Full Transcript for KCAA: Let's Dine Out with Allan Borgen (Sun, 4 Oct, 2026)

84 00:04:20.629 --> 00:04:22.569 kinds of links and everything. And they get sides with 85 00:04:22.649 --> 00:04:25.769 it and an incredible two salads for like 50 bucks. 86 00:04:25.829 --> 00:04:27.540 I mean, you can't beat it. You really get so 87 00:04:27.579 --> 00:04:31.459 much food. And I had my old favorite, liver and onions, which... 88 00:04:31.740 --> 00:04:33.620 A lot of people go, ooh, but this is like 89 00:04:33.660 --> 00:04:36.620 the best liver. It's moist inside. It can be overcooked, 90 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:39.720 but they never overcook it. And then we went to 91 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:42.759 another restaurant, which we really liked. And I can't remember 92 00:04:42.779 --> 00:04:45.019 the name of it. What other restaurant did we go 93 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:48.519 to we liked? Oh, it was near in Redlands in 94 00:04:48.540 --> 00:04:51.879 the mall. It was a Cajun, what was it called? 95 00:04:51.939 --> 00:04:53.300 The Cajun restaurant, the seafood. 96 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:54.240 Etouffee. 97 00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:56.579 Was it called Cajun Etouffee? 98 00:04:57.060 --> 00:04:59.759 I think it's called Etouffee. Something Etouffee. 99 00:04:59.899 --> 00:05:02.439 Well, I'm butchering this, but we're going to come back Yeah, 100 00:05:02.459 --> 00:05:06.660 we'll definitely come back. Great, great food, great service, clean restaurant. 101 00:05:07.139 --> 00:05:08.860 I just can't remember the name because he's looking it 102 00:05:08.899 --> 00:05:13.519 up real quick. But it was very good. Also, just recently, 103 00:05:14.279 --> 00:05:15.980 for about 23 days, we were gone on a big 104 00:05:16.019 --> 00:05:20.839 giant cruise and also a land vacation. We flew from 105 00:05:20.899 --> 00:05:25.259 here to San Francisco, San Francisco to Hong Kong. 106 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:26.930 We spent four days in Hong Kong. 107 00:05:27.509 --> 00:05:30.089 Beautiful city, country, whatever you want. 108 00:05:30.310 --> 00:05:33.029 I always get confused what it is. What is it, 109 00:05:33.029 --> 00:05:33.589 city or country? 110 00:05:33.930 --> 00:05:35.269 It's a city. 111 00:05:35.290 --> 00:05:39.250 Yes, city. Okay, beautiful city. 112 00:05:39.370 --> 00:05:41.769 Like a city-state, like Singapore. 113 00:05:41.850 --> 00:05:47.399 Well, it was a city and country at one point, 114 00:05:47.500 --> 00:05:51.899 but then it was under British rule, but then since 1997, 115 00:05:51.899 --> 00:05:54.139 China took over, but then they kind of keep their 116 00:05:54.160 --> 00:06:00.420 hands off their quote-unquote policy, so they kind of stand alone. 117 00:06:00.540 --> 00:06:05.000 They're like a... Some sort like they have a certain 118 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:07.800 name to it, but it's like SAR is their last. 119 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:10.939 Like there's a acronym is SAR. So they actually do 120 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:14.199 their own commerce. The people that live in Hong Kong 121 00:06:14.220 --> 00:06:16.620 don't need a visa to travel all over. So it's 122 00:06:16.660 --> 00:06:17.259 a little bit different. 123 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:19.040 Beautiful, beautiful country. 124 00:06:19.060 --> 00:06:23.500 It's like New York on steroids. I mean, it was gorgeous. 125 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:26.600 Lights are just wonderful. And the food there is amazing. 126 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:28.750 Then we went to Macau, which is kind of an 127 00:06:28.850 --> 00:06:32.069 older place. It's not as pretty, but it's a nice area. 128 00:06:32.089 --> 00:06:34.879 I really like it. Nice people, very friendly. We had 129 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:37.199 a fantastic guide. If you ever want to know about guides, 130 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:40.300 let us know. We'll give you some great guides out there. 131 00:06:40.339 --> 00:06:43.839 They're local guides and really, really good. Then we went 132 00:06:43.860 --> 00:06:48.779 to Hong Kong, Macau, then Thailand, Vietnam, and then wound 133 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:51.720 up in Singapore. We spent like four days there. Singapore 134 00:06:51.779 --> 00:06:54.720 is magnificent. Cleaner than clean. Even the bathrooms, you can 135 00:06:54.980 --> 00:06:55.680 clean on the floor. 136 00:06:55.699 --> 00:06:55.769 Yes. 137 00:06:56.610 --> 00:06:59.319 We went to Raffles, the Long Bar. Oh, yeah, had 138 00:06:59.339 --> 00:07:03.279 the peanuts with the Singapore slang. Beautiful country, and I 139 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:07.100 loved it there, really. Every ethnicity, they really got along. 140 00:07:07.139 --> 00:07:10.769 I mean, you got a large Indian, Muslim, you got Chinese. 141 00:07:10.790 --> 00:07:14.509 You got a little bit of everything there, Buddhist, everything. 142 00:07:14.730 --> 00:07:19.209 They all get along. Really, really nice. But what else? Oh, Etouffee, 143 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:19.680 that's the one. 144 00:07:20.069 --> 00:07:23.449 It's called Etouffee Shaking Crab. I guess they're the same 145 00:07:23.529 --> 00:07:27.209 owner that owns Shiki and also the Ocean Foe, because 146 00:07:27.250 --> 00:07:32.240 that's what it shows on the menu. We're pleasantly surprised. 147 00:07:32.259 --> 00:07:35.639 The portion was huge. We shared one item. 148 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:37.300 We were going to order a bunch of things, and 149 00:07:37.420 --> 00:07:39.740 then her girlfriend said, oh, by the way, we're not 150 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:40.300 going to go for lunch. 151 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:40.980 We're going to go for dinner. 152 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:44.050 We'll be there in 10 minutes or two hours. So 153 00:07:44.089 --> 00:07:47.350 we had to share something. But we loved it. We 154 00:07:47.389 --> 00:07:49.670 just had a fried fish they had with the beautiful 155 00:07:49.750 --> 00:07:51.589 portions and really, really good. 156 00:07:51.689 --> 00:07:51.829 So. 157 00:07:52.350 --> 00:07:53.529 Can't wait to go back. Was that good? 158 00:07:53.610 --> 00:07:53.889 Yeah. 159

00:07:53.990 --> 00:07:55.069 I'm going to try other things. 160 00:07:55.110 --> 00:07:55.870 Exceptional service. 161 00:07:55.889 --> 00:07:56.389 It's very fresh. 162 00:07:56.829 --> 00:07:58.129 The service is amazing. 163 00:07:59.410 --> 00:08:00.089 One portion. 164 00:08:00.129 --> 00:08:03.170 We got one entree. It was large enough for both 165 00:08:03.189 --> 00:08:04.769 of us, and we couldn't finish. I mean, it was 166 00:08:04.829 --> 00:08:09.170 just huge. So, you know, something is bad about that, 167 00:08:09.290 --> 00:08:12.160 you know. And, yeah, I definitely would go back. Very, 168 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:13.019 very clean, too. 169 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:15.560 The only thing negative is the parking, but get there early, 170 00:08:15.579 --> 00:08:15.879 that's all. 171 00:08:16.220 --> 00:08:18.300 Yeah, I would go off times just so I don't 172 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.939 have to fight with the parking, but the food's amazing. 173 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:21.160 Yep. 174 00:08:21.420 --> 00:08:25.470 Okay, Betsy Weber, let's talk traveling now. Oh, yay. 175 00:08:25.740 --> 00:08:30.870 Let's talk, okay, again, background, you're an agent. You do travel, 176 00:08:31.769 --> 00:08:33.389 working with Connection to Cruise. 177 00:08:33.549 --> 00:08:34.169 Yes. 178 00:08:34.210 --> 00:08:36.090 You specialize with Princess. That's your. 179 00:08:37.110 --> 00:08:42.500 That is my go-to, although Connection to Cruise handles all 180 00:08:42.529 --> 00:08:46.399 types of travel, all the different cruise lines. Princess has 181 00:08:46.419 --> 00:08:51.059 been my favorite for the last probably 15 years that 182 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:52.120 I've been traveling with them. 183 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:52.639 Okay. 184 00:08:52.740 --> 00:08:53.100 Yeah. 185 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:54.590 Makes you an expert. 186 00:08:54.870 --> 00:08:55.289 Yeah. 187 00:08:55.309 --> 00:08:56.929 Yeah, we're talking about going to Alaska. 188 00:08:56.950 --> 00:08:57.029 Yeah. 189 00:08:57.600 --> 00:08:59.860 In the next year or so, and Princess goes there, 190 00:08:59.899 --> 00:09:01.320 so we definitely will probably go there. 191 00:09:01.340 --> 00:09:01.419 Yes. 192 00:09:02.139 --> 00:09:07.690 They travel currently out of San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver, 193 00:09:08.230 --> 00:09:12.590 but in August of 2025, they have one special cruise. 194 00:09:12.769 --> 00:09:18.509 It's a 14-day cruise to Alaska with five ports, round 195 00:09:18.570 --> 00:09:21.769 trip from Los Angeles. So for those listeners that don't 196 00:09:21.809 --> 00:09:25.210 want to fly, that is a really, really nice cruise 197 00:09:25.269 --> 00:09:25.409 to take. 198 00:09:25.429 --> 00:09:26.289 Oh, we can look into it, yeah. 199 00:09:26.450 --> 00:09:26.549 Yeah. 200 00:09:26.570 --> 00:09:26.690 Yeah. 201 00:09:26.950 --> 00:09:27.409 Definitely. 202 00:09:27.429 --> 00:09:30.820 We'll talk. Keep us on your mind. 203 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:31.820 Definitely. 204 00:09:32.019 --> 00:09:32.259 Okay. 205 00:09:32.960 --> 00:09:35.720 In terms of a lot of people go, we talked 206 00:09:35.779 --> 00:09:38.269 about do's and don'ts. And one of the don'ts that 207 00:09:38.309 --> 00:09:40.309 you have, which I agree with, is don't go on 208 00:09:40.350 --> 00:09:43.110 a three-day cruise. It's not enough time to experience anything. 209 00:09:43.129 --> 00:09:45.879 You're constantly in and out, and it's just not enough. 210 00:09:46.779 --> 00:09:49.100 You suggested a five-day, which I think is the best way. 211 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:49.700 I do. 212 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:53.090 A lot of times people think, okay, this is my 213 00:09:53.139 --> 00:09:54.169 very first cruise. 214 00:09:54.190 --> 00:09:56.059 I'm not sure if I'm going to like it. 215 00:09:56.509 --> 00:09:58.950 I don't want to invest too much time or money, 216 00:09:59.049 --> 00:10:01.559 so I'll just do the three-day. Well, the three-day, like 217 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:04.840 you said, you're just getting on board. You have one 218 00:10:04.860 --> 00:10:07.080 full day, and then you're packing to leave. 219 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:07.940 What's with that? 220 00:10:08.899 --> 00:10:12.850 The four-day isn't much different, and they're virtually the same price. 221 00:10:13.500 --> 00:10:16.899 So for first-time cruisers, yes, I recommend the five-day cruise. 222 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:21.820 Princess has several that go in October and November and 223 00:10:21.899 --> 00:10:25.860 February and March, which are absolutely lovely times to go 224 00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:29.740 to Cabo San Lucas. And the best part about it 225 00:10:29.919 --> 00:10:34.990 is that the ship anchors in the harbor overnight. So 226 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:38.009 you've got two days in Cabo San Lucas. So you 227 00:10:38.049 --> 00:10:41.460 can you can really see a lot there. And it's 228 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:44.590 one of the places, one of the few places where 229 00:10:45.789 --> 00:10:50.509 you can enjoy, uh, the amenities offered with, uh, the excursions, 230 00:10:50.889 --> 00:10:54.070 but it's a great place just to go on your own. Uh, 231 00:10:54.210 --> 00:10:58.409 I love the, uh, the glass bottom boats. Usually you 232 00:10:58.429 --> 00:11:02.879 can negotiate, uh, a tour around the Harbor for, uh, 233 00:11:02.929 --> 00:11:07.919 maybe $ 10 per person. And, um, They'll drop you off 234 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:10.779 at a beach where you can snorkel, and you can 235 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:12.460 tell them to come back at a certain time. 236 00:11:12.519 --> 00:11:13.019 And guess what? 237 00:11:13.259 --> 00:11:15.620 They will show up because you don't pay them until 238 00:11:15.639 --> 00:11:20.100 they pick you up. So anyway, that's a really great destination. 239 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:20.759 That's great. 240 00:11:21.399 --> 00:11:24.120 Now, in terms of destinations, the longest we've been on 241

