Wisetrips Travel Blog

At the end of 2013, I would like to take an inventory of things I consider to be the best in their class: Restaurants:  Mama's Fish House , Maui, Hawaii Manresa , Los Gatos The Plumed Horse , Saratoga Dishes: Apple Strudel:  Cafe Demel , Vienna, Austria Bread: "Country Bread,"  Tartine Bakery , San Francisco, CA …

After exploring the new Exploratorium on Pier 15 in San Francisco, we drove to Tartine Bakery on 600 Guerro Street for a quick lunch. When we finally arrived, around 4:30pm, the line to the bakery looked like a scene from old Soviet Russia. We decided we could not wait this long, no matter how delicious the bread and pastries looked. We decided to have lunch/dinner nearby at the Pizzeria De…

Maui time! We took the 8:00 a.m. flight from San Jose ( Hawaiian Airlines  HA45) to Kahului, Maui (OGG), arriving at 11:30 a.m. Hawaiian time. The flight lasted four and a half hours and went smoothly, without much turbulence. I was surprised that Hawaiian Airlines actually provided lunch on the plane. Most airlines charge for food and only offer peanuts or crackers. Once we landed and collected our belongings, we picked u…