• http://www.captaintamas.com
• Motu Koromiri (BBC mahi mahi)
• http://www.punanganuiculturalmarket.co.c...
• http://www.highlandparadise.co.ck/
• to swim: rarotongan beach and resort
• take bread down and the kids feed the fish, they come right up close.
• recommend snorkelling out from Fruits of Rarotonga. * great coffee and pastries at LBV, there are 2, one in Muri & one in town, we prefer Muri as they have a sandpit and play area for kids.
• Capitan Tamas glass bottom boat is well worth the money, great for kids too.
• And my pick for island nights would be Te Vara Nui or Highland paradise, pricey but I think it's money well spent.
• Live music and pizza night, Thursday's at Castaway in Arorangi, and you'll see the most stunning sunset there.
• Viana's (near the Oasis) has a great fish...

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BRYCE CANYON:

• Queens Garden Trail and Navaho loop 3mi (start at sunset point to do Navajo, then to queens garden and exit out through sunrise point --walk back to sunset along rim)
• Panorama Trail
• see the Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Amphitheater on rim trail
• Escalante Natural Bridge --2mi easy crosses river
• inspiration point
• Driving Tour
• Inspiration Point (at parking lot you will see amphitheater)
• Sunrise Point
• Sunset Point
• Bryce Point for sunrise (take shuttle, parking is difficult)
• Peek-a-boo Loop Trail which is one of the more spectacular treks throughout the ca...

Hikes: 'If someone could only do one short hike at the Canyon, I'd have to suggest the

• Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge (3 miles total roundtrip)
• Skeleton Point (6 miles total)
• Grandview Trail to the first overlook (about 2.5 miles roundtrip, but a much more rugged trail). (Expansive views for a short hike)

For someone doing a more ambitious trek:

• Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point (12 miles total). The Bright Angel is less spectacular than the Kaibab in its upper reaches, but for a longer hike it has more diversity and this trek ends at a truly great overlook of the Colorado River.

For someone who is an experienced hiker and wanted a taste of the backcountry:

• Four Seasons in Guanacaste
• Tortuguera- Turtle Beach Lodge
• Both Coasts, Arenal Volcano, white-water rafting, Monteverde zip-lining and hiking, Manuel Antonio Park
• Visit Playa Conchal and Rio Perdido, all accessible from Liberia. And contact Andrea Fellman
• Rio Celeste -A MUST in my opinion!!
• my favorite is also Las Catalinas Happy to help:
• [Start here] http://www.savvysassymoms.com/.../tips-f...
• really getting off the beaten path - LA Carolina Lodge
• http://nateandrachael.com/costa-rica-wit...
• http://www.catchingupwithkate.com/planni...
• catarata llanos waterfall. Mytanfeet blog
• Frog pond
• Meg's Riding Stables (645-5419)
• Santa Elena Cloud Forest Sky walks

• Breakdown of viewpoints:
  • Mather Point.not necessarily the best spot at the Grand Canyon for views but it is still pretty impressive and well worth taking the time to experience.
  • Yavapai Point - more impressive
  • Bright Angel & Lookout Studio Viewpoints
  • Moran Point: After exploring all of the gorgeous spots around the visitor center, we headed on a scenic road trip towards Cameron along the East Rim Drive. Moran Point is one of the more popular spots offering perfect scenery of three of the Grand Canyon’s main rock groups.
  • Renowned as the highest viewing point on the South Rim, Navajo Point offers yet more breathtaking scenes across the Grand Canyon
  • Desert View: The final lookout point on the East Rim Drive (or first if you enter ...