00:11:24.139 --> 00:11:26.450 was a 12-day cruise, the one we got back from. 242 00:11:26.470 --> 00:11:29.669 We usually go on a 7-day or 8-day at the most. 243 00:11:30.190 --> 00:11:32.250 But you decided, no. 244 00:11:32.250 --> 00:11:34.960 12 days. Not enough. 245 00:11:35.179 --> 00:11:36.879 We got to do it. So let's talk about the 246 00:11:36.950 --> 00:11:38.840 one you went on and then we'll get in later on. 247 00:11:38.850 --> 00:11:41.470 We'll talk about, uh, the one that you're going on 248 00:11:41.529 --> 00:11:43.470 next year or year after, I guess. 249 00:11:43.490 --> 00:11:44.909 Yes, yes. 250 00:11:45.070 --> 00:11:50.929 Last January, I and about 1,800 other passengers boarded the 251 00:11:51.070 --> 00:11:59.960 Island Princess in Los Angeles for a 111-day round-the-world cruise. Actually, 252 00:12:00.019 --> 00:12:03.259 there were already passengers on board. It actually goes from 253 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:06.960 Fort Lauderdale to Fort Lauderdale or L.A. 254 00:12:06.980 --> 00:12:09.240 To L.A., Now, that might. 255 00:12:09.139 --> 00:12:14.159 Seem intimidating even to seasoned travelers such as yourself and Izzy. 256 00:12:15.220 --> 00:12:18.070 So you don't have to even do the full 111 days. 257 00:12:18.139 --> 00:12:23.990 It's broken up into four segments. But it was a 258 00:12:24.110 --> 00:12:27.470 chance of a lifetime to see places in the world 259 00:12:27.509 --> 00:12:32.720 I'd only read about and to be surprised by areas 260 00:12:32.779 --> 00:12:33.340 of the world. 261 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:36.279 That I've never even heard of but was utterly delighted. 262 00:12:36.299 --> 00:12:36.940 So where did you leave from? 263 00:12:37.740 --> 00:12:39.519 I left from Los Angeles. 264 00:12:39.539 --> 00:12:42.120 Okay, then where? 265 00:12:42.139 --> 00:12:44.600 The first stop is the Hawaiian Islands. It takes about 266 00:12:44.700 --> 00:12:48.710 five days to get to Hawaii. And that's another thing 267 00:12:48.750 --> 00:12:50.679 that I wanted to bring up. A lot of people say, oh, 268 00:12:50.730 --> 00:12:53.330 my goodness, what do you do on all those sea days? 269 00:12:53.389 --> 00:12:55.610 Yeah, there's nothing to do on those ships. 270 00:12:55.710 --> 00:12:56.730 Oh, my goodness. 271 00:12:57.470 --> 00:13:02.330 I mean, you know, there are so many activities. I 272 00:13:02.389 --> 00:13:05.129 couldn't do everything I wanted to do in one day. 273 00:13:06.049 --> 00:13:10.490 You know, they have free craft classes. They have got 274 00:13:10.529 --> 00:13:15.470 a choir. I like the trivia games. They have dance classes. 275 00:13:15.529 --> 00:13:18.049 You can learn how to play bridge. 276 00:13:18.070 --> 00:13:18.750 Yeah, bingo. 277 00:13:19.009 --> 00:13:19.889 Bingo, yeah. 278 00:13:19.990 --> 00:13:21.549 Well... they have gambling. 279 00:13:21.289 --> 00:13:24.720 Yes they have they do have that and actually um 280 00:13:24.980 --> 00:13:28.279 because it was such a long cruise i did play 281 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.740 bingo a few times and i actually won the big 282 00:13:31.860 --> 00:13:36.299 jackpot twice so that was kind of nice um there 283 00:13:36.340 --> 00:13:39.690 were a few excursions that i i oh gee should 284 00:13:39.710 --> 00:13:42.149 i bite the bullet should i do this or not 285 00:13:42.889 --> 00:13:45.830 and i went ahead and uh for example the one 286 00:13:46.269 --> 00:13:49.029 when we got to aqaba jordan i had to go 287 00:13:49.070 --> 00:13:54.549 see petra But it's a long trip from the city 288 00:13:54.629 --> 00:13:57.870 to Petra and a little on the pricey side. But 289 00:13:58.090 --> 00:13:59.769 I just said, you know what, I got to do this. 290 00:13:59.789 --> 00:14:01.909 This is once in a lifetime. And then I won 291 00:14:01.970 --> 00:14:05.029 the bingo. So it was like meant to be. 292 00:14:05.070 --> 00:14:07.080 Life is good. Okay, so you flew from here. 293 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:08.379 No, no, no. 294 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:11.960 I went from here to Hawaii. 295 00:14:12.059 --> 00:14:17.730 And then from Hawaii to the South Pacific, Tahiti, Marea, 296 00:14:18.570 --> 00:14:26.409 Pago Pago, American Samoa, and then New Zealand. New Zealand 297 00:14:26.470 --> 00:14:31.889 was an utter delight. Absolutely gorgeous. The Bay of Islands. 298 00:14:33.950 --> 00:14:36.460 I could live there. It was just amazing. 299 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:39.000 Ate at a restaurant. 300 00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:43.399 Well, I took the ferry over to Russell, which is 301 00:14:43.490 --> 00:14:46.470 at the end of the peninsula. And there's a very, 302 00:14:46.529 --> 00:14:49.090 very old hotel restaurant bar. 303 00:14:49.809 --> 00:14:50.870 The Duke of Marlborough. 304 00:14:51.509 --> 00:14:55.159 And they touted the best hamburger in all of New Zealand. 305 00:14:55.220 --> 00:14:56.740 Well, how could I pass that up? 306 00:14:57.440 --> 00:15:03.840 And you know what? It probably was. It was absolutely incredible. Anyway, 307 00:15:04.379 --> 00:15:08.059 we had three ports in New Zealand. We were going 308 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:12.519 to see three more, but there was a huge cyclone 309 00:15:12.970 --> 00:15:16.049 heading directly at the port we were going to go to. 310 00:15:17.090 --> 00:15:20.009 We had the most wonderful captain. He was able to 311 00:15:20.149 --> 00:15:25.950 divert us. We went directly south and headed immediately to Australia. 312 00:15:27.529 --> 00:15:30.120 And even though it usually takes a good year in 313 00:15:30.169 --> 00:15:34.740 advance to secure docking for a large cruise ship, he 314 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:39.519 was able to manage docking at Melbourne, which was not 315 00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:43.379 originally on our itinerary. What a delight that was. The 316 00:15:43.450 --> 00:15:45.950 city rolled out the red carpet for us. They provided 317 00:15:46.049 --> 00:15:51.309 free transportation throughout the city. And I had

