Results for Personal Musings

I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder!

No not the kind you are thinking about. I am talking about the much more expensive and dangerous one! I am referring to the magical powder you encounter heli-skiing. I was recently heli-skiing near [...]
October 10,2012

Taj MaHigh Flyers :)

March 27,2012

How many French men does it take to change a tire?

Uh oh, we have a flat tire! So that’s where they hide the spare! Raising the car is a pain! [...]
November 15,2010

Kalalau: Valley of the Lost Mangos (and Hidden Paradise)

Between my new girlfriend Laura’s repeated ravings about Kalalau and National Geographic’s beautiful pictures, I had no choice but to go and check out this “hidden paradise” for myself. All I knew going [...]

What are some tips for people moving to San Francisco from New York City?

Courtesy of my friend Linda Kang who moved from NY to SF a few years ago. Everything is earlier here. Most bars close at 2. People eat dinner early. They get up early and [...]
November 2,2010

Things to do in Buenos Aires and Argentina

Buenos Aires: Hotel to stay at: Tailor Made Hotel. It’s relatively inexpensive, only 5 rooms and everything is free – food, Internet, drinks, laundry, calls to the US, etc. I stay there [...]
June 7,2010

Maui is my favorite kiteboarding spot!

I had the privilege of being invited to MaiTai Kite Camp 2010 in late May. It’s a fantastic annual event which started four years ago when professional kiteboarder Susi MAI and venture capitalist [...]
June 3,2010

Things to do in the South of France

As I am from Nice I keep getting asked what to do when visiting the South of France. Here are my recommendations: Nice: Eat dinner at “La Petite Maison”, my favorite restaurant in the [...]
May 27,2010

I can’t believe we flew over the Eyjafjallajökull volcano!

I flew back from Europe 10 days ago. My flight from Berlin to Zurich had been delayed a few hours as the volcanic ash had forced a shutdown of German air space. The next day [...]
December 30,2009

Prea is THE place to kite surf!

After a few disappointing trips to Cabarete over Thanksgiving and late December where I was cursed with only 1 day of wind out of a combined 10 days there (granted it’s not the windy season [...]