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Best King Cake in Louisiana

One of things I look forward to each year during Carnival season is the chance to enjoy afternoons of coffee and King Cake. King Cake is a sticky, coffee-cake type of pastry braided into a ring and drissled with with colored icing and sugar. Sometimes it is made with cinnamon and today it is more [...]

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Where to Find the Best Poke on Oahu in Hawaii: Poke Stop

When I travel, I like to eat where the locals eat. On one of my solo jaunts to Hawaii, I rented a car and just meandered around the island of Oahu. I had already spent some time in Waikiki, so I decided to revisit some of my favorite spots and check out a few new [...]

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Christmas Eve: What’s for Dinner

Around the world some people are celebrating Christmas Eve with their families. I’ll be working, but I’ll still bring some of our family traditions along with me for comfort’s sake. On the years that I am off of work for Christmas Eve, my little family gets together with my parents to enjoy an evening of goodies, [...]

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Celebrity Getaway at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA

Have you ever wanted to go back in time, to the golden days of old Hollywood, but you didn’t want to sacrifice the luxury of today? This is The Beverly Hilton, an icon that first opened in 1955 and has probably had every celebrity walk through its doors. Today, The Beverly Hilton holds more than 175 [...]

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Haunted Louisiana: Houmas House

I’m so proud to be from, and live in Louisiana. Some things I love about my state is the preservation of history and the gentility of the South. One place that is preserving the history of my state is Houmas House. It is a River Road Plantation that was purchased a few years ago by Kevin Kelly, a true [...]

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