Gilroy Premium Outlet - San Francisco

If you ever have the opportunity to visit SF, go to Gilroy outlet : this is THE place where to be for shopping. We found the best deal ever in that huge place : 4 Levis jean + 4 Levis Tshirt for less than 180 USD ! I found a lovely white dress in BCBG Max Azria for 70 USD only ! I've paid for my beautiful classic ballerine Nine West for 49.99 USD... This is really the best place that I had been !

Where : http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=23

How far ? From 1hour to 1h30 from SF

Si vous avez l'opportunité d'aller à San Francisco, allez aux outlets Gilroy : c'est LA place où il faut être pour faire son shopping. Nous avons trouvé de très bons plans dans ce lieu gigantesque : 4 jean Levis + 4 Tshirt Levis pour moins de 180 USD ! J'ai trouvé une très belle robe blanche chez BCBG Max Azria pour seulement 70 USD ! J'ai payé mes magnifiques ballerines Nine West seulement 49.99 USD ... C'est vraiment le meilleur endroit que j'ai fait !

Où : http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=23

Combien de temps : à environ 1h à 1h30 en voiture de SF

Mac Donald's - Hawaii

If you are not coomfortable with local food when you travel, you know that there is a fast food place where the taste will always be the same all around the world : Mac Donald's. In Hawaii, all local food are adapted to the Japanese taste, even in this big hamburger restaurant ! In France, you can have the Mc Morning with pancake and egg muffin, in Hawaii, you've got this "udon/ramen soup". I found this so interesting :

Lorsque vous voyagez et que vous n'êtes pas habitué à la cuisine locale, il y a un lieu où le goût est universel : Mac Donald's. A Hawaï, la cuisine est adaptée aux goûts des japonais, et même dans cette grande chaine de restauration rapide ! En France, nous avons le Mc Morning avec des pancakes et un muffin aux oeufs, à Hawaï, ils servent un "udon/ramen" sous forme de soupe. J'ai trouvé ça très intéressant :

Marnee Thai - San Francisco - Sunset area

One of the best Thai food in San Francisco ...

I met my dear friend Jeff on Oct 4th 2009 and he took us to this restaurant near the place where we were living. It is better to go earlier to this place as you may need to queue, in the cold ... Yes, it is located in the Sunset area of SF, a place that is usually foggy and windy. It is held by real Thai, so the food is really good. You can choose mild or hot spicy. We ordered 4 dishes and 2 thai milk tea (the best of the world) for around USD 54. All dishes are good ! The service is good too, but as there are many customers, you cannot spend a long time talking in this place...

Where ?

Neighborhood: Inner Sunset

1243 9th Avenue(between Irving St & Lincoln Way)

San Francisco CA 94122

tel : (415) 731-9999

www.marneethaisf.com

Best Western Coconut - Waikiki - Hawaii

Honolulu ... Who has never dreamt to go Hawaii ? For European, Hawaii seems to be sooo far away. It is very convenient to stay in Honolulu especially if you stay at the Waikiki Beach area : no need to rent a car, you can walk easily and find restaurant, night life and beach all around for 10 to 20 min by feet. We arrived in Sept 26th 2009, and we were surprised by the 60% of Japanese presence (Many japanese live in Honolulu and even in the shops and the restaurant, the card/prices are written in japanese !!!). You don't feel like being in US anymore, but you feel like being in Tokyo with much more space and air ! So we stayed at the recommanded Best Western Coconut Waikiki. It was really a great hotel, from 10 to 15 min to the Waikiki beach, the room are big (we had the Mountain View King room). The rooms are clean, quite big, the bed is very comfortable. In the closet there is a steam iron, an iron table. In the bathroom there is a hair dryer. So this hotel is really convenient. The bad side : there is an air-cond in the room that is quite noisy. The "continental breakfast" is very simple, only with fruit juice, coffee, pancakes to make yourself, and hard-boiled eggs. When you are used to have an english breakfast or a french breakfast, it is better to go to the many ABC stores and to buy your own stuff... There is a small kitchen in the room, with kettle, coffee machine, a microwave. you can also wash your dishes as there is cups and small plates. Free wifi in the room is available.

Prices : it depends of the room standard

Service : good, very friendly

http://www.coconutwaikikihotel.com/