For our last day we decided to head north thru the middle of the island. We had been to the North Shore years ago but this time we stopped at a bunch of places that we hadn't visited before… Read More

This day we started off with some record shopping. For lunch we wanted to try a poke place that people love, Ono Seafood. But sadly, we didn't love it. The miso poke was too sweet and the sp… Read More

We needed some donuts to start this day. I had read about poi donuts at the Kamehameha Bakery so we headed out there. Wow, this place was totally dangerous. It is very small and chaotic, fil… Read More

One of my favorite places on Oahu is the KCC farmer's market. You have to go early since it is gets super crowded and is hard to find parking. It was already pretty hot by time we got here… Read More

We woke up too early again so I headed to the 10th floor to check out the view. It was such a clear day that I went nuts with the photos. We had picked up a guava-strawberry and a taro bagel… Read More

We are always wanting to go to Hawaii. It had been 3 years since our last visit (Big Island) and 5 years since we last went to Oahu. We have a ton of flyer miles and Mr. Tiki wanted to check… Read More

We are always wanting to go to Hawaii. It had been 3 years since our last visit (Big Island) and 5 years since we last went to Oahu. We have a ton of flyer miles and Mr. Tiki wanted to check… Read More

I really need to read faster. But got a new post up! Read More

On Monday I made a decision or maybe it was more of realization. That I am just not getting to exercise. Since I started my new job at a different branch library in September I have been mak… Read More

For San Francisco renters, we have a lot of space. We even have a backyard. I've lived in this place for almost 17 years, I didn't always have access to the backyard for various reasons but… Read More

One of my timeless New Year's resolutions is to cook more. I read cookbooks like actual books but then when I look at one to actually cook something I'm all "meh" about it.  One barrier… Read More

Recently we were driving to get a burrito, I was driving and suddenly screamed, "OMG, It's free rattan on the street!" and pulled over. Normally, it is my husband who makes me pull over for… Read More

Ok people, hang on we are in the home stretch. This is the last post!We woke early so we could go to Porta Portese flea market which we had a little trouble finding after we got off the trai… Read More

Ok people, hang on we are in the home stretch. This is the last post!We woke early so we could go to Porta Portese flea market which we had a little trouble finding after we got off the trai… Read More

We were craving some good pasty so found a place online that was over by the Vatican. Laboratorio Palmieri, it was totally hidden in a courtyard and looked like it has been there forever (si… Read More

If any day could really show how I ran out of steam with my research by time I got to Rome it would be this day.  How I almost didn't visit Eatly and we overestimated finding good food… Read More

A quick disclaimer, yup I am still blogging about my trip to Italy 2 years later. A cautionary tale when you take 800+ photos, that it might take you longer then you think to deal with it al… Read More

We planned to use the second day of our Colossuem pass by returning to visit the Forum and Palatine Hill but first we were detoured again by our favorite unknown creepy church since we hadn'… Read More

We woke up early today but we had a mission. We had wanted to go to the Borghese Museum but did not book tickets in advance. I had tried to buy them online before we left but it didn't work… Read More

It was time to leave Florence so we had our last breakfast at our place which was actually pretty good this time. We rolled our suitcases to the train station which was far less annoyin… Read More

The place we were staying said they don't provide the breakfast voucher for Sundays and instead will just leave us breakfast outside our door and some juice in the fridge. We though, whateve… Read More

We got up and walked to the end of the block for the breakfast that was included with our accommodation. It seems they outsource to a local cafe. It was nothing amazing, but got us out the d… Read More

And of course the day we are leaving Venice we see the sun for the first time. I am sure Venice really looks great when it is sunny but we only got to see it that way for about 45 mins. We h… Read More

We rose at a not too early hour due to the construction of a house next to us and discovered that Italy has mosquito's in October. I guess we should not of been surprised but it did not make… Read More

We have a lot of flyer miles on United. Not so much from flying United but more from the credit card. Since this year would be our 10 year wedding anniversary we decided we needed to go… Read More

We have a lot of flyer miles on United. Not so much from flying United but more from the credit card. Since this year would be our 10 year wedding anniversary we decided we needed to go… Read More

New review up over on the Bibliotiki. Doomed love with the backdrop of a nuclear facility in French Polynesia Read More

I thought I would put a plug in for one of my favorite sites, Goodreads. As a librarian I am often asked by patrons for recommended reading and what I have read lately. I am ALWAYS reading s… Read More

mysamoanchief, a photo by AlohaTiki on Flickr.New review up on the site! Read More

Every year for our wedding anniversary my folks give us a gift certificate for somewhere to eat in San Francisco. Over the years we have received: Cliff House, Slanted Door, Sushi Bistro, No… Read More

Over the last few months I have received some awesome gifts from an awesome couple.From my penpal, Ana (woman of many blogs, dolls and photos) I found in my PO Box, a vintage Hawai… Read More

At our P.O. Box we found a coconut this week. Our friends are in Molokai and it seems you can Post-a-Nut. It is my first ever coconut I have received by post but I know when we make it to Mo… Read More