraded to a 14th floor ocean view room – we may…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Oahu Hawaii, Things to do in Hawaii, Travel

Oahu Hawaii: The Food

Published on October 5, 2016 by Nicole Last Modified on October 5, 2016 / 6 Comments

Dole Whip | Culinary Cool

This trip happened quite spontaneously.  While looking for flight deals to Texas, I happened upon a seat sale to Hawaii.  So I texted my friend, Thao, and thankfully she was on board immediately. It’s always fun going on adventures with friends, but what I appreciate most about travelling with Thao, is her love for food.  She’s the only…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Dole Whip, Travel, Waiola Shave ice, What to Eat on Oahu

Things to do in Napa Valley

Published on December 31, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on January 1, 2016 / 1 Comment

Back in July, we took a quick weekend getaway to Northern California.  We spent some time in San Francisco and then road tripped it up to the beautiful Napa Valley. The cost of a hotel in Napa was far more than what we were interested in paying, so we decided to go the Airbnb route….

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Bouchon, Domaine Chandon, Napa Valley, Travel

Things to do in San Francisco

Published on December 30, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on January 1, 2016 / 2 Comments

Golden Gate Bridge | Culinary Cool

So, this post is way overdue.  Like, WAY overdue.  We took a quick weekend trip to San Francisco at the end of July.   July, people!  Better late than never I suppose. Our flight landed in the evening, so once we settled into our hotel, we made our way over to the Embarcadero.  Parking wasn’t nearly…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Aquarium, San Francisco, Tartine, Travel

New Orleans: The Food

Published on November 3, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on November 8, 2015 / 5 Comments

Crawfish Beignet | Culinary Cool

I fell in love with New Orleans the moment I arrived.  It’s hard to explain why.  The whole city resonated with me, like I was always meant to be there.  And also like I was never meant to leave. New Orleans was just a small part of a week long adventure to the South, which started in Atlanta,…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Travel, Where to eat in New Orleans

Canada Day

Published on July 5, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on September 6, 2015 / 1 Comment

Saskatoon Canada Day | Culinary Cool

The day before Canada Day, we took a quick road-trip up to Saskatoon to catch a concert during Saskatchewan Jazz Fest.  We love Michael Franti, and were super happy to see that he was playing the TD MainStage in Bessborough Gardens. We both had to work that day, and it took us an hour to…

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Cozumel Food Tour

Published on April 6, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on September 6, 2015 / 1 Comment

Cozumel Food Tour | Culinary Cool

I’m a travel junkie.  I especially love travelling and eating locally.  The best food is always local, amiright?!  The most memorable food I’ve ever had has always been from hole-in-the-wall, off the beaten path restaurants.  Or in the case of Cozumel Mexico, way outside the normal tourist zone, and basically, inside the garage of locals….

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Cozumel, Food Tour, Mexico, Travel

2014 Highlights

Published on January 3, 2015 by Nicole Last Modified on January 4, 2015 / 3 Comments

Vegas 2014

Simply put, 2014 was amazing.  It was filled with new adventures, lots of travel (I visited both coasts this year), meeting so many amazing people and of course, lots of damn delicious food! My sister and I spent a weekend in February in the mountains and I did some skating on Lake Louise.  The boy…

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Filed Under: Personal Tagged With: Roundup, Travel

What I Ate in Banff National Park

Published on June 25, 2014 by Nicole Last Modified on October 31, 2016 / 4 Comments

Lake Louise

My boyfriend and I took a last minute trip up into the Canadian Rocky Mountains and enjoyed the first official day of summer taking in the fresh air, breathtaking sights and enjoying some quality time together.  We brought our dog, Zoe, along with us for the ride and she was very popular with the other…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Restaurant Review, Travel

February Musings

Published on February 18, 2014 by Nicole Last Modified on February 18, 2014 / Leave a Comment

Skating on Lake Louise

  I’ve been lovin’ life lately!  I’ve had lots of free time and I’ve been taking advantage of it. Travelling:  My sister and I took a weekend road trip up to Canmore/Banff.  I scratched another item off my bucket list: Skating on Lake Louise.  I could have spent the whole day on the ice, but…

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Filed Under: Personal Tagged With: Cooking Classes, Monthly Musings, Travel

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