http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php travel babblings, trip babblings, going somewhere babblings! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:39:23 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 globemaster@seetheglobe.com globemaster@seetheglobe.com en I walked by this small bakery on many occasions but never stopped and had a treat until last week. Creative Cakery is decked out in various decorated goodies (cakes) and the smell inside is very sweet. I just had several chocolate chip cookies. They were fifty cents each. Not a ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=254 I have tried a multitude of photo printing options around town in the past few years. Anything from the small kiosks, specialized photo franchises, department stores and even grocery stores. They all provide solid service, but the quality of the photos and the paper never really satisfied me. It would ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=253 We recently looked into booking rooms at a Best Western Hotel for a weekend getaway. All of the major reservation sites had this hotel listed as a favorite in the area and offered room reservations. What was interesting is that their price was nineteen percent higher than when booking directly ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=252 We have been visiting multiple dim sum restaurants in Los Angeles area. We enjoy the food, the flavors, the eating tempo and the social aspect. Prices are usually quite favorable. Eating at a dim sum restaurant usually involves visiting the establishment in the morning (perhaps lunch time) hours. Restaurant servers ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=251 We were at La Pain Quotidien last week and saw a bunch of people carrying their cloth bags with baguettes inside. They informed us that they filled out a survey and got a free treat. We asked for one as well. They were not sure if any were available, but, ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=250 While having my coffee at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on Artesia, in Manhattan Beach, CA, I noticed their sign that wireless Internet access was free here. This is the first time that I noticed this at the Coffee Bean. I fired up my laptop and searched for networks ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=249 TSA has completed a study and later issued a set of standards on how to design laptop bags that are “checkpoint friendly”. The purpose is for travelers not to have to remove the laptop from the computer bag. Read the press release at bottom of post. I am not sure if ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=248 Virgin Vacations put together a list of top party cities in the world, eleven of them (link to story): Budapest, Athens, Las Vegas, Barcelona, Berlin, New York, Manchester, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, Goa and Ibiza. I do agree with most of these but I would add a few, namely: - Belgrade ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=247 Now that the airlines are starting to charge extra for items we once considered included in the price, like luggage, water, snacks, pillows and similar, they will probably start offering specials to customers to make them feel special. The marketing departments must be a busy hive of activity now thinking ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=246 BBC has an article online (read here) detailing how Starbucks struggled to get a hold of the Australian coffee shop market. We visited Sydney a few years back and noticed that the city is overrun with small coffee carts. They are everywhere. There are coffee shops and such, but the ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=245