one of 318 00:15:51.350 --> 00:15:56.450 the most memorable meals there. Of the whole trip by 319 00:15:56.659 --> 00:15:57.769 the waterfront there. 320 00:15:57.789 --> 00:15:58.629 What did you have? 321 00:15:58.970 --> 00:15:59.629 Oh, my goodness. 322 00:15:59.669 --> 00:16:07.470 Well, they started with a cream fish stock shooter. So 323 00:16:07.490 --> 00:16:10.169 you either drink it right away or they had this 324 00:16:10.330 --> 00:16:12.529 nice crusty bread that you could dip in it. 325 00:16:12.629 --> 00:16:14.610 And it was scrumptious. 326 00:16:15.169 --> 00:16:19.970 And then a Kobe beef carpaccio salad. 327 00:16:21.289 --> 00:16:22.620 And, oh, it was delightful. 328 00:16:23.110 --> 00:16:27.649 And then my very first ever toffee pudding. Sticky toffee pudding. 329 00:16:27.669 --> 00:16:30.950 Sticky toffee pudding, and it had little bits of Heath 330 00:16:31.029 --> 00:16:35.029 Bar in it and dates and vanilla ice cream. 331 00:16:35.470 --> 00:16:38.899 Izzy's been to Australia, and she loved it. Absolutely. 332 00:16:38.940 --> 00:16:43.159 And also, we also want to go to New Zealand, too. 333 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:43.519 Yes. 334 00:16:43.700 --> 00:16:44.879 But she loved Australia. 335 00:16:44.899 --> 00:16:48.360 That's our next stop, really. Yeah, I've been in Australia, like, 336 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:50.879 four different cities for 20 days. 337 00:16:51.779 --> 00:16:54.559 And I'm sure you flew there. Yes, I did. 338 00:16:54.580 --> 00:16:55.159 Okay. 339 00:16:55.179 --> 00:16:55.700 I flew there. 340 00:16:55.919 --> 00:17:01.889 Well, this month, on the 20th, Princess is opening up 341 00:17:01.950 --> 00:17:08.230 a 54-day round-trip cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii, the 342 00:17:08.299 --> 00:17:13.000 South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, and back to L.A. Oh. 343 00:17:13.460 --> 00:17:14.200 No flying. 344 00:17:15.380 --> 00:17:18.049 Now, you're a foodie, too, so... That's one of the 345 00:17:18.089 --> 00:17:20.410 reasons we're having you on. Every time you talk about food, 346 00:17:20.430 --> 00:17:22.180 you start crying almost. 347 00:17:22.299 --> 00:17:23.910 It's like, oh, I love it. 348 00:17:24.099 --> 00:17:24.779 It was great. 349 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:27.680 Oh, yeah. Okay, so you went to Australia. 350 00:17:27.960 --> 00:17:28.160 Yes. 351 00:17:28.220 --> 00:17:29.440 How long were you there? 352 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:33.990 Australia, we had, oh, that's another thing. Yes, we had, oh, 353 00:17:34.509 --> 00:17:35.710 let's see. How many visits? 354 00:17:36.490 --> 00:17:39.789 I think we had about five ports. 355 00:17:39.990 --> 00:17:40.250 Wow. 356 00:17:40.730 --> 00:17:44.420 But the last one, Darwin. Darwin. 357 00:17:44.859 --> 00:17:47.720 We were not able to go into Darwin, unfortunately. 358 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:51.500 Another ship, there was another ship. 359 00:17:51.339 --> 00:17:54.160 That dared, they braved the storm. 360 00:17:54.660 --> 00:18:00.319 And actually, when you're docked, it's actually more treacherous because. 361 00:18:00.099 --> 00:18:01.839 You're banging up against the dock. 362 00:18:02.380 --> 00:18:05.440 So, like I said, we had the best captain, and 363 00:18:05.579 --> 00:18:09.059 he managed to maneuver so that we were perfectly safe. 364 00:18:09.099 --> 00:18:11.279 Now, normally, on all the. 365 00:18:11.259 --> 00:18:13.140 Crews you've been on, have you ever had any really 366 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:15.440 bad ones? Because a lot of people still get freaked 367 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:17.579 out when they get seasick and everything, and those big 368 00:18:17.660 --> 00:18:21.430 ships nowadays, they're really stable. I mean, you shake, you 369 00:18:21.509 --> 00:18:23.710 roll more than anything, and it's just like an earthquake. 370 00:18:23.769 --> 00:18:26.130 I mean, it just expanded a little bit, but it's 371 00:18:26.170 --> 00:18:26.789 really nothing. 372 00:18:26.890 --> 00:18:28.029 No, it's so mild. 373 00:18:28.049 --> 00:18:29.130 Do you agree, Izzy? 374 00:18:30.009 --> 00:18:32.549 Yeah, but I think a lot of people have... I 375 00:18:32.589 --> 00:18:36.960 think there's different level of motion sickness. There's some people 376 00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:40.839 just a little bit can really push them off the edge. So, 377 00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:44.400 I mean, for those people, I think knowing that, that 378 00:18:44.420 --> 00:18:46.960 would be something to be either not to sign up 379 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:49.400 for because it'd just be misery for a long period 380 00:18:49.420 --> 00:18:49.829 of time. 381 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:50.140 Yeah. 382 00:18:50.609 --> 00:18:52.950 I mean, or, you know, you just have to account 383 00:18:53.009 --> 00:18:55.630 for that, you know, and get medicated the entire time. 384 00:18:55.990 --> 00:18:58.210 Well, that's why I recommend the five-day because you have 385 00:18:58.289 --> 00:19:00.809 two days where you're at on. 386 00:19:00.750 --> 00:19:01.089 Shore, right? 387 00:19:01.579 --> 00:19:05.980 But I've taken people on cruises with me and, you know, 388 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:08.579 they've done the patch behind the ear. And then they've 389 00:19:08.619 --> 00:19:10.680 done a second cruise and they go, you know what, 390 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:14.529 I don't even need that. The newer ships are so big. 391 00:19:15.230 --> 00:19:17.250 And now the ship that I was on for the 392 00:19:17.289 --> 00:19:19.589 world cruise, it is a smaller ship. In fact, it 393 00:19:19.650 --> 00:19:24.829 was specifically measured and designed. to pass through the Panama Canal. 394 00:19:25.210 --> 00:19:25.430 Oh, wow. 395 00:19:25.910 --> 00:19:28.650 And so it is a smaller, older ship. 396 00:19:29.289 --> 00:19:31.230 And they did warn us that there were going to 397 00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:33.099 be a couple of days that we would. 398 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:35.700 See some stormy seas. But you know what? It was

399 00:19:35.799 --> 00:19:36.440 never an issue. 400 00:19:36.500 --> 00:19:40.319 And normally, like driving in a car or a bus, 401 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:44.990 motion sickness does normally affect me. So I feel like 402 00:19:45.089 --> 00:19:48.029 I'm kind of the barometer for whether or not it's 403 00:19:48.049 --> 00:19:51.170 going to be an easy trip or not. And it's 404 00:19:51.210 --> 00:19:53.309 never been an issue for me. The other thing is 405 00:19:53.349 --> 00:19:56.609 I would recommend if you're at all in doubt, opt 406 00:19:56.670 --> 00:19:59.470 for a balcony. So that way you've always got that 407 00:19:59.690 --> 00:20:04.420 fresh air right in your face. You look out at 408 00:20:04.460 --> 00:20:08.259 the horizon and And it's just not been an issue 409 00:20:08.299 --> 00:20:08.619 for me. 410 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:09.619 I definitely agree. 411 00:20:09.779 --> 00:20:12.339 Yeah, I've read that some people actually do the lower 412 00:20:12.420 --> 00:20:15.380 bow because then the ship doesn't actually sway as much. 413 00:20:15.420 --> 00:20:15.900 That's true. 414 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:18.759 Versus the top part, it's lower. It tends not to 415 00:20:18.819 --> 00:20:21.490 sway as much. It's more stable. So, I mean, that's 416 00:20:21.529 --> 00:20:25.769 always an alternative. But, yeah, I've never had, quote, unquote, 417 00:20:25.789 --> 00:20:29.490 motion sickness or sea sickness, so I can't say. But, 418 00:20:29.529 --> 00:20:32.480 you know, I've seen people being miserable, and I'm like, oh, I. 419 00:20:32.410 --> 00:20:33.940 Wouldn't sign up for that. The only thing she's ever 420 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:34.579 been sick of is me. 421 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:34.680 Yeah. 422 00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:37.619 No, that's not possible. 423 00:20:37.660 --> 00:20:39.460 You're listening to Let's Sign Out right here on AM 424 00:20:39.460 --> 00:20:43.980 1050 and 106.5 FM, the stations I leave no listener behind. 425 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:46.160 And we're listening to the Let's Sign Out show. And 426 00:20:46.220 --> 00:20:50.299 with us is Betsy Johnson. We were talking about Betsy 427 00:20:50.339 --> 00:20:51.160 Johnson jewelry. 428 00:20:51.299 --> 00:20:51.759 Oh, okay. 429 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:52.420 With my girlfriend. 430 00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:53.500 Are you familiar with her stuff? 431 00:20:53.819 --> 00:20:54.259 Oh, yeah. 432 00:20:54.279 --> 00:20:54.700 I love it. 433 00:20:54.740 --> 00:20:55.880 Everything with bows. 434 00:20:56.559 --> 00:20:56.779 Wow. 435 00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:58.660 And Betsy Weber. Sorry about that. 436 00:20:58.680 --> 00:21:02.990 We're working with Connection to Cruise. Their website is ConnectionToCruise.com, 437 00:21:03.049 --> 00:21:03.349 I believe. 438 00:21:03.369 --> 00:21:03.549 Yeah. 439 00:21:03.809 --> 00:21:04.710 They're in Riverside. 440 00:21:04.789 --> 00:21:05.529 No, Redlands. 441 00:21:05.670 --> 00:21:06.069 Oh, Redlands. 442 00:21:06.109

--> 00:21:06.450 I'm sorry. 443 00:21:06.509 --> 00:21:08.289 And what's nice about them is it's not just cruises. 444 00:21:08.329 --> 00:21:09.559 They do any kind of travel and. 445 00:21:09.829 --> 00:21:11.609 They're very good, and if they don't have the answer, 446 00:21:11.829 --> 00:21:12.630 they'll get it for you. 447 00:21:12.930 --> 00:21:13.250 Absolutely. 448 00:21:13.269 --> 00:21:15.809 And that's what's so nice. You get the personal attention. 449 00:21:16.329 --> 00:21:19.430 You can go on your own, like Priceline and all 450 00:21:19.450 --> 00:21:22.690 these other places. I've been burned by it, and I 451 00:21:22.750 --> 00:21:25.079 would never, ever do it. My first one, too. You 452 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:27.259 may save a few dollars, but it ain't worth it. 453 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:28.140 It really isn't. 454 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:32.680 Plus, I just find, personally, I guess I've always worked 455 00:21:32.700 --> 00:21:35.480 at a travel agent just because There are things that 456 00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:37.980 in the know, they know how to get in and 457 00:21:38.099 --> 00:21:40.869 out of the system to get you certain things you need. 458 00:21:41.150 --> 00:21:44.190 You know, requests for things like I have an unreasonable 459 00:21:44.230 --> 00:21:47.170 request for me. I want to be not next to 460 00:21:47.210 --> 00:21:49.549 the closet kind of thing, you know. But, you know, 461 00:21:50.210 --> 00:21:52.650 those are things that, you know, like or if you 462 00:21:52.690 --> 00:21:56.619 need something special. Your travel agent can actually help you 463 00:21:56.759 --> 00:21:58.480 navigate through those items. 464 00:21:58.619 --> 00:21:59.599 They're there for you. 465 00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:01.720 A lot of people that have never used a travel 466 00:22:01.789 --> 00:22:05.549 agent don't realize that you don't pay extra. You pay 467 00:22:05.569 --> 00:22:08.009 the same price whether you book it yourself. But yeah, 468 00:22:08.029 --> 00:22:11.950 there are a lot of advantages. You had mentioned having 469 00:22:11.970 --> 00:22:17.380 a stateroom. mid-ship, top to bottom, and also front to back. 470 00:22:18.609 --> 00:22:23.390 I'm very particular about location for my cabin. When I 471 00:22:23.490 --> 00:22:28.390 see a sale going on, I book it immediately because 472 00:22:28.410 --> 00:22:31.690 I want to be mid-ship, top to bottom, front to back, 473 00:22:31.769 --> 00:22:32.609 and I like to be. 474 00:22:32.529 --> 00:22:33.990 Near the stairs and elevators. 475 00:22:34.150 --> 00:22:36.039 Me too. How we were on this last one. 476 00:22:36.420 --> 00:22:38.019 I requested being close to. 477 00:22:38.099 --> 00:22:40.660 Went right through the exit and made a left two doors. 478 00:22:40.819 --> 00:22:41.559 Yeah, two doors. 479 00:22:41.700 --> 00:22:43.980 I like the two doors. Not right there, but just 480 00:22:44.029 --> 00:22:44.690 two doors down. 481 00:22:44.750 --> 00:22:45.329 It's perfect. 482 00:22:45.569 --> 00:22:48.170 And people say, oh, won't it be noisy? 483 00:22:48.470 --> 00:22:48.630 No. 484 00:22:48.789 --> 00:22:49.609 No, you don't hear anything. 485 00:22:49.630 --> 00:22:50.130 Very quiet. 486 00:22:50.250 --> 00:22:51.670 Not at all, yeah. 487 00:22:51.750 --> 00:22:54.859 Okay, so we went to Australia. Then we're... Okay. 488 00:22:54.980 --> 00:22:59.099 And then we went through Asia, if I can remember 489 00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:03.500 all the places. Malaysia, absolutely amazing. 490 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:05.430 Thailand, Sri. 491 00:23:08.049 --> 00:23:12.630 Lanka. We ended up in Dubai for two days. Now 492 00:23:12.670 --> 00:23:15.789 that was the end of the first leg. So a 493 00:23:15.849 --> 00:23:19.180 lot of people, some people got off in Dubai and 494 00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:22.519 some people boarded in Dubai. So that's one leg of 495 00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:24.990 the cruise and we were there for two days which 496 00:23:25.049 --> 00:23:28.309 was wonderful because you need a week to see everything 497 00:23:28.329 --> 00:23:33.329 there is to see in Dubai and the fact that 498 00:23:33.369 --> 00:23:36.569 we traveled from January to May was wonderful because the 499 00:23:36.650 --> 00:23:41.619 weather was so mild the whole time yeah after we 500 00:23:42.140 --> 00:23:45.519 left Dubai we went to Oman I think I talked 501 00:23:45.539 --> 00:23:49.640 about that last week that was a very pleasant surprise 502 00:23:49.740 --> 00:23:50.799 I enjoyed that visit. 503 00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:54.960 Jordan with Petra. 504 00:23:55.380 --> 00:23:57.400 We went through the Suez Canal. 505 00:23:58.220 --> 00:24:01.099 That was a real treat. Jerusalem. 506 00:24:02.380 --> 00:24:07.509 My parents met and married in Israel. My two older 507 00:24:07.549 --> 00:24:09.390 brothers were born in Israel. 508 00:24:09.549 --> 00:24:09.829 Oh, wow. 509 00:24:10.269 --> 00:24:13.509 I had never been. So that was really a big 510 00:24:13.549 --> 00:24:18.910 treat for me. We got to go through old Jerusalem 511 00:24:18.950 --> 00:24:23.210 and the Wailing Wall. And, you know, as you can imagine, 512 00:24:23.390 --> 00:24:27.890 there's a lot of security in Israel. And when we 513 00:24:27.930 --> 00:24:31.599 got off the ship, we went through several stations of 514 00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:36.579 security checkpoints. When we got back, there was nobody there. 515 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:41.259 The entire country went on strike that day. 516 00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:43.140 So it was kind of bizarre. 517 00:24:43.180 --> 00:24:45.680 We just sort of, hello, where is everybody? We just 518 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:49.019 walked back on the ship. So that was a little strange. 519 00:24:50.519 --> 00:24:55.380 We went to Kusadasi, Turkey. 520 00:24:55.609 --> 00:24:55.930 Wow. 521 00:24:56.470 --> 00:24:57.589 A lot of people. 522 00:24:57.410 --> 00:25:00.410 Took the side trip to Ephesus, and

