2011 CNY ideas

If have Mon Tue Wed off
Cartagena
1/28 Fri 2345/2015 2220/0600+1 (19hr)
1/29 Sat 1310/1546 (5 hr)
Stay Cartagena Sat--Fri
2/4 Fri 0910/1155 1800/2050
2/5 Sat 2220/0545 (Mon)

If no break or 1/2 day only

2/2 Wed 1955/0020+1 2/2 overnight Mumbai
2/3 Th 0705/0825 Nagpur
2/3 th, Fri, Sat Banjaar Tola
2/6 Sun 1930/2050
2/7 Mon 0130/0920 take 1/2 day??
Or Oberoi Vanyavilas as alternative from Jaipur stay Ramathra Fort on way to Ranthambore

restaurants to try in Australia!

SYDNEY FOOD TO TRY FROM CX MAGAZINE DEC 2010
~ QUAY @ SYDNEY HARBOUR
~ AD LIB BISTRO 1047 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, PYMBLE
~ PORTENO 358 CLEVELAND ST., SURRY HILLS
~ MANLY PAVILION, WEST ESPLANADE, MANLY COVE
~ ROCKPOOL BAR & GRILL: 66 HUNTER ST
~ SPICE TEMPLE: 10 BLIGH ST
~ SEPIA: 201 SUSSEX ST
~ ORMEGGIO: D'ALBORA MARINAS, THE SPIT, MOSMAN

Sydney, NSW
Manly Pavilion
tomislav

Melbourne, Vic
Maze

Brisbane, Qld
Urbane

Perth, WA
Greenhouse

Barossa Valley, SA
Appellation

Mumbai

Sleep Taj mahal. Eat ziya at Oberoi. Kala ghoda cafe. Drink at Leopold Cafe in Colaba causeway. Drinks Aer four seasons. Shop bombay electric 1 reay house. Good earth 2 reay house.

food in HK (a sampling of where I go)

where to take out of town guests
~ cafe deco /peak lookout /pearl on the peak
~ felix
~ cafe gray
~ Aqua, Hutong or Yun Fu
~ hullett house
~ the pawn (eat at ovologue)
~ sevva

if in causeway bay
~ sml

nice & sometimes quick meals in funky neighborhoods
casual
~ lot 10
~ box thai
~ bacar (tapas)
~ uno mas (tapas in Wanchai)
~ basement (off gough)
~ dragon i for dim sum

formal
~ Azure (better for drinks)

central for work lunch
~ zuma
~ inagiku
~ isola
~ kiku
~ lian

special occasion / client events
~ Bo innovation
~ caprice
~ french window
~ robuchon
~ pierre / krug room (seats 12)
~ nobu
~ spoon
~ verandah ( repulse bay )

my favorite hot pots
~ dong lai shun (lamb)
~ san xi lou

fez food

WHERE TO EAT
DAR ROUMANA 30 Derb el amer www.darroumana.com (B&B with terrace that looks over medina)
DAR ANEBAR 15 Derb el miter, Zenjafour www.daranebar.com pretty latern lit courtyard
RIAD EL BARTAL

WHAT TO SEE
BOU INANIA MERDERSA
PLACE NEJJARINE
PLACE SEFARINE: Metalworkers' souk
GUERNIZ TANNERIES: Oldest
CHOUARA TANNERIES: Smartest

El Salvador

I've only been in ES for one night as a transit from Belize to the US... but even my bro has heard wonderful things about it, mainly the surf.... but according to my all time fav magazine Wanderlust, this is what else you can do....

~Southwest Coast: coast around La Libertad has some of the best waves, dive in volcano lakes or hike in the primary forest of El Imposible National Park
~ volcanoes and views : peaks around Santa Ana
~ Suchitoto: most popular town after the capital
~ Ruta de las flores: hills near Apaneca, string of cobbled, colonial villages overlooked by spine of dramatic volcanoes
~ eat: Pupasas

Tasmania

fly to Hobart (closer from Melbourne vs. Sydney), 3 hours drive, check out
www.saffire-freycinet.com.au

or go to kangaroo island