Thursday, February 29, 2024

Yo Chi, Sydney

I always eat a lot of frozen treats.  Ice cream or gelato at least once a day, although usually it is the pairing with a larger dessert, e.g. a scoop with a slice of pie, a warm fruit crisp or crumble, a donut a la mode, etc, etc.  I rarely have *just* a frozen treat, even in sundae form, unless I really go all out with toppings, or if it is a hot summer day and I really want a soft serve cone with sprinkles, or I'm really craving froyo.  I do love good...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Felix, Sydney

I've long been a fan of the Merivale restaurant group in Sydney.  They have well thought out unique curated concepts, and they aren't afraid to pivot and move on to newer trends.  Two of my top 10 restaurants in Sydney are Merivale establishments: Mumu for innovative Southeast Asian street food, and Ms. G's for truly wonderful ridiculous Asian fusion.  I've visited others over the years, e.g. Mr. Wong, Sushi E, and others that have since closed, and...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

United Airlines UA 870, SYD-SFO

Update Review, February 2024Flight 870 SYD-SFOSeat 11AAircraft 777-200Departure: Sydney 2:00pm (scheduled) 3:51pm (actual) Arrival: San Francisco 8:45am (scheduled) 10:22am (actual)Well, since I've reviewed this route many times before, I was going to skip my pre-amble and let you read the original reviews if you want it, but, there were a few elements to this journey that deserve a call out.My flight started with a bit amount of misfortune.  A fairly epic...
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