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I’m going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to Heaven. I’ll look around and say, ‘It’s not bad, but it ain’t San Francisco.’
Herb Caen

January 17th, 2014 @ 4:28 am
Friday Five: Places in Maui

Black RockMy five favorite places on Maui:

  1. Black Rock · Ka’anapali
  2. Longhi’s · Lahaina
  3. The Kahana Sunset · Kahana
  4. Kimo’s · Lahaina
  5. The Hula Grill · Ka’anapali

See Your Folks

September 20th, 2013 @ 5:16 am
Friday Five: Disney Parks

DisneyMy five favorite Disney theme parks:

  1. Walt Disney World
  2. E.P.C.O.T.
  3. Disneyland
  4. California Adventure
  5. Disney’s Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios)
June 7th, 2013 @ 8:17 am
Friday Five: Favorite Vacation Destinations

HawaiiMy five favorite places to spend a vacation:

  1. Maui, Hawai’i
  2. The Magic Kingdom
  3. La Quinta, Palm Springs, California
  4. Paris, France
  5. Vail, Colorado
April 12th, 2013 @ 5:47 am
Friday Five: Decommissioned Disney Attractions

WDWRetroMCOluggagetagFive rides that are no longer operational but which I enjoyed:

March 1st, 2013 @ 6:59 am
Friday Five: Places to See

Grand CanyonHere are five places I have always wanted to visit:

November 7th, 2012 @ 9:54 pm
Hootie

Somehow I never mentioned the fact that in late November of 2006, I attended a black-tie dinner 1 at — of all things — a furniture convention 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and — after all the sales awards had been … er … awarded — Hootie and the Blowfish performed. It was quite surreal, and […]

May 9th, 2012 @ 6:08 pm
Be Prepared

I’m packing for a trip and going through the computer bag I carry with me all day, every day. In addition to five pens and two mechanical pencils, I also have three iPhone AC adapters, five iPhone / iPod / iPad USB cables, three iPhone headsets, three “regular” sets of headphones, six AAA batteries, and […]

June 11th, 2010 @ 6:44 am
Friday Five: Favorite Northern Cities
  1. Newport, Rhode Island
  2. Boston, Massachusetts
  3. Ithaca, New York
  4. Bristol, Rhode Island
  5. Old Greenwich, Connecticut
May 14th, 2010 @ 4:49 am
Friday Five: Favorite Places to Drink Beer
  1. Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
  2. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida
  3. The Hula Grill, Whaler’s Village, Maui, Hawaii
  4. Hooters Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
  5. Pat O’Brien’s, New Orleans, Louisiana
May 7th, 2010 @ 4:43 am
Friday Five: Things I Want to See Before I Die
  1. The Pyramids
  2. The Sahara
  3. an elephant in India
  4. The Grand Canyon
  5. Graceland

Bonus:

  • The Parthenon
  • Krakatoa
  • Tokyo
  • Pompeii
January 29th, 2010 @ 6:57 am
Friday Five: Favorite Places in Maui

 

  1. Black Rock, Ka’anapali
  2. Front Street, Lahaina
  3. Whaler’s Village, Ka’anapali
  4. Valley Isle Resort, Kahana
  5. Paia
January 8th, 2010 @ 8:46 am
Friday Five: Favorite Southern Cities
  1. Gainesville, Florida
  2. Ormond Beach, Florida
  3. Charleston, South Carolina
  4. Savannah, Georgia
  5. New Orleans, Louisiana
December 30th, 2009 @ 5:50 am
The David Gagne 2009 U.S. Tour

With a hat tip to Jason, here is a list of the cities I visited in 2009: New York City, NY (Jan 30 – Feb 2) Old Greenwich, CT (Feb 2 – Feb 4) Reno, NV (Feb 20 – Feb 22) Palm Springs, CA (Feb 27 – Mar 1) Santa Catalina, CA (Apr 18, 19) […]

November 13th, 2009 @ 8:15 am
Friday Five: Favorite Places I Have Been
  1. Maui, Hawaii, USA
  2. Rome, Italy
  3. Paris, France
  4. London, England
  5. Portofino, Italy
September 25th, 2009 @ 7:47 am
Friday Five: Favorite Theme Parks
  1. E.P.C.O.T.
  2. Walt Disney World
  3. Disney’s MGM Studios
  4. Universal Studios – Hollywood
  5. Disneyland
August 28th, 2009 @ 7:33 am
Friday Five: Things to Take to the Beach
  1. Pumpkin Seeds
  2. Bottled Water
  3. Best American Sportswriting anthology
  4. iPod Nano
  5. Hint of Lime Tostitos
June 12th, 2009 @ 6:42 am
Friday Five – Tourist Edition (Part 2)

Amazing things I have seen:

  1. The Eiffel Tower
  2. The Louvre
  3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
  4. The Roman Colosseum
  5. Michelangelo’s David
June 5th, 2009 @ 6:35 am
Friday Five – Tourist Edition

Amazing things I have yet to see:

  1. The Grand Canyon
  2. Venice, Italy
  3. Niagara Falls
  4. The Pyramids
  5. Yellowstone National Park
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