Catch of the day served over linguine with asparagus and a light cream sauce.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant, Waikoloa HI
Absolut Ruby Red vodka with a splash of soda.
Makalawena Beach, Kekaha Kai State Park.
Diet Coke. Complimentary
San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA), Virgin America
I love flying Virgin America! Their planes are so nice and clean and their staff is vibrant and friendly. And I get to fly out of T2 at SFO which makes a huge difference. You don’t get much in terms of refreshments on short flights, but I don’t mind.
Terminal 2 ceiling artwork installations, SFO.
One 4 ounce patty, ground daily all natural Niman Ranch beef. “Everything on it” with lettuce, tomato, red onions, Super sauce. Served with fries and Diet Coke. $9.40
Super Duper Burgers, San Francisco CA
They cook their patties to medium and it was very juicy and tender, noms! I don’t even mind that the burger was mini because with the fries, pickles and drink it was plenty of food for me.
This is a pretty yummy plate for a cheat meal. I’d rather eat at Super Duper than some fast food joint.
French fries. These were pretty good and fresh out of the fryer.
Homemade pickles. Complimentary
They keep these babies at the condiment counter. I grabbed a few because I love pickles!
Diet Coke.
Super Duper soft serve sign. I haven’t tried their cones yet, but it’ll be nice once the weather warms up again. I love soft serve!
Diet Coke. Complimentary
San Francisco (SFO) to Palm Springs (PSP), United Airlines
The cutbacks on short, economy flights continue. Pretty soon, they may not even serve a complimentary beverage. Sadness.
Airplanes queuing up to land at SFO.
Smirnoff blueberry vodka, muddled blackberries, mint, lime and soda. $12
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA
I like the idea of this cocktail, but it was a bit too sour for me. If they had used sweet, naturally ripe blackberries, I bet this would have kicked ass!
We were walking in the Mission one night on our way to a comedy show and spotted this random car decorated and covered all in Barbie dolls. Everyone was checking it out and I couldn’t help but snap a couple pics with my iPhone.
Vodka with soda and a splash of cranberry juice.
Lone Palm, San Francisco CA
This place has got to be one of the most random neighborhood bars I’ve ever been to, and that’s a good thing! There’s a single palm tree in front of it, and the interior is decorated in a cheesy (awesome) art deco style. Seems like a perfect bar to me!
Vacant Market liquor store, 17th Street. I was walking down to the Castro Muni Station one morning and thought the lighting with the fog looked cool.
Crunchy snack mix with mini pretzel twists, roasted red pepper sticks, and cheddar corn nuggets. Diet Coke. Complimentary
San Francisco (SFO) to Palm Springs (PSP), Alaska Airlines
Sometimes I wish I grew up during the time when air travel was an occasion and the meals were fancy. Or at least I had permanent first class status, lol!
Snack mix with pretzel sticks, soy nuts, and chili cheese rice triangles. Sahara Burst orange juice.
SFO-PSP, June 20, 2013
Crunchy snack mix with mini pretzel twists, cheddar sesame sticks, and ranch corn nuggets. Sahara Burst orange juice.
PSP-SFO, June 24, 2013
Cinnamon bagel chips and pretzels.
SFO-PDX, June 14, 2014
Cinnamon bagel chips and pretzels.
SFO-PDX, June 14, 2014
Orange juice.
SFO-PDX, June 14, 2014
Camarena Reposada tequila, Mt. Gay rum, blood orange, lime juice, lemongrass simple syrup, soda. $10
Basil Thai Restaurant, Charleston SC
This cocktail had a great combination of sweet, tart, refreshing, and flavor. I love color in my cocktails and this one had a beautiful soft peach color.
Ripley Point Marina. I’m not sure if I’d stay on this side of the river on future visits, but it was good to try it.
Whiskey, grapefruit, Dolin Blanc (vermouth de Chambery), St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram rum, soda. $10
Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco CA
This cocktail was delicious – a great combination of whiskey, fruit, and spice! It was a warm day outside so it was nice to have this yummy drink to relax with in the shade.
Mission Bowling Club entrance. I’d never been here before and completely missed it walking by across the street. The front patio area is gated so the bowling alley is difficult to see if you’re not paying attention.
Cocktail with Hendrick’s gin, elderflower cordial, lemon, soda and fresh cucumber. 5 O’Clocktails £4.25
All Bar One, London ENGLAND
Ahhh, this was a nice and refreshing cocktail to have on a bright sunny day. We packed in a lot of sightseeing over the two full days we were in London so this cocktail was well deserved, lol!
London Bridge sign. This isn’t the prettiest bridge on the River Thames, but I guess I had to walk on it to check it off the list.
Big King hamburger with 2 flame grilled beef patties, crispy lettuce, sliced onions, pickles, American cheese and Big King sauce. Meal with small fries and small Diet Coke. £3.99
Burger King, London ENGLAND
I guess BK in London has a different “King of the Day” sandwich for each day of the week. Mondays are Big King cheeseburger days! The burger seems much smaller than how the product description on their website reads. Hmm… It tasted like Burger King though! Sometimes fast food chains taste differently in other countries, but even the ketchup tasted the same here.
Video and neon displays of Picadilly Circus. Not quite Times Square but it’s still cute. Love the red double decker bus in the pic.
3 chicken fingers, fries, 1 Cane’s sauce, Texas toast, regular drink (Diet Coke).
Raising Cane’s, North Charleston SC
We don’t have this fast food chain on the West Coast so I had to try it while I was in the Charleston area. It was pretty good as deep fried chicken strips go, and I really liked the Cane’s sauce. I’m still a little baffled by the Texas toast. It’s just so thick and buttery that I don’t know how it really fits into an already artery-clogging meal.
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