And Not a Drop for Drink

I'm posting this from the lobby lounge at the Seattle Hilton. I'm writing from the lounge because the in-room high-speed Internet does not look. Yes, I can get in-room Internet in any hotel room in any off-highway inn; but here I am in one of the most wired (in every sense of the word) cities in the world, in the very shadow of Microsoft, and I can't access the Web in my room. Wi-fi, wi-fi, everywhere . . . .

(Of course, the in-room Internet costs $10 a day, and the lobby wi-fi's complimentary, so I shouldn't kvetch. But I will.)

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Update:

The Hilton's tech-guy couldn't solve the wired Internet problem -- so he set up a wireless connection in the room, and didn't charge for the Internet. Very classy.

Wi-Fi Watering Hole: Small Town Coffee Company in Kapaa, Hawaii

This was one of two wi-fi coffee places within walking distance of our resort in downtown Kapaa on Kauai; but it was the one that had (a) better drinks; (b) better hours; and (c) free wi-fi.

We never ended up using the wi-fi, because our resort room had a high-speed connection (and later in the vacation my wrist prevented me from picking up the laptop and taking it there); but it was good to know it was there.

In addition to terrific espresso drinks, it featured a "fou fou steamer": Steamed milk with syrup flavoring. I didn't have one, but Amy and Helen did, and pronounced them delicious.




Plus, the place had that cool bohemian coffee place vibe -- as shown by the floors, carpeted with old Japanese newspapers: