http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php travel babblings, trip babblings, going somewhere babblings! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:11 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 globemaster@seetheglobe.com globemaster@seetheglobe.com en We have had a few warm calm days and nights in Southern California. One would not imagine that it’s winter … http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=375 I have been on a Starbucks coffee drinking schedule again. For a while I just did not need to drink coffee again. When I returned to my habit, the large coffee size seemed humongous. My hand would buckle under its weight and I would imagine sipping it throughout the day ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=374 More and more airlines these days require you to print your own boarding pass. And no, it’s not for our convenience but for the purpose of the airline saving some money. Since they have pushed that step of the boarding process onto the traveler here is a suggestion to make ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=373 It was a Friday before the weekend, afternoon and we arrived to JFK all ready to spend a nice weekend in New York State. All we had to do was pick up our car at the rental area and be on our way. This included a ride in the elevator ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=372 I got a few treats from Natas Pastries last week. Yum. They call themselves L.A.’s Portuguese Bakery. Cool. I really liked their specialty dessert, Nata, a flaky outer shell with creamy inside (custardy). Light and tasty. The only problem was that I could eat very many of these. Their light ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=371 I don’t stop by Le Pain Du Jour often because it is just out of the way for me. I was fortunate to be in the area early last week. It was around seven in the morning and the store was full of goodies. I loaded up on croissants, chocolate ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=370 One thing we could not figure out while vacationing in East Hampton was where the good local coffee shops were. We saw Starbucks in several places. Ok, that’s that. We were hoping to find some cool local rustic, or perhaps modern coffee shops that serve awesome coffee. We asked around; ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=369 Regarding our Garmin GPS Nuvi 260w : It gets confused every time there is a roundabout. If you are entering or leaving a highway and the on/offramp circles around , the unit will get confused and lose its focus. It will start talking about recalculations etc. At that point I ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=368 After having spent a week in East Hampton we were hooked on the Citarella Markets. Their products are top notch. The produce, baked goods, prepared foods and the like tasted great and most of the stuff had no artificial and chemically related ingredients. It was a bit pricey but oh ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=367 Most airlines allow only up to 50lbs for your first bag. In our case that always involves weighing the luggage at home, reorganizing, weighing again, taking things out, loading more in your carry-on and similar. If you go over that limit the fines are huge. The 70lbs weight limit that ... http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=366