China Hike

I wish this was me, but no just some guy who decided to hike across China and document his hairstyle. Enjoy

http://videoguide.msn.com/play/?g=46eac846-fae3-439c-8d70-01e264cc0b7f&ftitle=hot%20viral%20videos&fid=topviral&GT1=42007

Behind Schedule

Wow, I have been bad by not updating my recent adventures. Work has been keeping me busy and going to different places.

Right after Hawaii, John and I took a trip to Phoenix to visit uncle Lou.


Then, we went to visit my folks in Orange County.


And last but not least I went to NYC to celebrate my birthday with my best friend Priya.


What a busy winter.

Last day in Hawaii

Anthony stopped by in the morning and took us to a beach for breakfast.


The rest of the day we chilled in Wikiki beach and tried to lay out as much as possible before we come back to rainy Seattle.


I am just way too sad to leave. Do I have to?


One last shot of the paradise.

Hanauma Bay

bus not

random shuttle


haunama bay at last


smorkeling

bus back

waikiki

grocery at food pantry


dinner in a hotel


sunset

tikis

depression

Stuck in Waikiki

All morning we have tried to catch a bus or a shuttle to Hanauma Bay. The bus did not even bother to stop and the shuttle got full.

So we figured it's our faith then to just chill at Waikiki beach and snorkel.

Our friends picked us up for some delicious local Mochis at Bubbies. Then we picked up some local food for dinner at Yamas Fish Market.


We took our food down to Waikiki beach to enjoy sunset. Sunset with poke and kaluah pig - fantastic.

Around Oahu

We started off our day with breakfast at Keoni's while waiting for our friends.


We drove to Diamond Head Park and hiked up the trail to the top to check out the beautiful view of Honolulu.


To stack up on snacks we stopped at Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors where I got as much Poke as I could. Best day ever.


We made a quick stop at the Dole plantation just to see how pineapples grow.


Anthony insisted on stopping by Giovanni's Shrimp Truck for some overcooked and overpriced shrimp.


Matsumoto Shaved Ice was another delight. Surprisingly the ice was very smooth and perfect for the syrup to absorb in.


Finally relaxed at Waimea beach, although we could not swim due to crazy big waves.

Further up north we went to Sunset beach where we were memorized by pipeline waves

Later in the evening we picked up dinner from Kim chee 2 and went to Hilton village for free fireworks which always fire off on Fridays.

Finally in Hawaii

At last we arrived. Finally I can see for myself what the hype is all about.

We were picked up by our hotel's shuttle. It was interesting to see how Americans are so surprised by how there is Costco and Walmart in Hawaii, well Duh, it is part of America after all.


Our hotel is in Waikiki but looked a bit sketchy outside. Surprisingly, our room was fantastic and had a gorgeous view.


So we spent the evening walking around Waikiki and later met up with our friends, Anthony and Miran for dinner at original Roy's.

Happy New Year!

First of all I wanted to give a shout out to the wonderful 2008, despite all the economic crises.

John and I got to do lots of wonderful things and got to visit many interesting places such as Mexico, Greece, California, Florida, Washington.

I got to know my cousin Anastasia better, I am very happy she grew into a beautiful and mature girl. I cannot wait when she comes back here again. Also I got a wonderful new job where I am finally doing what I want to do.

So, goodbye wonderful 2008 and welcome 2009.

The Forgotten Coast

St George Island once again. It has become a tradition to come to the island for holidays, and how can we not. With every year it just gets warmer and warmer down here.


Wonderful oysters from the East Coast at Eddy Teach's

On the top of rescued St George Island lighthouse

Biking around the island

Back to Tallahassee airport, back on the plane again.

Christmas on the plane

Christmas is not a bad day to fly. Since most of the people are spending time with the family on the 25th, it's perfect for less crowded airports.

We arrived to Tampa late at night and thanks to Tom Tom got lost a few times, since it did not get the new roads updates.

We found our way and got to spend some time with John's brother. The weather was wonderful - 85F, which is a great change after the crazy snow storms in Seattle


John waking up with some freshly brewed coffee and hanging out with dogs in Bob's backyard.


At Busch Gardens


Posing for picture with Audrey and Bob, the Ehrhardts in South Florida