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HAWAII
This past week I went to a luncheon sponsored by Marriott Hotels at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. In my opinion, Times Square is the armpit of New York. I really despise going down there. It's disgusting with all the crowds, chain restaurants, stores and street hawkers. Yuck. Inside the Marriott were all the corporate heads from their U.S. tropical destinations, in town to speak to a group of travel writers. The lunch was interesting. They explained that most of those hotels are doing well -- especially those in Mexico but not those in Hawaii. I said that's not surprising; airfares have gone through the roof since a number of airlines serving the 50th state recently went out of business. They agreed but informed me that there are still plenty of seats and that package deals have stayed the same. So the way to find an affordable trip to Hawaii is to get a package deal. Your best bets are with Expedia, Travelocity and Pleasant Holidays.



SOUTH PACIFIC
Every time I go to New York City, I try to do something new and fun. This week, I went to the Lincoln Center to see the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. It's the first time South Pacific has been on Broadway in almost 60 years and it's now the hottest ticket in town. I didn't realize that the Lincoln Center has a complex of theatres and that much of it is under construction. South Pacific was being performed at their Vivian Beaumont Theatre, which feels small and intimate but holds 1,100 people. That was hard to believe ... until I saw the line for the bathroom at intermission, which was so long it snaked around the lobby. What's funny is that while reading the playbill before the curtain went up, I saw my friend Matt Morrison's name listed as one of the leads; he plays Lieutenant Joe Cable. After the three-hour show (the first act is 1:40) was over, I went backstage with one of my friends from Hawaii to meet her fellow Hawaii resident Loretta Ables Sayre, who plays Bloody Mary. Matt was back there too, so it was great to catch up with him. Later, Loretta, who by the way is extremely nice, gave our group a tour and taught us that every theatre has what is called a ghost light. It's a sole light that's kept illuminated on stage so that all the actors who have passed away can still find their way around the stage. Pretty cool, huh?

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