they said that 523 00:25:00.450 --> 00:25:05.460 was the highlight of the cruise. Again, you're walking on 524 00:25:05.799 --> 00:25:10.839 cobblestones that people have walked for thousands, not just hundreds, 525 00:25:10.900 --> 00:25:16.380 but thousands of years. And then Greece and, of course, Italy, 526 00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:18.880 which is probably my favorite country. 527 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:20.099 I've been there before. 528 00:25:20.529 --> 00:25:21.180 We enjoyed it. 529 00:25:21.289 --> 00:25:24.930 Yeah. And that was another stop-off point. 530 00:25:25.569 --> 00:25:27.170 How was the food traveling all those countries? 531 00:25:28.150 --> 00:25:28.750 Oh, my goodness. 532 00:25:28.809 --> 00:25:33.650 Well, we, you know, it was amazing that language was. 533 00:25:33.589 --> 00:25:35.839 Not a barrier. I thought, oh, how am I going 534 00:25:35.859 --> 00:25:36.630 to order a meal? 535 00:25:36.990 --> 00:25:39.819 But there were a lot of English-speaking people and a 536 00:25:39.900 --> 00:25:42.599 lot of menus with pictures. And I just looked at 537 00:25:42.660 --> 00:25:46.759 something and I said, okay, that sounds really good. When 538 00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:50.380 we were in Turkey, it was during Ramadan. So the 539 00:25:50.420 --> 00:25:53.420 restaurants were virtually empty except for the tourists. 540 00:25:53.529 --> 00:25:55.089 So that was kind of an advantage. 541 00:25:55.589 --> 00:25:55.910 But. 542 00:25:56.920 --> 00:26:01.259 We tried all different kinds of meat platters. I mean, 543 00:26:01.359 --> 00:26:02.759 just every kind of meat. 544 00:26:02.819 --> 00:26:03.779 You're adventurous. 545 00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:05.420 Oh, you have to be. 546 00:26:05.660 --> 00:26:09.220 Well, I know people went to China. They spent two 547 00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:10.799 weeks there and ate nothing but McDonald's. 548 00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:13.180 That's such a waste. 549 00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:15.440 But don't you agree that people should at least try 550 00:26:15.480 --> 00:26:16.029 the different foods? 551 00:26:16.269 --> 00:26:17.369 Absolutely, yeah. 552 00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:20.869 I tend to be, even though I like food, I 553 00:26:20.940 --> 00:26:25.730 am picky about certain things. But when I'm on vacation, oh, yeah. 554 00:26:25.970 --> 00:26:28.250 Especially like on the cruise ship, when they serve you 555 00:26:28.430 --> 00:26:30.230 your meals, they're already paid for. 556 00:26:30.569 --> 00:26:35.150 So why not try everything? Try the escargot. Try the pate. 557 00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:35.559 I mean. 558 00:26:35.579 --> 00:26:37.789 And if you don't like it, say, I don't like it. 559 00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:39.819 I want this instead. Yeah, they're not going to slap 560 00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:41.920 your hand. I want two plates of this. We've done that. 561 00:26:41.980 --> 00:26:42.200 Yeah. 562 00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:43.099 Yeah, absolutely. 563 00:26:43.119 --> 00:26:44.660 They look at you a little weird, like, oh, my God. 564 00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:45.259 Yeah. 565 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:45.660 Yeah. 566 00:26:46.099 --> 00:26:47.980 And, you know, when you go to a foreign country 567 00:26:48.059 --> 00:26:51.910 and you try, you ask the waiter, if you're bringing 568 00:26:51.970 --> 00:26:56.009 your relatives here, what would you serve them? And when 569 00:26:56.029 --> 00:26:58.450 you order it and you enjoy it, they are. 570 00:26:58.430 --> 00:27:00.130 Just so delighted. 571 00:27:00.289 --> 00:27:00.650 Yeah. 572 00:27:01.190 --> 00:27:02.089 You've made their day. 573 00:27:02.109 --> 00:27:05.170 I know Izzy is very adventurous, too. And she'll try 574 00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:08.089 most anything. I mean, there's nothing she won't try. But, 575 00:27:08.170 --> 00:27:09.829 you know, I agree. You may not like it, but 576 00:27:09.910 --> 00:27:12.789 at least try it. Why travel if you're not going to... 577 00:27:13.170 --> 00:27:14.950 I mean, traveling is eating. 578 00:27:15.069 --> 00:27:17.319 It's shopping. It's... Exploration. Exactly. 579 00:27:17.539 --> 00:27:19.799 And why, you know, to experience it, you wouldn't be 580 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:21.680 going on a cruise if you didn't want to experience it. 581 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:24.210 So to me, I really think you should try it. 582 00:27:24.640 --> 00:27:26.299 You may not like it, but try it. And if 583 00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:27.910 you don't like it, oh, well, now you can say it. 584 00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.099 But. 585 00:27:28.640 --> 00:27:30.200 See if you can get like a combination plate or 586 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:32.480 maybe sometimes restaurants will give you a little bit of, 587 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:34.140 you know, small portions. 588 00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:34.640 Oh, yeah. 589 00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:35.559 Try appetizers. 590 00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:36.740 Oh, yeah. 591 00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:43.589 When we were in Barcelona, all I wanted was tapas 592 00:27:43.970 --> 00:27:48.089 and sangria sitting at an outdoor cafe. And by golly, 593 00:27:48.369 --> 00:27:51.329 I found three other women that were traveling by themselves 594 00:27:51.390 --> 00:27:53.150 and we went together. 595 00:27:52.829 --> 00:27:55.069 And We had no idea. 596 00:27:55.089 --> 00:27:57.009 He said, just keep bringing it out. 597 00:27:57.569 --> 00:27:58.150 And you know what? 598 00:27:58.349 --> 00:28:00.450 The plates were empty by the time we were done. 599 00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:03.160 And so was the picture of Sangria. 600 00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:03.680 That's funny. 601 00:28:03.819 --> 00:28:06.940 Okay, so we went to Turkey, went to Oman. He 602 00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:07.900 went all over the place there. 603 00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:13.490 Yeah, Italy was a real adventure. The Amalfi Coast, Positano. 604 00:28:13.589 --> 00:28:14.150 A lot of walking. 605 00:28:14.170 --> 00:28:16.869 A lot of walking, yeah. But you know what? 606 00:28:17.130 -->

00:28:21.329 A lot of the cities offer hop-on, hop-off. buses, which 607 00:28:21.470 --> 00:28:25.049 I highly recommend, at least to get an overview. Then 608 00:28:25.089 --> 00:28:27.650 you can always get off and go back and spend 609 00:28:27.670 --> 00:28:32.200 more time in that one area. But that was also 610 00:28:32.220 --> 00:28:38.640 the second leg of the tour. We were overnight in Ravenna, Italy, 611 00:28:38.819 --> 00:28:43.140 which allowed people to depart and other people to get 612 00:28:43.420 --> 00:28:46.150 on Because it was two days, I was able to 613 00:28:46.190 --> 00:28:49.990 take the bus to Venice, one of my favorite places, 614 00:28:50.750 --> 00:28:54.910 and spent a night in a hotel there and toured 615 00:28:54.950 --> 00:28:56.630 the city and then came back. 616 00:28:56.670 --> 00:28:57.569 Were you able to go to Pompeii? 617 00:28:59.250 --> 00:28:59.589 No. 618 00:29:00.190 --> 00:29:04.859 Well, other people did go to Pompeii. We drove through 619 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:10.339 the city when we were on our way. Was it 620 00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:13.200 Sicily or was it? No, I think it was Amalfi. 621 00:29:13.359 --> 00:29:13.900 Amalfi. 622 00:29:13.920 --> 00:29:16.059 You had to pass Pompeii to go to Amalfi. 623 00:29:17.700 --> 00:29:23.509 Photograph of pompeii of vesuvius yeah oh yeah vesuvius with 624 00:29:23.529 --> 00:29:27.150 the clouds a cloud ring around it incredible place um 625 00:29:27.210 --> 00:29:29.650 it's hard to see some a lot of the times 626 00:29:29.710 --> 00:29:31.950 because of the clouds and the mist but yeah i 627 00:29:31.990 --> 00:29:34.329 happen to get a really good picture of that okay 628 00:29:34.869 --> 00:29:40.450 um and then after we uh left italy um we 629 00:29:40.529 --> 00:29:44.369 went to montenegro we talked about that last week that 630 00:29:44.410 --> 00:29:49.730 little cuckoo clock village absolutely loved that malta um with 631 00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:53.720 all of the beautiful uh the port there you don't 632 00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:55.799 have to stray very far from the port because it's 633 00:29:55.880 --> 00:30:01.019 just a sight to behold all by itself um Let's see. 634 00:30:02.069 --> 00:30:07.650 Nice and Marseille. Again, a lot of walking, but well 635 00:30:07.710 --> 00:30:12.200 worth it. You really can immerse yourself in the city 636 00:30:12.380 --> 00:30:14.680 if you elect to walk. And. 637 00:30:16.069 --> 00:30:17.430 You stop and take a break. 638 00:30:17.549 --> 00:30:19.269 But if you're like me and you can't, you have 639 00:30:19.289 --> 00:30:24.970 little problems walking, guess what? You hire a private tour person. 640 00:30:25.259 --> 00:30:28.559 They're all licensed tours by locals, I think it's called, right? 641 00:30:28.880 --> 00:30:30.279 Yeah, we use tours by locals. 642 00:30:30.380 --> 00:30:30.900 Unbelievable. 643 00:30:31.160 --> 00:30:34.839 Yeah, did a really good job. I specifically make sure 644 00:30:34.940 --> 00:30:39.440 I ask for people that has capability to have a 645 00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:43.359 either you know provide a wheelchair or be able to 646 00:30:44.089 --> 00:30:46.980 have a van private van that can hold an electric 647 00:30:47.009 --> 00:30:50.569 scooter which they they were able to accommodate so i don't. 648 00:30:50.470 --> 00:30:52.549 Take you anywhere i mean they may have a formal 649 00:30:52.930 --> 00:30:54.730 thing to take you to but if you say i 650 00:30:54.750 --> 00:30:57.109 don't want to see 15 more churches i don't want 651 00:30:57.170 --> 00:30:59.049 to see 15 more waterfalls we. 652 00:30:58.950 --> 00:30:59.950 Want this we want. 653 00:30:59.829 --> 00:31:02.569 That they'll take you there absolutely and that's what's so 654 00:31:02.670 --> 00:31:05.210 nice and the one we got like a macau he 655 00:31:05.250 --> 00:31:06.789 went out of his way and we went to a 656 00:31:07.250 --> 00:31:11.589 a private dinner just for private club, private officers and stuff. 657 00:31:11.650 --> 00:31:15.130 And his cousin or niece works with the government. 658 00:31:15.430 --> 00:31:16.289 So she got us in. 659 00:31:16.309 --> 00:31:18.630 He went out of his way, but he went out 660 00:31:18.650 --> 00:31:20.049 of his way. He didn't have to do that. 661 00:31:20.190 --> 00:31:20.470 Yeah. 662 00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:22.630 Things like that. It's like, Oh my God, thank you. 663 00:31:22.650 --> 00:31:23.839 They treat you like family. 664 00:31:24.099 --> 00:31:25.900 And they admire it. They love it. 665 00:31:25.900 --> 00:31:28.880 They, they love talking about their country. That's one thing 666 00:31:28.920 --> 00:31:29.799 I really got out of. 667 00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:32.259 A lot of pride. Oh, the pride is amazing. Whether 668 00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:33.440 it's the Orient or whatever. 669 00:31:35.710 --> 00:31:40.900 Yeah, I hired drivers in several places. In fact, there 670 00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:43.869 were eight of us when we were in Sri Lanka. 671 00:31:44.250 --> 00:31:51.940 We hired four tuk-tuks, you know, those little electric scooters, 672 00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:53.299 enough for two people. 673 00:31:55.289 --> 00:31:56.109 Crazy drivers. 674 00:31:56.730 --> 00:31:58.509 The craziest drivers I've ever. 675 00:31:58.430 --> 00:31:59.829 Seen in my life. But safe. 676 00:31:59.869 --> 00:32:03.710 Well, I'm here to talk about it. But they were 677 00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:07.440 racing each other because we stopped. Well, first of all, 678 00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:10.480 they're very famous for their teas, their spices, and their coffee. 679 00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:12.839 So we stopped at each one of those places and 680 00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:16.180 we got to sample all of that. We went to 681 00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:23.480 a restaurant where it was a rooftop restaurant. Beer, just 682 00:32:23.940 --> 00:32:27.190 plates and plates of food. Oh, and at one point 683 00:32:27.210 -->

00:32:29.970 he stopped and he brought, we're like, where did he go? 684 00:32:30.029 --> 00:32:30.869 Where did our driver go? 685 00:32:30.930 --> 00:32:33.710 And he came back with these bags of hot, fresh 686 00:32:34.109 --> 00:32:36.210 yucca chips. Have you ever had those? I don't know 687 00:32:36.230 --> 00:32:39.299 what they're called in Sri Lanka. But instead of potato chips, 688 00:32:39.359 --> 00:32:41.059 they're thinly-sized yucca. 689 00:32:41.359 --> 00:32:44.420 Oh, my goodness. It was amazing. It was so good. 690 00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:49.519 So there was just so many pleasant little surprises each day. 691 00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:50.559 Everywhere we went. 692 00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:52.099 Okay, so Sri Lanka, then where? 693 00:32:52.539 --> 00:32:55.019 Okay, well, that was backtracking. She's at Nice. 694 00:32:55.099 --> 00:32:56.759 I'm at Nice. You got me going now. 695 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:58.299 You're in the south of France, basically. 696 00:32:58.339 --> 00:32:59.029 I'm in the south. 697 00:32:59.140 --> 00:33:01.490 I like Yamalta is across south of France. 698 00:33:01.529 --> 00:33:01.730 Yes, yes. 699 00:33:01.769 --> 00:33:03.589 We did Nice and then Marseille. 700 00:33:04.289 --> 00:33:07.970 We got to drive around Monte Carlo. 701 00:33:09.299 --> 00:33:10.640 They were getting ready for. 702 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:15.119 The race, the Formula 500 or whatever, and we drove 703 00:33:15.180 --> 00:33:16.720 around on the actual track. 704 00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:19.839 That was pretty cool. Then we went to Barcelona. 705 00:33:19.880 --> 00:33:22.940 Of course, we got to see the Sagrada Familia, the 706 00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:28.680 most beautiful cathedral ever, the gorgeous stained glass, and all 707 00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:32.910 of the friezes that depicted the stories from the Bible. 708 00:33:33.029 --> 00:33:33.170 Mm-hmm. 709 00:33:34.329 --> 00:33:36.930 And it was interesting because the front of it is 710 00:33:37.150 --> 00:33:41.329 all ancient type of sculpture. And then you go out 711 00:33:41.369 --> 00:33:44.970 the back and it was more modern. Yeah. It was very, 712 00:33:45.009 --> 00:33:51.730 very interesting. That was something I had been anticipating. 713 00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:55.660 And then we went to Malaga. I didn't have no expectations. 714 00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:56.180 Where is that? 715 00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:57.359 Malaga, Spain. 716 00:33:57.779 --> 00:33:58.039 Oh, okay. 717 00:33:58.079 --> 00:33:59.279 Very close to Barcelona. 718 00:33:59.299 --> 00:33:59.420 Okay. 719 00:34:00.430 --> 00:34:04.779 Absolutely beautiful great place for just walking or you could 720 00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:07.559 go in a little hansen cab if you want to 721 00:34:07.619 --> 00:34:12.320 but that was just an absolutely beautiful city and we 722 00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:15.159 we had a we had lunch at an outdoor cafe 723 00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:16.860 but it turned out to be italian food but it 724 00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:22.550 was still great um and then after that casablanca which 725 00:34:23.630 --> 00:34:26.469 I was looking forward to it. I was a little disappointed, 726 00:34:26.489 --> 00:34:30.219 at least in the port area. It was very run down. 727 00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:35.880 A lot of the passengers elected to go to Marrakesh, 728 00:34:36.340 --> 00:34:38.099 which I wished I had done, actually. 729 00:34:38.320 --> 00:34:42.030 That would have been a much nicer experience, but okay. 730 00:34:42.050 --> 00:34:42.230 I know. 731 00:34:43.889 --> 00:34:54.489 The Canary Islands, which are the volcanic islands, beautiful scenery, very, 732 00:34:54.530 --> 00:34:57.639 very different. It's like you're on the moon. It's just 733 00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:02.920 really different. And then across the ocean to Fort Lauderdale, 734 00:35:03.179 --> 00:35:04.800 which was the end of another segment. 735 00:35:04.820 --> 00:35:06.039 That's the most dangerous place I heard. 736 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.940 Well, yeah, except I think this is one of the 737 00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:15.920 things we did. Because I had purchased so many souvenirs. 738 00:35:16.300 --> 00:35:17.360 I wasn't planning to. 739 00:35:17.420 --> 00:35:19.480 Oh, you do that too? You like shopping? Yes, I do. 740 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:21.059 So she got off the ship and mailed it. 741 00:35:21.440 --> 00:35:21.900 I did. 742 00:35:21.980 --> 00:35:22.619 Good job. 743 00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:23.659 I did. 744 00:35:23.699 --> 00:35:25.500 That's what I was like, that's what I've already done. 745 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:26.219 Got it in U.S. 746 00:35:26.260 --> 00:35:27.119 Soil, mail it. 747 00:35:27.300 --> 00:35:29.489 It was like a mile from the port. It was 748 00:35:29.590 --> 00:35:34.590 a post office. They had the boxes with the tape. 749 00:35:35.130 --> 00:35:38.429 I had a roll-on suitcase. I just emptied everything from 750 00:35:38.449 --> 00:35:40.010 the roll-on suitcase into the box. 751 00:35:40.070 --> 00:35:40.889 I shipped it home. 752 00:35:42.050 --> 00:35:46.679 It's amazing how... Some countries, like in Vietnam, everything is 753 00:35:46.900 --> 00:35:48.780 dirt cheap. Bangkok was pretty good, too. 754 00:35:49.179 --> 00:35:51.980 But, I mean, it's amazing. You can buy dresses for $ 20. 755 00:35:51.719 --> 00:35:53.920 I mean, beautiful. 756 00:35:54.159 --> 00:35:56.980 Oh, try $ 4. 757 00:35:56.179 --> 00:35:57.070 Oh, we got screwed. 758 00:35:57.090 --> 00:35:57.300 See? 759 00:35:58.469 --> 00:35:58.829 Damn it. 760 00:35:59.170 --> 00:36:02.730 Some of the things that I bought in Malaysia and Thailand, 761 00:36:02.809 --> 00:36:05.969 I get so many compliments. And, you know, I'm like, oh, gee, 762 00:36:06.010 --> 00:36:07.510 should I tell them how much I actually paid? 763 00:36:07.530 --> 00:36:07.690 I know. 764 00:36:08.510 --> 00:36:09.980 But beautiful stuff there. 765 00:36:10.099 --> 00:36:10.880 Yeah. 766 00:36:10.900

--> 00:36:13.239 And there's like four or five stories high. 767 00:36:13.260 --> 00:36:17.280 Yeah. They're huge buildings and they're packed. I mean, I've 768 00:36:17.320 --> 00:36:21.110 never seen more packed. Every stall is packed. So you're 769 00:36:21.130 --> 00:36:25.150 talking thousands and thousands of merchandise and every floor, one's 770 00:36:25.190 --> 00:36:26.269 for kids, one's for kids. 771 00:36:26.960 --> 00:36:28.719 Everything, ones for makeup, ones for dresses. 772 00:36:28.760 --> 00:36:30.760 I mean, you can go on. You can spend a 773 00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:31.239 whole week there. 774 00:36:31.659 --> 00:36:33.679 Well, I think because the conversion rate is so good. 775 00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:34.199 The U.S. 776 00:36:34.239 --> 00:36:35.239 Dollar is strong. 777 00:36:35.260 --> 00:36:35.800 Very strong. 778 00:36:35.820 --> 00:36:38.659 You know, when the U.S. dollar is very strong, traveling 779 00:36:38.679 --> 00:36:42.849 to countries with high conversion rates, then your dollar goes 780 00:36:42.889 --> 00:36:45.610 a long way. You can get a lot of things 781 00:36:45.670 --> 00:36:49.530 for really less, you know. And I was very careful. 782 00:36:49.550 --> 00:36:50.559 I downloaded a. 783 00:36:53.050 --> 00:36:57.389 A conversion calculator on my phone and um you know 784 00:36:57.550 --> 00:37:00.849 if they said it you know whatever the the currency 785 00:37:00.889 --> 00:37:03.329 was i was able to calculate it i did make 786 00:37:03.530 --> 00:37:07.130 one mistake but um that was a little costly but 787 00:37:07.150 --> 00:37:09.340 uh it's because i i looked at the decimal point 788 00:37:09.380 --> 00:37:11.800 wrong but other than that i i did i did 789 00:37:11.840 --> 00:37:13.960 just what do you use um it's. 790 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:16.559 On my calculator app actually it's built in you have 791 00:37:16.579 --> 00:37:18.940 an iphone yeah No, no, it's not part of the 792 00:37:18.980 --> 00:37:23.429 calculator app. I think I bought something on top of 793 00:37:23.469 --> 00:37:26.510 the calculator app. And so it actually has a conversion. 794 00:37:26.550 --> 00:37:27.050 You can just. 795 00:37:26.929 --> 00:37:29.929 Change it from basic. 796 00:37:29.489 --> 00:37:34.110 Calculator to scientific to fractions to currency. So it's literally everything. 797 00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:34.489 Very easy. 798 00:37:34.570 --> 00:37:36.659 So I have to like go to any website. I 799 00:37:36.820 --> 00:37:39.349 literally just go there and I find exactly what it is. 800 00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:42.480 Well, in Vietnam, everything is in thousands. So it's like $ 24, 000. 801 00:37:41.679 --> 00:37:44.789 How much is it? $ 24, 000 for a candy bar? 802 00:37:45.349 --> 00:37:47.710 And in Italy, they don't use a decimal point. They 803 00:37:47.889 --> 00:37:48.849 use the comma. 804 00:37:49.050 --> 00:37:49.269 Right. 805 00:37:49.309 --> 00:37:51.050 That was a little concerning. 806 00:37:51.199

