Travels with Nic & Rob

8 Rules to Teach You How to Be A Tourist (Without Embarassing Yourself)

July 30, 2015 ♦

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Tourist is almost a dirty word these days. The definition of a tourist is "a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure" - and it definitely does not deserve all the negative connotations it is saddled with. Most travel articles focus on learning to act and live…

Breakfast at bills, Honolulu, HI

June 23, 2015 ♦

Eat & Drink, Food, Hawaii

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The first time I ate at bills, it was more than 10 years ago in Sydney at the Darlinghurst location. I convinced my friends that we absolutely needed to wake up early - I heard that it got crowded - and trek across the city for breakfast. My friends dragged…

Landmark Photos: A Pose You Must Make at Diamond Head

May 28, 2015 ♦

Destinations, Hawaii, Photography, United States

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There is something very satisfying about taking silly tourist photos at famous landmarks, such as "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa or kissing the Sphynx. They're fun and you should never miss an opportunity to do one of your own. So in the spirit of silly tourist photos, the…

A LoCa Lunch with Lodi Wines

May 26, 2015 ♦

Eat & Drink, Wine

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Lodi, in the northern part of the Central Valley, is a town that is known for producing a lot of wine. Grapes have been growing in and around Lodi since the 1850s and the area boasts some of the oldest vines around. The climate and soil are both excellent for…

Rise of the Jack O’ Lanterns, Descanso Gardens 2014

October 27, 2014 ♦

Activities, Los Angeles, Photography

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The Rise of the Jack o' Lanterns is a Halloween celebration for people of all ages, especially if you appreciate the art of a well-carved pumpkin. The event is a display of thousands of glowing, carved pumpkins that are set along a quarter mile trail in the Descanso Gardens Rose…

Seoul Sausage, Los Angeles, CA

September 24, 2014 ♦

Eat & Drink, Food

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Food Network fans will probably recognize the name Seoul Sausage even if they've never been to the small West Los Angeles eatery. The brand got fantastic exposure by winning Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race. That particular season was for competitors who didn't currently have a food truck…

At the Rhum Clément JonOne V.S.O.P. Launch Party

September 8, 2014 ♦

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This past weekend, we had the good fortune to be invited to the launch party for a limited edition bottle of Rhum Clément V.S.O.P. that was being released to mark the brand's 125th anniversary. Rhum Clément is a high end rum brand that produces rhum agricole, a type of rum…

LA Times’ The Taste 2014

September 5, 2014 ♦

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Los Angeles Times' The Taste is a huge annual food festival that showcases Los Angeles chefs and restaurants, as well as many spirit, wine and other vendors. The festival lasts three days and is held at the Paramount Studios lot - which is good, because with so many people and so many…