Category Archives: Restaurants
Big Fun on the Big Island
One of the coolest things about The Big Island is that, well, it’s so big. With the size comes diversity: Of the world’s 13 climate zones, the island of Hawaii has all but two of the most extreme, the Ice … Continue reading
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Prescription: Hawaii
You know how in all those novels and movies set in the Victorian era, doctors are always sending sickly/exhausted/stressed-out patients to warm climates to rejuvenate? We think it’s time to bring that practice back, and we have the perfect prescription … Continue reading
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A View from the Top
You know how you have those friends who look good in every photo, no matter when or where it’s taken? Well, we’re beginning to think that Tahoe is the exact same way. This place looks pretty amazing from any angle. … Continue reading
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North vs. South
Before this trip, we thought of Lake Tahoe as one place. Shows how much we know. After talking to enough locals, we’ve learned that there are really two Lake Tahoes—the North Shore and the South Shore—and people tend to identify … Continue reading
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The Need for Speed
I (Lindsey) have a serious problem on the slopes: I don’t know how to go slow. Or at least I didn’t, until I met Deanna Neu at Alpine Meadows. I prided myself on the fact that I wasn’t afraid to … Continue reading
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Loving Lake Tahoe
While Lindsey was schussing down the slopes at Mt. Rose and learning to snowboard at the Burton Academy, I (Beth) was taking it a little slower. It’s not that I didn’t want to join her on the slopes—trust me, it’s … Continue reading
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Greetings from Lake Tahoe!
We knew that our flight from PDX to Reno was going to be short, but we had no idea just how short. We were only about halfway through our first cups of coffee when the stewardess started making announcements about … Continue reading
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IHOP to the rescue?
No matter how committed you are to eating nutritious food, there are times when your options are woefully limited. Take this morning, for example. We were running a few errands outside of the city and decided to grab breakfast. Our … Continue reading
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Is the C for cuisine?
We arrived in Salt Lake City (SLC) yesterday afternoon after an easy 1.5-hour flight and were happy to discover that it wasn’t freezing outside. The sun was shining, the air was crisp and the always-attractive ski crowd was looming about. … Continue reading
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Welcome Home
There’s something so nice about flying home, especially now that that home is in Portland. No offense, NYC, but it used to be that we would be vacationing somewhere super relaxing, board the plane toward Laguardia, JFK or Newark, and … Continue reading
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