--> 00:37:52.940 Anything European, it's a comma. 807 00:37:52.960 --> 00:37:53.940 Yeah, that was a little. 808 00:37:54.940 --> 00:37:59.800 But the shops in Malaysia were actually, they were floating shops. 809 00:38:00.099 --> 00:38:02.849 You walk along the dock and they're floating. 810 00:38:02.869 --> 00:38:05.650 Were you in Kuala Lumpur. 811 00:38:05.090 --> 00:38:06.670 Or were you in Malacca? 812 00:38:07.050 --> 00:38:09.690 I'm trying to think if we were supposed to go. 813 00:38:09.710 --> 00:38:15.860 Oh, shoot. You got me stumped now. I can't think 814 00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:16.659 of the name of it. 815 00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:19.539 We were supposed to go to one place, and they 816 00:38:19.579 --> 00:38:22.260 were working on the roads there, so they detoured us, 817 00:38:22.300 --> 00:38:24.570 but it was actually Penang. 818 00:38:24.650 --> 00:38:27.489 We were in Penang. Yeah, I loved it. I absolutely 819 00:38:27.530 --> 00:38:27.769 loved it. 820 00:38:27.769 --> 00:38:30.630 And the people were so beautiful. Aren't they nice people, everybody? 821 00:38:30.650 --> 00:38:30.969 Oh, yeah. 822 00:38:30.989 --> 00:38:35.469 And when you're buying something, you think you're getting this 823 00:38:35.659 --> 00:38:39.840 marvelous deal, and And then they end up giving you 824 00:38:39.900 --> 00:38:42.579 more things. They say, oh, here, have some magnets to 825 00:38:42.619 --> 00:38:43.199 take with you. 826 00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:46.840 Well, I have a scooter. I'm having a bad knee problem, 827 00:38:46.860 --> 00:38:47.940 so I had to get a scooter. 828 00:38:49.280 --> 00:38:54.780 But at the airport, from the tour bus that we took, 829 00:38:55.070 --> 00:38:59.230 the car, to the ship, there was a police officer there. 830 00:39:00.150 --> 00:39:02.630 And in uniform and everything in Vietnam. And he helped 831 00:39:02.650 --> 00:39:04.389 me with the scooter. I just tapped him on the 832 00:39:04.409 --> 00:39:07.500 shoulder and said, thank you. And he just, big as great. 833 00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:09.619 And he wanted a picture with us and everything. He 834 00:39:09.659 --> 00:39:12.400 gave us a nice little souvenir. He goes, here, here's 835 00:39:12.420 --> 00:39:15.480 something from my country to remember us by. The pride, 836 00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:17.860 I mean, not just him, but just everybody was just, 837 00:39:17.880 --> 00:39:18.280 they loved us. 838 00:39:18.300 --> 00:39:22.409 Well, you know, what was nice was every day before 839 00:39:22.469 --> 00:39:24.789 we'd get into each port, Princess would give us a 840 00:39:24.829 --> 00:39:25.670 little printout. 841 00:39:25.750 --> 00:39:25.889 Right. 842 00:39:26.010 --> 00:39:27.369 And it would talk about, it would give us a 843 00:39:27.449 --> 00:39:28.949 map of the city. 844 00:39:28.550 --> 00:39:31.980 And what the local customs were. how to say hello, goodbye, 845 00:39:32.019 --> 00:39:34.860 and thank you. I think in Thailand, wasn't it

kap 846 00:39:34.920 --> 00:39:38.539 kun ka? Well, anyway, what I would say, kap kun ka. 847 00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:42.599 Or Sawadikar, which is hello. 848 00:39:42.619 --> 00:39:43.059 They loved it. 849 00:39:43.079 --> 00:39:44.199 They were just thrilled. 850 00:39:44.280 --> 00:39:46.519 And just doing that little thing. Izzy would do that 851 00:39:46.559 --> 00:39:49.130 with people, thanking them, and they loved it. 852 00:39:49.199 --> 00:39:50.969 Well, it makes you feel like you're part of it. 853 00:39:51.090 --> 00:39:51.409 You know what? 854 00:39:51.449 --> 00:39:53.510 I skipped over something that I wanted to tell you 855 00:39:53.550 --> 00:39:56.070 because this is a food show after all. 856 00:39:56.090 --> 00:39:56.989 Yeah. 857 00:39:57.389 --> 00:40:00.889 Tahiti and some of the other cities that we went to, 858 00:40:02.010 --> 00:40:05.230 ports that we went to, there is a hotel, the 859 00:40:05.309 --> 00:40:11.920 Royal International Hotel. You can pay for a day pass 860 00:40:12.460 --> 00:40:14.599 that usually includes a meal as well. 861 00:40:14.780 --> 00:40:16.780 And it was extremely reasonable. 862 00:40:17.079 --> 00:40:18.719 I mean, most of these hotels, if you're going to 863 00:40:18.760 --> 00:40:22.860 go there, you're paying, you know, eight. 864 00:40:22.760 --> 00:40:25.000 Hours you're sleeping. You're not enjoying it. 865 00:40:25.119 --> 00:40:25.900 I mean, you're not. 866 00:40:25.820 --> 00:40:28.610 Really taking advantage of what they have to offer. But 867 00:40:28.989 --> 00:40:33.610 this hotel was like the quintessential Tahitian resort with a 868 00:40:33.949 --> 00:40:37.519 huge pool with the waterfall and the lagoon with the fish. 869 00:40:37.599 --> 00:40:40.440 And you could go snorkeling in with the fish and, 870 00:40:40.539 --> 00:40:44.289 you know, the tiki huts. And the fish, the grilled... 871 00:40:44.010 --> 00:40:46.239 I'll show you a picture later. It'll make your mouth water. 872 00:40:46.300 --> 00:40:50.420 The grilled fish over coconut rice. It was just... Wow. 873 00:40:50.539 --> 00:40:50.739 Yeah. 874 00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.300 So there are a lot of things that you can do. 875 00:40:53.699 --> 00:40:59.250 A lot of the hotels, the hotel in Honolulu.... 876 00:40:58.190 --> 00:40:59.250 They work with you. 877 00:41:00.030 --> 00:41:00.789 They really do. 878 00:41:00.789 --> 00:41:02.210 Just don't be afraid to ask. That's the main thing. 879 00:41:02.489 --> 00:41:02.750 Yes. 880 00:41:02.889 --> 00:41:04.010 Be open. 881 00:41:04.050 --> 00:41:05.769 The worst thing they can do is say, no, we 882 00:41:05.789 --> 00:41:08.860 don't offer that, but... I looked them up ahead of time, 883 00:41:09.139 --> 00:41:10.659 and I found out. 884 00:41:11.239 --> 00:41:13.760 In Hong Kong, we left our luggage there, went to 885 00:41:13.800 --> 00:41:17.599 Macau for overnight, for two days, one night, came back. 886 00:41:17.619 --> 00:41:19.860 They stored it for

free. They stored the luggage for everything. Oh, 887 00:41:19.860 --> 00:41:21.280 that's really nice. I mean, come on. 888 00:41:21.920 --> 00:41:24.099 Well, Betsy, again, if you want to reach Betsy or 889 00:41:24.480 --> 00:41:31.590 anything about tours, go to ConnectionToCruise.com. That's ConnectionToCruise.com. And Betsy 890 00:41:31.909 --> 00:41:35.010 or Marlis will give you a call back. And we 891 00:41:35.030 --> 00:41:37.570 definitely want to talk to you about Princess. About going 892 00:41:37.659 --> 00:41:38.739 to Alaska. 893 00:41:38.820 --> 00:41:39.960 Yeah, I think you'll love that one. 894 00:41:39.980 --> 00:41:41.840 That's good. So thank you so much for joining us. 895 00:41:41.840 --> 00:41:44.179 Oh, it was a pleasure. Thank you so much for 896 00:41:44.219 --> 00:41:44.599 having me. 897 00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:46.900 Now, besides, well, let's go to commercials real quick. 898 00:41:47.039 --> 00:41:48.880 And then we got a special guest on the line 899 00:41:48.920 --> 00:41:50.400 that we'll get to in a minute. 900 00:41:58.360 --> 00:42:00.690 Was your car involved in an accident or just need 901 00:42:00.710 --> 00:42:04.090 help with dents? All Magic Paint and Body Collision Centers, 902 00:42:04.429 --> 00:42:07.630 in business for over 30 years. Their highly trained staff 903 00:42:07.809 --> 00:42:10.909 and certified technicians and friendly staff are the best in 904 00:42:10.929 --> 00:42:13.510 the business and treat each car as if it was 905 00:42:13.550 --> 00:42:16.070 their own. All Magic Paint and Body Collision Centers are 906 00:42:16.190 --> 00:42:19.869 family owned. and offer state-of-the-art equipment and tools to ensure 907 00:42:20.010 --> 00:42:23.579 optimum results. They use the latest technology in computerized color 908 00:42:23.599 --> 00:42:27.219 matching and specialize in frame repairs. With their modern laser 909 00:42:27.260 --> 00:42:31.380 measuring systems, they're OEM certified, and they have four locations 910 00:42:31.420 --> 00:42:34.079 to serve you. All Magic Paint and Body Collision Centers 911 00:42:34.159 --> 00:42:37.869 offer rental car assistance with free drop-off and pickup services, too, 912 00:42:38.110 --> 00:42:41.269 and their work has a lifetime guarantee. All Magic Paint 913 00:42:41.349 --> 00:42:44.750 and Body Collision Centers are in Norco, Eastvale, Marina Valley, 914 00:42:45.010 --> 00:42:51.300 and in Fontana. Call them at 1-800-61-MAGIC. That's 1-800-61-MAGIC. All 915 00:42:51.360 --> 00:42:54.219 Magic Paint and Body Collision Centers. 916 00:42:54.239 --> 00:42:55.380 1-800-61-MAGIC. 917 00:42:55.679 --> 00:42:58.679 All Magic Paint and Auto Body says drive carefully. 918 00:42:58.699 --> 00:43:00.320 You're the man when I got it. 919 00:43:02.250 --> 00:43:04.510 Hi, I'm food critic Alan Borgen, and I'm excited to 920 00:43:04.550 --> 00:43:08.289 tell you about Ray's Shanghai Bistro, located next to Redlands 921 00:43:08.349 --> 00:43:12.940 DMV