• Rancho Las Palmas (now the Omni) - has sandy pool
• Casa cody
• Saguaro
• The Parker
• Hyatt has a waterslide
• Marriott Shadow Ridge Villages (Palm Desert)
• www.vrbo.com/444546
• earth dome in Joshua tree

Place to check out another time:

• http://www.volcanoretreat.com/
• http://www.volcanovillagelodge.com/
• farmstay near kona http://www.vrbo.com/588746#reviews

• lantern, flashlight
• blankets/pillows
• bug spray
• life jacket and swim supplies
• sun hats
• bike helmet for cian
• water shoes
• camera
• chargers for electronics
• clothes
• food
• cooler
• wipes
• car toys
• art supplies
• bug catcher
• cians camera
• day pack back pack
• flip floos for shower
• water bottles
• camping towel, regular towel

• what Pete ate
• A-Z by maira Kalman
• Zin Zin Zin A Violin
• Igor the bird who couldn't sing
• How to make an apple pie and see the
• Dinner at the Panda palace
• Rumble in the jungle - boy/girl
• sam who never forgets - b/g
• blue kangaroo
• Mrs wishy washy's farm - b/g
• King Bidgood's in the Bath
• Simple search and find books - Lincoln is using Sylvie's old ones like 1001 animals to spot
• The Tin Forrest
• Lion and the little red bird
• Harry the dirty Dog
• Tickle Monster - Get this book as a set with the tickle gloves!!!!
• Any Leo Lionni Books
• I stink

• Peterson automotive museum
• Getty
• LACMA
• universal studios
• price is right
• famous people's homes tour
• death valley
• Joshua tree
• glamping
• nazi bunker hike in topanga
• hot air balloon ride in oc
• Leo Carrillo national park
• big bear
• Palm Springs
• amtrak ride to San Juan Capistrano and petting zoo zoomars
• Koreatown: kogi food truck,
• annenberg space for photography
• mas malo
• bottega Louie
• camera obscura

• ace hotel
• living desert
• children's discovery museum
• aerial tramway
• civic center park
• Joshua tree natural park
• Indian canyons
• knots soak city
• Palm Springs air museum
• canyon drive on thur nights
• boomers
• desert adventures Eco tours
• palm desert aquatic center

Pros:

• Wearing tight tank tops and not feeling fat!
• Being treated special by Paul!
• Occasionally being treated special by others
• feeling the little kicks and hard jabs reminding you that you are pregnant
• eating better
• taking vitamins
• getting to shop
• getting to eat ice cream for my calcium :)

Cons:

• Vomiting for what appears to be the entire 9 months!
• Acid reflux
• sleeping on my side
• Not getting the slightest bit of help from most Indians

• Purology Shampoo and conditioner (any color)
• Murad face wash (acne group is the best even if you don't have acne!)
• Murad Exfoliating Treatment Gel
• Murad Skin Perfecting Moisturizer
• Murad Night Reform Treatment
• Fabindia Rose Water (Indian)
• Benefit You Rebel tinted moisturizer
• Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream
• Dermalogica Invigorating Shave Gel
• Origins Spot Gel
• Mac Select SPF 15 Foundation
• Mac eye shadows
• Benefit Pout maker
• Bare Essentials Mineral Veil
• Rival de loop eye makeup remover (German)
• Jergens original scent lotion
• Mabelline Mascara (define a lash & full n soft)

• when paul hurts himself
• when someone else falls or trips
• when xena is playing and opens her mouth before trying to catch/jump
• the absurdity of india
• insane traffic snarls in mumbai that look like puzzles

• Canopy Lodge & Canopy Tower (El Valle de Antón & Soberanía National Park; tel. 264-5720; www.canopytower.com
• Gamboa Rainforest Resort
• Cana Field Station (Darién National Park; tel. 269-9415; www.anconexpeditions.com
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• Start your explorations of the Muir Woods at the Visitor Center, with an excellent model of the Muir Woods valley, and a small diorama of redwoods. There’s also a café with good selection of sandwiches, salads, drinks and snacks.
• The Main Trail follows along Redwood Creek, a clear sparkling fern-lined stream that’s home to coho and steelhead salmon (no fishing, these lovely fish are endangered). Along with the towering redwoods, look for sword ferns, lady ferns, and moss on the forest floor. The trail is a wide boardwalk so it’s easy with strollers, and open year round.
• From the visitor center, go up the trail to the first bridge. Check out the huge cross section of a redwood from 960 AD. The self-guided nature trail begins at the ...

