One of the funniest situations I witnessed in Vegas occurred while I was standing in line for some iced tea (*gasp* not coffee!) at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at the Palazzo. I gathered from their conversation that the two young ladies behind me knew each other from working at the casino and that [...]

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It’s weird to write about something that happened last year, when we just flipped over into a new year . . . into a new decade, even. But I would be remiss if I didn’t write something about dining at Carnevino, Mario Batali’s new(ish) restaurant at the Palazzo. Carnevino is a winehouse as much as [...]

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Even though it wasn’t cold enough for us to get some fresh snow in Vegas (or thereabouts) on Christmas day, the snow report of two feet plus powder was enough to convince Todd to make the drive up to Mt. Charleston. Well, at least we had some fun sinking our shoes into some deceptively shallow-looking [...]

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We’ll be in Vegas for a few days, starting Wednesday – which is, I guess, today. Shocker: I’m not taking the MacBook Pro. Disclaimer: Todd is taking his brand spankin’ new netbook . . . so I may be blogging and posting photos. But I will also be trying to catch up on my reading. [...]

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Perhaps my boss put it best: When he looked at my photos of The Lodge at Koele, he could barely believe it was Hawai‘i. It’s true: The Lodge really looks like, well, a lodge. In the woods. And that’s what it is: more beautiful inn than hotel, surrounded by acres of Norfolk pines (and other [...]

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Tadaima! That’s Japanese for “I’m home!” You know what that means: Time for recaps! As I mentioned, the hotel we were staying at, The Lodge at Koele, is one of two Four Seasons properties on Lāna‘i. The other is a beachfront property, The Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i at Manele Bay. We headed down to this [...]

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The Lodge at Koele is decked out for the holidays, which is an especially welcome sight after having spent an entire – oh, OK, it was only 45 minutes on the plane, but it seemed like a much longer flight because it was dark and rainy out. Anyway, the decorations . . . Who could [...]

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One more day of work for the week! Tomorrow night, Todd and I take off for . . . Lāna‘i! We’ll be staying at The Lodge at Koele, the inland resort operated by the Four Seasons (the coastal resort being at Manele Bay), through midday Saturday. So far, all I have planned besides dinner is [...]

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