Hello Hawai'i...

My honest preconception of Hawaii prior to this trip: Disneyland for adults, and don't forget the lose pants. I was really interested in the food more than anything. Like most places I travel. Fortunately, I was inspired by the help of some local bloggers and native friends who reside there, with my curiosity of these islands far away from the mainland. What was the fascination about this place? Yes, Hawai'i is as American as you can get, but not really. It provides the American 'large size' food offerings + the starbucks at every other corner. However, once you look around and absorb yourself with the people, the culture, the air, you begin to understand what it's really about. You literally have to just drop your bags, put on your sunny's, look up, and breathe. Breathe until you feel can taste the air.

You know when you try a type of food for the first time, and it’s so good there’s so much involved? Not just the texture, or the color, or the size. It becomes emotional. It becomes a memory that will stay on the tip of your tongue. Probably for a really long time.

That’s what happened here. At Cannes, France. The local strawberries…yeah, I could just start and finish with this. Everyday.

I just got back from Cannes (located in the French Riviera) a few weeks ago, had a great opportunity to attend the Cannes Film Festival as a guest. Checking this off my bucket list now! The city, the beaches, the food, the shopping...just not enough time to see and do everything really. Oh, and I over packed. Just a little. My wardrobe was ambitious, because you just never know how many outfits a lady would need per day due to the weather right? I mean it's Cannes! Uh, hopefully I’m not the only one that thought this way.