• Been there many times. Rain forest, kayak bio bay, and go to casa lola in the condado, sit at the bar. Eat and drink everything

• Auto Tour
• Mossy Cave (.8 mi/1.3k round trip) Streamside walk up to a mossy overhang and small waterfall. (Waterfall flows May to October)
• Rim Trail (0-11 mi/0-17.7 km round trip) Outstanding views of hoodoos from above. Trail is paved and fairly level between Sunset and Sunrise Points.
• Bristlecone Loop (1.0 mi/1.6 km round trip) Hike through spruce-fir forests to cliffs with bristlecone pines and expansive vistas.
• Queens Garden (1.8 mi/2.9 km round trip) This is the least difficult trail into the canyon.
• Navajo Trail (1.3 mi/2.2 km round trip) The Navajo Loop begins at Sunset Point and goes down into Bryce Amphitheater through a "slot" canyon where large Douglas-fir trees are stretching to reach sunlight h...

To Beat the Heat:

• Greenway Trail to Market Plaza (in the shade)
• The IMAX® Movie, Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
• Grand Canyon Railway Train ride
• Visitor Center
• Historic District (Mary Colter's Lookout Studio, Hopi House, Train Depot, Kolb Studio, Verkamps Visitor Center)
• Yavapai Geology Museum

Hikes: (Always hike with LOTS of water, salty snacks, flashlight, spray bottle)

• South Kaibab trail - I think the views are better. But there is no water and no shade.
• Bright Angel might be a better choice in summer. Either way, get an early start.

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• lake poway
• Cuyamaca state park
• See afoot and afield in San Diego for more hikes
• Julian
• Torrey pines
• Cowles mountain
• Mount Woodson for potato chip rock
• Mission trails regional park
• Birch aquarium
• http://www.theworldisabook.com/22308/50-...
• Batiquitos Lagoon.
• Anza Borrego State Park
• Oasis Camel Dairy Farm.
• San Diego Botanical Garden
• Balboa Park
• The children's museum
• ride a gondola
• USS Midway Museum
• La jolla beach is nice and a great little playground right on the beach, free park...

Completed:

• Rickshaw Run in India
• SF - LA Highway 1
• THe Big Island, Hawaii
• Madrid to Barcelona, the long way
• Dublin to Galway via Cork and the Cliffs of Moher

On the list:

• Utah/Arizona
• Mexican Border to Canada Border
• LA to East Coast

• Tour Wicklow mountains
• Kilkenny.
• Belfast
• Giants Causeway
• Newgrange in Co Meath
• Skellig Michael
• Black taxi tour in Belfast
• Find a Peat bog to check out
• The Burren
• Kilmainham Gaol
• Wild Atlantic Way
• Ireland's Ancient East Tour (http://www.failteireland.ie/Ireland-s-An...)
• Waterfall Alpaca Farm
• Hawk walk at mount falcon, county mayo
• Killiney Hill or Bray Head for some stunning views of Dublin
• best bagel in Dublin
• http://www.failteireland.ie/Footer/Media...
• http://www.daysoutwithkids.co.uk/about/c...

• stay in a treehouse
• ✔ bathe an elephant
• ✔ check out a plantation
• ✔ do a short boat trip on the canals
• beach
• treehouse option
• ✔ periyar national park
• Elephant Sanctuary in Kodanad
• hiking through the Edakkal caves in the Wayanad Hills
• organic farm stay another farmstay

• wheler gorge by ohai
• idlewild camping
• big sur
• el capitan
• leo carillo

Best time of year to go:

• October to November

Places to check out:

• Yasawa Private island
• Nanuku Resort
• Koro Sun Resort
• Fiji Intercontinental
• ecotourism project at abaca village on nadi
• sabeto hot springs and mud pool
• garden of the xx orchid garden
• Kula Eco park good for rainy day
• Navala Village (might be a tourist trap)

Koro Sun Hotel Activities: Included:

• Rainforest Trek **
• Herbal Walk
• School Visit
• Coconut Demonstration
• Handline Fishing

