Sun Valley
There are ski resorts and there are ski resorts. With all due respect to the mountains located close to the major metropolitan areas, they will never be classy. It is both because of their customers and because of them themselves. On one side you have day trip crowds, huge parking lots, traffic jams, soccer moms and their kiddies following the mama ducks on the slopes, on the other side you have greedy corporations providing you with smelly bathrooms and the best experience possible for as long as they make the biggest buck possible. I still remember when I went to Snoqualmie for the night skiing when they had a huge line and one lift working with a perfectly working lift right next to it not running. The Snoqualmie owners knew they had us. The passes are already paid and the closest resort is three hours away. The 3 hours away guy just cannot compete with the 45 minutes guy. All that is just not conducive to produce that very special ski vibe.
My firm belief is that the best ski resort there can be is the one in the middle of nowhere with a single lodge. Have you realized that when it is not too crowded people become friendlier? When the omnipotent Mother Nature is throwing a snowstorm at you, the primordial instincts (telling you that the only help you can get is from the other human beings) all of a sudden make you quite a bit more philanthropic.
The smaller remote resorts do care about their customers who made a sacrifice in terms of their precious time and brought their money from across the other side of the country. In my books, the eternal question of Vail vs Aspen has been solved long time ago. Aspen being smaller and remote wins over huge crowded Vail close to Denver. Now, Aspen is indeed a bit far from where I live, so, here is my Sun Valley trip report.
Sun Valley is a quintessential “in the middle of nowhere” ski resort. It’s about three hours away from Boise, state capital that is only 200 thousand people and still the biggest city in the whole state. Boise is one third of Denver in its population and Sun Valley is twice as far from Boise as Vail is from Denver. I agree there are places that are more remote but for my taste the place is remote enough.
What is the Sun Valley’s longest run? Vertical drop? To be honest have no clue, there are sites out there measuring things up and down with such a precision that at some point I feel like I’m not traveling to a beautiful unique place but instead upgrading my iPod with the newer version that has twice as many songs in it, and the screen is 30% brighter. I am looking for that special vibe and you know what? Sun Valley had it.
Sun Valley has quite a bit history. If I consider this place remote now, how remote it was in 1936 when it opened up? Only very rich people could afford to travel for that long. On the other side, it was the first resort in the US with the chair lifts. Essentially that meant that you did not have to be all that fit to climb the mountain to be able to ski down. Rich and famous flocked to the place and the Sun Valley lodge (which is now almost 80 years old?) probably has seen more celebrities then all the other resorts combined.
There is nothing fake about the lodge, it is solid wood, concrete, honest to God beams, and heavy glass. It feels very different from the cheap drywall built “Disneyland franchise like” Vail.
Back then the place was so glorious that it could afford to host Ernest Hemingway. I mean really, no joking, you can visit room 206 in the lodge where Hemingway stayed. To advertise the place, Sun Valley owners where even shooting movies about the place, and these where not the movies they would show in the lobbies of the hotel, these where fully budgeted Hollywood blockbusters.
The traditions stayed as I could barely escape the porter who wanted to help me to roll my bag all the way to the room. The resort itself is pretty small, nevertheless it has an Opera house and instead of smallish Jacuzzi tubs it has real heated pools that you can use for lap swimming. The food was fantastic, and the lodge on top of the mountain actually had mulled wine! I could never understand the pleasure of drinking COLD beer on top of an already chilly mountain. Guess what, Sun Valley was THE only place serving hot Glühwein across all of the ski resorts I have ever visited. I have this impression that the tradition of serving cold GMO corn syrup laden Budweiser comes from the cheap dive bars, what I don’t understand how is it supposed to be classy in places like Vail?
