I'm READY, ht!! We really need to all try and convince Bob and Karen to come over. Right now they are saying "no" but if we put the pressure on........ maybe???

guen is the official fodors tango dancer...better that she do it....

Just topping to see if any more are interested in coming to the GTG. Airlines are having great sales to Hawaii from the mainland. The time for Hawaii is now

Aloha!

guen.... are you coming? There are great fares from LA.

I've not seen any posts from guenmai here for a while. Has she left us for the S. American forum??? Hope not!

Carol

well the nails are in the coffin now....we just booked a late august trip to helsinki and st. petersburg, so HNL is not in our future...

The fares from Seattle are still high on United. People with crystal balls are predicting that fares will come down substantially before September. We'd love to be there, but it will depend in part on airfares. So count us as still interested!

Happy to have pre GTG at our home...
marksfour

rhkkmk, maybe next year Bob! Helsinki sounds interesting and I know you got a great fare, have fun!

Kathie, keeping our fingers crossed for you and am hearing the prices will slip soon after 6/1......

Aloha!

i am IN! and that review of that new himalayan place is mine --what a kick! i get an email from ht telling me to ck this thread, and there's ht and kuranosuke, drooling over yak butter.

himalayan kitchen is good, v exotic, made my mouth v happy. gets my vote.

HOWEVER. i was thinking it's about time we have a gtg at a true, kick-back izakaya. plenty of those around town, all w/ different character.

I'll be there, as long as I'm not on a trip!

ttt
any more interest???

As you know, we will be there!

PS are we eating at the Himalayan place?

Hi Kathie, so happy you both can make it. Ken and I have reservations at The Himalayan Kitchen next weekend to check out the logistics and will report back soon!

Aloha!

ht, not only to check out the logistics, but to see if the kau kau is ono, and have enough fire. lol. if too much fire, then we need an extra bottle of vino bianco.

I emailed guenmai and got a reply. She says she cannot make the GTG this year. That's too bad. I guess you will "see" her on the Europe forum here and on tripadvisor. She says BKK prices (flights) are too high.
Carol

Got an e-mail from Hilton: "Hawaii as low as $161". It is for the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio and the Hilton on Kauai.

I checked rates for Sept 17-19 and they have a rate for $125, run of house. $16.20 in taxes, so about $141 all in, per night. It is advance purchase. I think a HH Gold c/would get upped to the exec floor.

Are you going to be there, MrW?

I'm not a Hilton-type, but I am getting promos from both Starwood and Hyatt. I have a room held, but I know I'll be able to get a better rate if I wait.

I was hoping to join in on a GTG in Hawaii but we'll be in the Dordogne. Hopefully, next time, next year. Enjoy

Hey mrwunrfl, hope you can make it over, the Hilton sounds like a good deal. The HHV's pricing is not bad either at that time....

Robbie, hard to compete with the south of France,have a great time and hope you all can make it here one year soon!

The reviews of the Himalayan Kitchen were spot on. Kuranosuke and I had a great time. Looks like we have a venue. I will email GTG info to all those attending soon.

If anyone else is planning on attending you can email me at
pgomes8721 at aol dot com

Aloha!

we must have had ten different items at the himalayan kitchen, and they were all very good. i plan to go back there again, and try the items we didn't have.

heres a link to maris review.

http://honolulu.metromix.com/restaur...177631/content