• Soltice canyon
• topanga canyon
• Monrovia bill cull trail
• fryman canyon off cold water canyon
• Hollywood sign hike from beachwood canyon trail
• Ernest e. debs park (nature and science center) north of downtown
• switzer falls trail in la canada
• Dante's peak aka Charlie turner trail (Griffith)
• chantry flats
• * http://www.everytrail.com/guide/cheesebo...
• murphys ranch
• mash site
• rock pool Malibu creek state park
• Los Liones. Go early (before 10) to beat the crowds. From PCH, turn on Sunset and take the 2nd left onto Los Liones. We usually park near the bathrooms and follow the scenic path to the trailhead for extra...

• Marrakech
  • four seasons?
  • hotel mamounia
  • maison arabe cooking class
• skoura
  • palm grove excursion
• merzouga (fossil museum)
• Atlas Mountains
  • todra gorge
  • boutaghrar
  • ourika valley
• agadir
• essaouira
• fes
• erfoud
  • dades river gorge walk
• merzouga

Some ideas for future birthdays, valentines days, mothers days or just any day you want to show some love and care:

• Let me sleep in!
• Plan the days meals before I even have to think/worry about it
• Plan a fun family outing
• Book and plan a night away
• Clean the house from top to bottom
• Take a cute photo of me and Cian or all if us and frame it or do something sweet with it
• Cheesy heartfelt gift (engraved keychain, pendant, bracelet etc)
• make me a video of cian saying/doing something
• make me a cian and mommy photo book with drawings, sayings and photos perhaps
• Book a massage or facial treatment

Items currently on my wish list:

• The 19th Wife
• The Hour I first believed
• Eye of the Needle
• Alone in Berlin
• What is the what
• White Tiger

• born in ardmore Ok, lived in the hospital for 2 weeks
• moved to a small apartment in north dallas (perhaps garland)
• moved into a rental house in garland on sandy creek
• parents bought a house across the street from rental, on sandy creek drive, garland texas
• moved to 509 cambridge drive, richardson texas
• moved to an apartment off of arapaho, richardson texas
• moved to the private dorm at UT, on 24th street (austin, tx)
• moved across the street to a one bedroom apartment (austin, tx)
• moved to san francisco and lived on 16th & noriega in the inner sunset
• moved to a house on alamo square park, 1117 fulton (i think thats the address!)

These are all the India related books that I have read and really enjoyed (ongoing - not complete!):

• A Suitable Boy
• Shantaram
• White Tiger
• Rediscovering Dharavi
• The Calcutta Chromosome
• Two Lives
• A thousand miles without a cloud
• The Glass Palace
• Midnights Children

• B&B Miraflores Wasi (lima)
• Wasai Tambopata Eco lodge in Amazon Rainforest
• Hostal Inti Wasi.
• Cusco Packers Hostel

• Yasika Adventures or Outback Safari are recommended. The Cordillera Septentrional mountains, near Cabarete, are good for those who like their nature with a side of adrenalin.
• The best known of these is probably Playa Grande, just 15km east of the town of Río San Juan. This is undoubtedly one of the country's most beautiful beaches - long, broad and tawny, with the aquamarine sea on one side and a thick fringe of palm trees on the other. Stark white cliffs jut out in the distance. It's the perfect setting for swimming, surfing or lazing.

Playa Dorada

• http://www.viator.com/Puerto-Plata-tours...
• We are doing the charcos of Demajagua one day
• a city tour the other day with GoDominicanRepublic/ Puerto Plata directly

• http://anemeraldcitylife.com/restaurants...
• Ella Baily Park for great views of the city from the park
• fremont Troll
• http://redtri.com/seattle/five-great-sea...
• Tutta Bella in Fremont, then visit the troll
• good food in the armory at the Seattle Center
• http://www.theworldisabook.com/13230/5-f...
• Portage Bay Cafe is our family's favorite pancake place. It's usually packed full of bleary-eyed parents with partying toddlers on weekend mornings so it's best to get there when it opens if you don't want to wait. The toppings bar is simply magical and the Ballard location is right next to the famous locks if you want to do a bit of sightseeing.
• Discovery Park has really amazing trails that kids will love exploring even more i...