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Redlands Ranch Market, a unique and fun shopping destination. 951 00:45:03.980 --> 00:45:06.320 You've eaten lots of great food and lots of great 952 00:45:06.340 --> 00:45:09.719 food at restaurants cowboy burgers in fontana and now on 953 00:45:09.760 --> 00:45:13.000 arlington and riverside will fast become one of your favorites 954 00:45:13.380 --> 00:45:18.340 with their delicious mouth-watering burgers and breakfast burritos cowboy burgers 955 00:45:18.400 --> 00:45:21.920 and barbecue also serves fantastic smoked barbecue baby back ribs 956 00:45:22.179 --> 00:45:25.280 tri-tip chicken pulled pork sandwiches as well as lunch and 957 00:45:25.320 --> 00:45:28.559 dinner plates everything is made from scratch including their delicious 958 00:45:28.619 --> 00:45:32.070 side dishes like coleslaw, potato salad, barbecue beans, and. 959 00:45:32.050 --> 00:45:32.809 Much, much more. 960 00:45:32.969 --> 00:45:35.510 Check out their rich, decadent chocolate brownies. 961 00:45:35.690 --> 00:45:38.579 Hi, I'm food critic Alan Borgen, and you can dine in, 962 00:45:38.699 --> 00:45:41.559 take food out, or have them cater your next special event. 963 00:45:42.019 --> 00:45:45.519 I highly recommend Cowboy Burgers and Barbecue at their new 964 00:45:45.539 --> 00:45:50.449 location at 5573 Arlington Avenue in Riverside. Just look him 965 00:45:50.510 --> 00:45:53.329 up on the internet. That's Cowboy Burgers and Barbecue. 966 00:45:53.670 --> 00:45:54.289 Happy eating. 967 00:45:54.769 --> 00:45:58.349 And perfect for the holidays, Cowboy Burgers and Barbecue is 968 00:45:58.429 --> 00:46:02.530 also available for catering. That's Cowboy Burgers and Barbecue in 969 00:46:02.570 --> 00:46:05.550 Fontana and now in Riverside on Arlington. 970 00:46:06.710 --> 00:46:08.010 Welcome back to Let's Sign Out Show. 971 00:46:08.090 --> 00:46:09.869 And on the line, we have a special guest that 972 00:46:09.909 --> 00:46:12.489 we've had around before many times, actually, and talk about 973 00:46:12.550 --> 00:46:15.670 one of our favorite things. And on the line is 974 00:46:15.710 --> 00:46:18.610 Joanna French, and she's from Joanna Knows Good Food. 975 00:46:18.909 --> 00:46:20.360 Welcome to Let's Sign Out Show, Joanna. 976 00:46:21.639 --> 00:46:24.079 Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited. 977 00:46:24.099 --> 00:46:26.559 This is like one of my favorite food times of 978 00:46:26.579 --> 00:46:26.960 the year. 979 00:46:27.019 --> 00:46:29.280 Oh, yeah, especially a lot of, we do a lot 980 00:46:29.320 --> 00:46:32.170 of snacking and With the holiday recipes, you don't think 981 00:46:32.210 --> 00:46:35.829 of chicharrones very much, but we really like them. And 982 00:46:35.949 --> 00:46:38.130 one company that does a great one is called Pepe's. 983 00:46:38.710 --> 00:46:39.469 And that's one thing. 984 00:46:39.489 --> 00:46:42.389 First of all, let's introduce yourself real quick, and let's 985 00:46:42.429 --> 00:46:43.269 talk about Pepe's. 986 00:46:44.469 --> 00:46:49.389 Yeah, so Jonathan Food loves Pepe's. It is really, truly 987 00:46:49.449 --> 00:46:55.199 authentic chicharrones, crunchy snack that families love. It's high protein. 988 00:46:55.550 --> 00:46:58.840 It's like bringing that

nostalgic and satisfying flavor at the 989 00:46:58.860 --> 00:47:02.809 same time. It's delicious, and it cuts down on the 990 00:47:02.829 --> 00:47:09.050 cooking time. This holiday season, save yourself time. Do the semi-homemade. 991 00:47:09.550 --> 00:47:10.670 No one is judging you. 992 00:47:10.989 --> 00:47:11.190 Right. 993 00:47:11.349 --> 00:47:14.449 Plus, it's got no carbs, and that's the best thing 994 00:47:14.489 --> 00:47:16.559 of all. I mean, if you're on a low-carb diet, 995 00:47:16.599 --> 00:47:19.079 this is definitely a good thing. So I love the 996 00:47:19.119 --> 00:47:19.500 crunch to it. 997 00:47:19.519 --> 00:47:19.840 That's fantastic. 998 00:47:20.250 --> 00:47:22.909 That's what most people miss on low-carb. It's usually not 999 00:47:22.969 --> 00:47:25.170 crunchy and it's not good, but these are really good. 1000 00:47:25.210 --> 00:47:27.630 Because they have all those exciting flavors. 1001 00:47:27.949 --> 00:47:28.230 Oh, yeah. 1002 00:47:28.250 --> 00:47:29.449 A lot of different things. 1003 00:47:29.690 --> 00:47:32.849 Let's talk about some of those great holiday meal plannings 1004 00:47:32.869 --> 00:47:34.429 you can do with that, some of the recipes. 1005 00:47:35.510 --> 00:47:38.280 Yeah, so definitely, you know, with this, like I said, 1006 00:47:38.320 --> 00:47:39.840 it cuts down on cook time, so you can serve 1007 00:47:39.900 --> 00:47:42.599 it with a bunch of different things. One recipe that's 1008 00:47:42.659 --> 00:47:46.539 a go-to of mine is Pepe's pork rind crusted egg. 1009 00:47:47.409 --> 00:47:51.389 And it's super easy. You want to just crush up 1010 00:47:51.510 --> 00:47:55.590 two cups of the pepe, chicharron. You know, throw them 1011 00:47:55.650 --> 00:47:57.829 in a plastic bag. Crush them. This is fun for 1012 00:47:57.869 --> 00:48:01.719 the kids. They can smash them and have fun. Take 1013 00:48:01.719 --> 00:48:06.699 15 asparagus stalks that are trimmed. And basically add a 1014 00:48:06.699 --> 00:48:11.400 little bit of grated parmesan to that mix of the chicharron. 1015 00:48:12.039 --> 00:48:16.199 Pour one beaten egg. Dip your asparagus, salt in the egg, 1016 00:48:16.579 --> 00:48:19.719 and then the rind mixture, and then place on a 1017 00:48:19.760 --> 00:48:22.050 cooking sheet and bake for 9 to 10 minutes on 1018 00:48:22.050 --> 00:48:26.659 400 degrees. And voila, you have a nice, like you said, 1019 00:48:26.920 --> 00:48:28.780 you can start with a snack. You can start with 1020 00:48:28.800 --> 00:48:29.340 an appetizer. 1021 00:48:29.360 --> 00:48:30.159 Great appetizer. 1022 00:48:30.179 --> 00:48:30.340 Yeah. 1023 00:48:30.400 --> 00:48:31.179 Yeah. 1024 00:48:31.400 --> 00:48:35.070 I love asparagus. Anything asparagus, I totally would sign up for. 1025 00:48:35.670 --> 00:48:36.550 So I definitely have to try that. 1026 00:48:36.570 --> 00:48:36.929 Absolutely. 1027 00:48:37.050 --> 00:48:38.690 And this is a fun way to get everyone involved. 1028 00:48:38.730 --> 00:48:41.750 Like people that, you know, stray away from asparagus. My 1029 00:48:41.789 --> 00:48:44.329 husband hates asparagus. I think he would like this recipe. 1030 00:48:44.349 --> 00:48:48.670 The crunchiness. The Parmesan, all those things just make it 1031 00:48:48.750 --> 00:48:50.440 a fun, delightful dish. 1032 00:48:50.519 --> 00:48:52.260 And there's a lot of companies out there, and there's 1033 00:48:52.300 --> 00:48:54.500 a couple that I really like. Pepe's is one of them. 1034 00:48:54.940 --> 00:48:57.400 It's very different. I don't know what makes it so different. 1035 00:48:57.420 --> 00:49:00.820 It's just lighter and crunchier, if that's possible, if I'm 1036 00:49:00.840 --> 00:49:04.070 making sense to you. But I love it because you 1037 00:49:04.090 --> 00:49:07.150 get the nice crunch. Some of them are just too boring. 1038 00:49:07.250 --> 00:49:07.429 Yeah. 1039 00:49:08.650 --> 00:49:09.170 They're boring. 1040 00:49:09.369 --> 00:49:09.670 Okay. 1041 00:49:09.909 --> 00:49:10.590 They're bland. 1042 00:49:10.789 --> 00:49:11.389 But these aren't. 1043 00:49:11.429 --> 00:49:13.719 Plus, the flavor is got in front of her. 1044 00:49:13.980 --> 00:49:14.219 I know. 1045 00:49:14.239 --> 00:49:15.360 It has red pepper. 1046 00:49:15.380 --> 00:49:19.969 There's habanero. There's chili and limon. That's my go-to. 1047 00:49:20.159 --> 00:49:20.739 Actually. 1048 00:49:20.760 --> 00:49:23.380 Chili and limon, yeah. Yeah, I love that flavor. And then, 1049 00:49:23.420 --> 00:49:25.760 of course, you know, if you're not that excited, you know, 1050 00:49:25.840 --> 00:49:28.400 don't want to add your own flavor, a little twist, 1051 00:49:28.639 --> 00:49:31.539 just go traditional because you can always add any kind 1052 00:49:31.559 --> 00:49:32.360 of spices to that. 1053 00:49:32.380 --> 00:49:36.400 Right. Yes, absolutely. And you can have fun with it. 1054 00:49:36.900 --> 00:49:39.699 This is a great side, you know, for dippers. I'm 1055 00:49:39.739 --> 00:49:40.519 a huge dip girl. 1056 00:49:40.639 --> 00:49:41.440 Oh, yeah. 1057 00:49:41.639 --> 00:49:43.179 Add it as a dip. You know, use it on 1058 00:49:43.219 --> 00:49:45.340 the side for your dip. And I'm also a slow 1059 00:49:45.360 --> 00:49:48.170 cooker queen. Pop your spinach dip in a slow cooker. 1060 00:49:48.690 --> 00:49:53.329 Pair this with it. It's such a balanced combination there. 1061 00:49:53.429 --> 00:49:55.170 I mean, you wouldn't think of putting it together. 1062 00:49:56.110 --> 00:49:57.989 Do you put oil on it or anything? Or you 1063 00:49:58.030 --> 00:49:59.699 just put it in there and just smoke it? 1064 00:50:01.480 --> 00:50:02.380 Oh, no, you. 1065 00:50:02.300 --> 00:50:04.980 Just add it. Just put it on the side. Add 1066 00:50:05.000 --> 00:50:05.500 it on the side. 1067 00:50:05.780 --> 00:50:06.019 Wow. 1068 00:50:06.139 --> 00:50:06.760 Put it on the side. 1069 00:50:06.940 -->

