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#190632 03/20/06 02:52 PM
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my mind is in turmoil over this. i have a list of places i want to see a mile long: bora bora, new guinea, thailand, tebet, the amazon, peru, st lucia, a return to pine cay...but ac & cayo took my heart too. marty, are you trying to tempt me?

#190633 03/20/06 05:00 PM
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Bora Bora is breathtakingly beautiful - just didn't like the food in French Polynesia. But the local beer (Hinano) is great! Decisions, decisions. . .

#190634 03/22/06 03:48 PM
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laurie, can you elaborate on the food? i thought of bora bora cuz my sis went there a few years ago, but she is in CA like you. i am an east-coaster & it is much farther to go. i looked at many websites on it, and we thought the stunning beauty was the obvious draw. thailand for the food & culture, tibet for the spirituality, new guinea for the wildlife & peoples, amazon for the same. oh, if only i actually had any money and vacation time available.... (c'mon, divorce settlement!!) BTW - my kids are pissed that i do NOT plan on taking them to ANY of these places!

#190635 03/22/06 03:53 PM
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ps - food is always an issue to us as, well, i like tasty food, and boyfriend is a ex-top chef & culinay arts teacher(yes, girls, be jealous: i eat like a princess every night and haven't cooked a single meal in 9 months)

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Yes, I am jealous. I am a wanna be top chef - love to cook and make delicious creations. My dream job would be a chef at a resort on a tropical island!

Food in French Polynesia: It has been some years since I was there and I did Club Med, so it may be very different outside the villages. They did not cook their meat very good. The food did not have enough zest/taste for me. The fresh fruits were of course delicious. I wouldn't let that stop you from going. The scenery alone is awe inspiring!

I have an excellent story about a tourist named Laurie riding a moped in a sudden downpour who dug up a beautiful banana tree (with the moped) in front of Captain Cook Hotel on Moorea, with everybody in the bar watching. I kinda got caught in a mudslide on the moped! Funny memory!

#190637 03/23/06 09:04 AM
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well, i have to take the club med element as the key to the dull food.

as to the zesty tasty food we both seem to like, bruce's twist to yumminess is his unlikely combinations of seasonings. take two completely different flavors & throw them together. fusion is a cheap word, but same idea. sweet & savory mixed is awesome, and he says food has to be "juicy", never dry. favorite flavors are garlic, curry, cumin, tarragon, coriander, herbs, tons of fresh ginger, asian spices, dash of teriyaki or hot sauce in anything, adding heavy cream to any sauce, full-flavor reductions using chicken, beef, lobster bases (available in supermarket called "better than boullion" in soup section).

my mud story: bz '93 - we rented a suzuki sidekick & based outside san ignacio. wanted to see 1000 ft falls in pine mt reserve. the roads were mostly dirt, in very poor condition, and it had rained heavily for 2 days b4 we went. since we were young(er) & it wasnt our car, we had great fun splashing thru every big mud puddle we saw trying to cover the vehicle with mud & see how high we could make the splash go. (all caught on video). the reserve was WAY in the middle of nowhere and we were totally digging the adventure. some hills so steep & wet the 4x4 had barely enuff power to climb them. we were pumped with adrenaline. THEN, we see a huge puddle, and drove full blast. that was when the engine got wet and the car just STOPPED. wouldnt turn over. we were easily 20 miles from ANYTHING on deserted mountain roads. i nearly freaked out, but somehow didnt. we had no idea what we would do. thankfully, within 1/2 hour, the engine dried in the heat, and started. we then laughed really hard thinking how totally screwed we almost let ourselves get in the name of fun. ps - the falls & the rio un cave & pools were well worth the adventure.

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Oh, now you tell me! No wonder Lewis Auto went out of business! wink eek

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Jane: love the story. At least you didn't have a bunch of folks watching! I did get invited in the bar and a bunch of good-looking American guys bought me some drinks and we laughed it up for awhile, so I had that going for me!

#190640 03/23/06 02:52 PM
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Great story Jane! - and not at all embarassing - just the kind meant to be shared - and probably just not the kind contemplated by KLC! :rolleyes:

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You should have just dried off the distributor cap. But don't tell anyone a girl told you that.


A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?

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