• Glacier National Park Logans Pass (it's better than anything I saw in Jasper or Banff), the Bear Tooth Scenic Highway (utterly spectacular in every way), and then Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. It's days of awesome driving, and those mountain passes just aren't open most of the year. It's an epic road trip in itself.
• glacier park lodge (east glacier park)
• glacier outdoor center (ponds)
• Rocky Mountain front hey 89
• Bozeman flying in/out or Missoula

GLEN CANYON/LAKE POWELL:

• Sunrise @ Horseshoe Bend
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes (on the way to Zion)
• Lower Antelope: Ken's Tours (928) 606-2168 1 hour
• Upper Antelope Canyon Tour (lower w/no rain): tour: 866-645-9102 (antelopecanyon.com)
• Lake Powell -2,000 mi shoreline
• ✔ rainbow bridge cruise $121 928-645-2433
• navajo tapestry cruise
• canyon adventure cruise $42
• antelope canyon cruise $42
• Wave at Coyote Buttes --permit only 6 mi hike (8:50am lotto day before at ranger station)
• Coyote Gulch/Butte --permit needed
• Hike to Rainbow bridge - Lake Powell (Navajo National Monument) ???

• elmers bottle tree ranch
• Hackberry has the General Store
• Williams is a bit more interesting at night when the neon is lit up. There is a big Safeway there if you need to stock up before heading to "expensive everything" country.
• Gas up in Kingman and top up in Williams
• best stretch of Route 66 is between Topcock and Kingman via Oatman. You'll be driving the famous Sitgreaves Pass and it is well worth it.
• Kingman is a convenient place to stop and they have a quite interesting Route 66 museum
• Route 66
• Go to Oatman for the wild burros
• Bearizona (drive through animal park)
• Route 66 Attractions
• Gold Road Mine
• There are wild west shootouts every day a...

• Teva sandals
• kids fanny pack
• foldable magnifying glass
• animal tracking sheets
• camelback water backpack

Los Angeles:

• The Wonderful Towers of Watts, Patricia Zelver, Frane Lessac

Grand Canyon:

• Where Is the Grand Canyon? Jim O'Connor, Daniel Colon
• Whose Tail on the Trail at Grand Canyon?, Midji Stephenson, Kenneth Spengler
• Down the Colorado, Deborah Kogan Ray
• "Hey Ranger!", Kim Williams Justesen, Judy Newhouse

Mexico:

• The Day of the Dead - El Dia de los Muertos, Bob Barner
• Off We Go to Mexico!, Laurie Krebs, Christopher Corr

Africa:

• Mama Panya's Pancakes, Mary and Rich Camb...

• Temecula Balloon Festival
• Channel Islands
• Palm Springs (Yucca valley- landers, pioneertown http://www.lazymeadow.com/index.php?page...)
• San Diego
• La Jolla
• Cambria
• Joshua tree retreat center
• Joshua Tree Pods
• Ojai Inn and spa Also the Capri
• big sur deetjens inn
• serra retreat
• lavender resort
• Laguna Riveria hotel very family friendly
• Marriott at Dana Point. Great family pool and a toddler friendly park right across the street.
• Catalina island [www.catalinavacations.com]
• Morro Strand State Beach a couple weekend...

• crispy pork gang on hollywood/harvard in thai town
• house on silverlake blvd 2811
• marios italian deli 740 e broadway, glendale

• yosemite falls: It's an easy walk (one quarter mile) on a paved path to Lower Yosemite Falls (Shuttle stop #8)
• Bridalveil Falls: graceful, elegant waterfall, where the water is constantly changing patterns as it falls over the cliff into the valley below. It's a short walk (half mile) on a paved path to the base of the falls. The Bridal Veil Falls hike may only be ½ mile out and back and stroller accessible but it is a little steep. Huge bonus is that the waterfall runs year round, unlike many others which dry out in mid to late summer months. Must drive - off the 41.
• Happy Isles – less crowded trail in summer, and a great spot to picnic by the river? Happy Isles is a not a long trail, but it's an especially nice one that winds through along the cascading Merced River, through the trees. Pick up the Happy Isles trail next to the Happy Isles Nature ...