00:50:08.719 I've got like four smokers, so I haven't tried that. 1070 00:50:08.739 --> 00:50:11.059 I'll have to try that one day. Now, in terms 1071 00:50:11.139 --> 00:50:12.659 of buying it, first of all, the website. When did 1072 00:50:12.679 --> 00:50:14.619 you get the website and some of the markets you 1073 00:50:14.639 --> 00:50:15.469 can go to to get it? 1074 00:50:16.659 --> 00:50:18.949 Yeah, so you can definitely find it at Pepe's L 1075 00:50:18.969 --> 00:50:22.449 Original on, you know, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook. Like, that's the 1076 00:50:22.489 --> 00:50:25.789 way of the world now. And at most convenient stores. 1077 00:50:26.570 --> 00:50:29.389 And you can definitely check it out at PepeSnacks.com. 1078 00:50:30.000 --> 00:50:31.900 Okay, and Izzy, you can mention the stores. 1079 00:50:31.980 --> 00:50:34.280 Well, it looks like some of the local supermarkets we 1080 00:50:34.320 --> 00:50:40.519 have in California, like El Supa, Cardenas, if I killed. 1081 00:50:40.300 --> 00:50:41.159 That right there. Gringo U. 1082 00:50:41.320 --> 00:50:47.599 Yeah, Gringo U. Superior or Vallarta carries Pepes. 1083 00:50:47.900 --> 00:50:48.420 Yeah, and guess what? 1084 00:50:48.440 --> 00:50:50.280 If your market doesn't carry it, ask for them. 1085 00:50:50.320 --> 00:50:53.320 They definitely do it. Now, your website, how long have 1086 00:50:53.340 --> 00:50:54.380 you been doing your website? 1087 00:50:55.679 --> 00:50:58.039 Ooh, Jonathan, this food is getting old. It's a teenager, 1088 00:50:58.039 --> 00:51:01.659 17 years. So I've been around for a while. 1089 00:51:02.860 --> 00:51:04.579 Cooper, and what do you just deal with all kinds 1090 00:51:04.619 --> 00:51:06.460 of foods? Do you have a specialty or? 1091 00:51:06.480 --> 00:51:10.820 Yes, I deal with all kinds of foods, recipes, drink mixes, 1092 00:51:10.840 --> 00:51:15.840 tips on cooking, tips in the kitchen. It's all around food, 1093 00:51:15.880 --> 00:51:18.079 food news. We're all things food. 1094 00:51:18.099 --> 00:51:18.519 We love it. 1095 00:51:18.619 --> 00:51:20.559 Why don't you give it, give it the address out again. 1096 00:51:21.829 --> 00:51:22.289 Definitely. 1097 00:51:22.389 --> 00:51:24.130 Check me out at johnannowsgoodfood.com. 1098 00:51:24.349 --> 00:51:25.030 And how do you spell it? 1099 00:51:25.250 --> 00:51:28.369 On all socials at johnannowsgoodfood.com. 1100 00:51:28.510 --> 00:51:34.380 J-O-H-N-N-A, French, Jonna, J-O-H-N-N-A knows. 1101 00:51:34.760 --> 00:51:37.719 Knowsgoodfood.com. Perfect. 1102 00:51:38.179 --> 00:51:39.940 Now, in terms of Pepe's, do you know of any 1103 00:51:40.019 --> 00:51:42.719 new products that are coming out that you can talk about? 1104 00:51:44.380 --> 00:51:47.219 Right now, they're really focusing on their chicharron. That's like 1105 00:51:47.239 --> 00:51:49.360 the big thing. They have a few snacks in the works, 1106 00:51:49.460 --> 00:51:51.099 but right now that's the big push. 1107 00:51:52.059 --> 00:51:53.960 Well, why change it if you have something good? 1108 00:51:54.000 --> 00:51:54.239 Right? 1109 00:51:54.260 --> 00:51:54.780 I know. 1110 00:51:54.840 --> 00:51:55.389 Yeah, I know. 1111 00:51:55.510 --> 00:51:57.630 And it's like an authentic, you know, kind of old 1112 00:51:57.670 --> 00:52:02.030 family recipe. Like just, you know, it's delicious. It really, 1113 00:52:02.050 --> 00:52:05.289 like I said, if you've ever cooked your own from scratch. 1114 00:52:05.429 --> 00:52:05.670 No. 1115 00:52:06.130 --> 00:52:09.690 Doing the marinating and then having to actually slice up 1116 00:52:09.730 --> 00:52:15.269 the pork and cook it. They're saving you time, flavor, everything. 1117 00:52:15.449 --> 00:52:17.989 I guess, Betsy, have you tried it? 1118 00:52:18.340 --> 00:52:20.960 I'm intrigued to try it because I do a lot 1119 00:52:21.320 --> 00:52:24.860 of dishes that require some sort of breading. 1120 00:52:25.820 --> 00:52:30.099 Instead of Italian breadcrumbs, I'm going to use chicharrones. 1121 00:52:30.280 --> 00:52:33.780 That's fabulous. I've done it with fish. 1122 00:52:33.880 --> 00:52:37.199 Oh, my goodness. The lemon chili? 1123 00:52:37.400 --> 00:52:37.699 Yeah. 1124 00:52:37.780 --> 00:52:39.880 Oh, my gosh. That would be amazing. 1125 00:52:39.980 --> 00:52:40.239 I know. 1126 00:52:40.280 --> 00:52:42.949 We can do that with... Chicken, fish, you can coat 1127 00:52:42.969 --> 00:52:45.050 it like a shake and bake. You know, it's kind 1128 00:52:45.090 --> 00:52:48.050 of like it's good. I think it's a great alternative. 1129 00:52:48.130 --> 00:52:51.170 Somebody trying to watch their carb intake. You know, this 1130 00:52:51.210 --> 00:52:53.769 gives you an alternative plus different flavor bursts. You know, 1131 00:52:53.789 --> 00:52:56.590 they do have different flavors built in. So that's kind 1132 00:52:56.610 --> 00:52:57.550 of exciting. 1133 00:52:58.110 --> 00:53:00.610 Now, in terms of how long has Pepe been around? 1134 00:53:00.630 --> 00:53:02.590 That's one thing I never asked you, I don't think. 1135 00:53:04.090 --> 00:53:07.610 Oh, definitely. Like I said, 17 years. I started this 1136 00:53:07.650 --> 00:53:10.090 site as a way to share it with family and friends. 1137 00:53:10.429 --> 00:53:14.110 And I cooked all the time. I went out to 1138 00:53:14.150 --> 00:53:17.050 restaurants all the time. Still do all of the above. 1139 00:53:17.510 --> 00:53:20.570 But now I have a wider audience. And it's been 1140 00:53:20.590 --> 00:53:23.630 fun to share recipes with people and just share some 1141 00:53:23.670 --> 00:53:26.110 of my fun ideas in the kitchen. Like I said, 1142 00:53:26.150 --> 00:53:28.769 especially this is one of my favorite times of year 1143 00:53:29.090 --> 00:53:30.869 because I get to do a lot of cooking and 1144 00:53:30.889 --> 00:53:34.139 a lot of tasting. and now that they have a 1145 00:53:34.239 --> 00:53:36.110 lot of things to help me

in the kitchen to 1146 00:53:36.150 --> 00:53:38.150 cut down my time and I can actually entertain and 1147 00:53:38.170 --> 00:53:40.289 have fun, I'm loving it even more. 1148 00:53:40.369 --> 00:53:41.070 Well, that's great. 1149 00:53:41.110 --> 00:53:44.150 So I'm glad you talked to us about this great product. 1150 00:53:44.449 --> 00:53:45.969 You've been on, I think, two or three times with us, 1151 00:53:46.050 --> 00:53:47.369 and we love the Peppys. 1152 00:53:47.389 --> 00:53:47.949 We really do. 1153 00:53:48.050 --> 00:53:50.420 There's some great products out there. I don't like everything, 1154 00:53:50.579 --> 00:53:53.320 but I do like them, so it's good. Wonderful. 1155 00:53:53.340 --> 00:53:54.579 Thank you so much for having me. 1156 00:53:54.579 --> 00:53:55.739 Well, have a great holiday. 1157 00:53:55.760 --> 00:53:56.659 Happy holiday. 1158 00:53:56.679 --> 00:53:57.940 Happy lot of eating. Don't forget. 1159 00:53:59.099 --> 00:54:00.000 Yes, tons. 1160 00:54:00.199 --> 00:54:00.579 Gotta eat good. 1161 00:54:00.599 --> 00:54:01.139 Happy holidays. 1162 00:54:01.219 --> 00:54:01.739 Okay, you too. 1163 00:54:01.800 --> 00:54:02.400 Take care. 1164 00:54:03.480 --> 00:54:03.860 Bye. 1165 00:54:03.980 --> 00:54:07.300 I love, you know, again, this, to me, every day 1166 00:54:07.360 --> 00:54:08.340 is holiday eating. 1167 00:54:08.599 --> 00:54:11.789 That's my whole life. But no, they get a lot 1168 00:54:11.809 --> 00:54:12.190 of good stuff. 1169 00:54:12.230 --> 00:54:14.829 But traveling, again, coming from a big trip that we 1170 00:54:14.849 --> 00:54:16.449 just came out of, we ate so much food. And 1171 00:54:16.469 --> 00:54:18.630 we'll be talking about, I'm in the process of getting 1172 00:54:18.650 --> 00:54:19.070 it all together. 1173 00:54:19.090 --> 00:54:19.829 We're going to be in Vegas. 1174 00:54:19.849 --> 00:54:21.809 We're going to spend a lot of time there. So 1175 00:54:21.829 --> 00:54:23.170 we'll go to some new restaurants. 1176 00:54:23.650 --> 00:54:26.179 It's always eating. That's all we do. We're like human sharks. 1177 00:54:26.340 --> 00:54:28.519 But I bet you didn't put on any weight, did you? 1178 00:54:28.699 --> 00:54:32.119 Well, actually, I almost lost weight, but that's another story. 1179 00:54:32.440 --> 00:54:34.360 Well, thank you so much for joining us. And again, 1180 00:54:34.380 --> 00:54:35.699 anytime you want to be on, let us know. It 1181 00:54:36.300 --> 00:54:38.760 was a pleasure. Let's get someone in from Princess, too. 1182 00:54:38.780 --> 00:54:40.170 I think it would be fun to get them on. 1183 00:54:40.199 --> 00:54:40.719 Yes, yes. 1184 00:54:41.119 --> 00:54:44.969 So again, ConnectionToCruise.com. Until next week, we're on every Saturday 1185 00:54:45.050 --> 00:54:47.230 from 4 to 5. This is Alan Borgen, Food Critic. 1186 00:54:47.550 --> 00:54:48.389 And Izzy Busy. 1187 00:54:48.429 --> 00:54:49.150 Happy eating, everybody. 1188 00:54:49.170 --> 00:54:50.250 Happy eating. 1189 00:54:50.269 --> 00:54:50.349 Bye. 1190 00:54:50.369 --> 00:54:50.440 Bye. 1191 00:54:57.150 --> 00:55:00.550 What is your plan for your beneficiaries to manage your 1192 00:55:00.610 --> 00:55:06.130 final expenses when you pass away? 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