• soon I will be big enough to do hang gliding by myself and go in the ball put at ikea
• do other kids eat 'India' food? Do they eat raita? Do any of my friends eat india food?
• does this train have a kids area (playground)?
• do you have bills for the taxi? ( in Barcelona upon waking up at 6:45am to go to the airport)
• this not right taxi. He not have the thing on top. ( about the dodgy Russian taxi driver on Barcelona)
• the hug tank is empty (3.75)
• the dog vaccuum
• name for his toy snake : three people sign
• hiw do you turn this dog machine off (to my mom's dog)
• eating his toast, takes a bite and looks ...

• wooden blocks
• table for room
• doctor kit
• binaculars
• bug boxes with magnifiers
• dress up clothes (construction, police)
• quadrilla
• 123 to the zoo flash cards
• flash kids flash cards
• arts/craft supplies
• science/bug kits
• books
• horses

• Kareem's black dal, paneer tikka, buttered naan
• collette, dilip and Kavita
• expat friends
• cheap babysitters
• living the high life!
• traveling more
• rickshaws
• shopping
• carpets, pashminas,
• personal trainers
• feeling a sense of commnity and closeness with friends
• delivery of everything
• everyone knowing who I am
• cheap massages at sabai
• getting a great haircut from Mamta
• friends in the usiasing is and making efforts to see us!
• friends visiting
• seeing Stacie more

• not wearing perfume
• bulk buying groceries
• not wearing socks
• feeling that I need to be covered up
• taking shoes off in houses
• repeating words (same same)
• hang dry most things
• don't use the dishwasher
• close windows around dusk
• speak Hindi when yelling at someone

Paul's:

• closing the bedroom door
• getting fully dressed before leaving bedroom in morning
• waiting for someone else to do the dishes
• dries every dish before using it scared of water problems
• blames every bout of loose motions on bad food!

• glow
• the yellow birds

Asia

• Go to Bhutan
• See the elephant sanctuary in Candy, Sri Lanka
• Go to Nepal
• Go to Varanasi (again)
• Go to Darjeeling
• See the Buddhist monasteries in NE India (Sikkim)
• Do a hike in Sikkim
• Go to Vietnam
• Snorkel in the Phillipines
• See the orangutan sanctuary in Borneo
• Go to Burma
• Go to Tibet
• Do the Mongol Rally through Mongolia
• Ride a horse in Mongolia
• Indonesia (other islands besides Bali, Java, Jakarta)
• North Thailand and Border region of Burma

• big dog that i can't remember the name of when i was a kid. we had to give it away because it kept biting the neighborhood kids who would throw rocks at him. apparently he only liked me and my mom.
• A golden retriever that i don't know the name of, but have seen in photos of myself as a baby
• Sandy (Panel) - a cocker spaniel, that i nicknamed panel due to poor speaking ability
• spooky - a white horse that i had in texas for a few years
• neighborhood kittens that i used my chore money to buy food for and feed in the drains
• Panda - a pomeranian that was my moms and then handed down to me who lived with me in Austin and San Francisco
• Ginger Masala - a mumbai street cat that rules my life

• Movies to see
• Music to check out
• Cities I have been to
• Favorite india sayings

• a maid / cook
• delivery of any kind
• people who carry my basket at the shops
• not having to work, but still having money
• a wonderful, generous boyfriend who lets me explore to my hearts content
• getting so many crazy "once in a lifetime" experiences
• getting to sleep in whenever i want
• shopping all day and only spending a small amount of money
• goofing off on the internet all the time

• Nepal
• Tibet
• Sri Lanka (need to return for a second trip)
• Laos
• Burma
• Vietnam
• New Zealand
• Fiji
• Jordan
• Israel
• Syria
• Lebanon
• Egypt
• Mexico (interior regions)
• Cuba
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Botswana
• Kenya
• Ghana