So, yes Sun Valley is special, the scenery is magnificent, it still keeps its standards high and does not try to poison its visitors but beyond that, I feel like the old glamor is dissolving. If I could name Sun Valley differently, I would call it “Faded Glory”. The giants used to walk this place but since then they are all gone. I actually did visit the opera house to watch “Sun Valley Serenade” and everything was great except I was the only person in the whole room. Of course it had a feeling of a private show but gosh it felt lonely and desolate. The reality is that now Sun Valley is just one of 500 ski resorts scattered across the US. If in 1939 visiting Sun Valley could mean seeing a decent fraction of the US elite, now it just means that you are visiting a five star resort. There is still a chance to see Mark Zuckerberg (I had my breakfast every day right where this photo was taken) or take the Arnold (Schwarznegger) run on the mountain but overall I feel like the magic is gone.
As you could imagine I tried to spice up my trip and here are some photos, enjoy!
Stanford Update
Finally found the time to upload my Stanford gallery. Guys, what are the other good schools in the bay area, did you attend one? Anybody from Berkely, Standford, UCSF, USF, San Jose State?
First Movie
Finally, uploaded my first movie to this site. Guys, if you are interested in a personal movie just for yourself, please, please, let me know. If you don't feel like a director yet, then stay a couch potato and enjoy precooked stuff in my very own theater that I put together just for you, my beloved members!
Toys Wanted
I must confess I am not entirely grown up and last week I realized that I have not had enough toys in my life. When I used to have a teddy bear it actually appeared completely sufficient to me :-)
Nowadays, however, it seems like there is quite a bit of technology out there that can make some of my lonely nights passable. When I go to the sites like this one, I really have no clue what should I get for myself. In general, I feel like I need a good vibrator but beyond that I am quite innocent, can you guys email me the links to the toys that you can recommend? I also wonder what sort of clothes you would like me to wear?
Good Girl
Today I was flipping though my iPhoto archives and made good on my promises to publish my photo session on the nude beach close to Santa Cruz, enjoy!
Cabo San Lucas
After going throgh the laundry list of nude beaches, I finally settled on Cabo San Lucas. This post is supposed to be accompanied by a photo gallery but I have not gone through the pictures yet (surprise, surprise, when will I stop posting placeholders?) The above picture is the only one I could not help but to upload. Here we have another diary style post.
My well-travelled readers, especially those living in California, would probably ask why Cabo? Indeed, Cabo hardly can be called exotic, it feels like the 51st state and out of all the possible Mexican destinations can be probably considered the least Mexican. The ocean looks and feels like the ocean in Southern California, one could probably save a buck or two by flying to LA instead.
There ware several reasons. For one, the US southern California is not all that warm around the end of March beginning of April while the immense coast line of Baja Sur is already basking in the gentle sun.
Cabo is considered to be the safest place in Mexico, mostly because it’s located on the peninsular connected to the mainland only though one single road. Growing pot here is naturally difficult since Baja is one huge desert and Baja is not on the way of the major drug trafficking routes. Almost the entire Mexican population work in the tourist industry while gringos permanently living there are rather wealthy retirees. The safety point is important for me because as you guys might remember, I’m predisposed to nude sunbathing which is awfully awkward in the foreign countries were you don’t feel safe even fully clothed. By the way, I had a great session with a very cute Mexican stripper who told me that she moved to Cabo from Acapulco because… they shoot people over there.
What I have learned in my nude beach research is that all the destinations that are ok with nudity are either:
1) very far away and you need 3 planes, 2 trains, and a bicycle to get there. When you finally make it to the place, you will find out that to get to a decent bathroom now, you need to take a bike, 2 trains, and possible an air plane
2) darn expensive, especially the establishments that command their own private beach.
Cabo has a very special club called Desire that is only 20-3o minutes away from downtown Cabo, the place is half swingers/half naturalists. Being all progressive liberal, I was still not sure if I wanted to spend my entire vacation in such a place. I was hoping to find some secluded beach not far from the hotel where my ass does not offend somebody’s feelings. If worse comes to worse, I could pay for a day pass @ Desire and take advantage of their nice facilities (more about that later).
Ok… getting a bit sleepy, I will continue sometime when I have time J
Nude Beaches
To be honest I don't quite understand the nudist types. Being naked for the sake of being naked seems to be rather stupid, as stupid as wearing clothes on the beach. Nevertheless, when I am on the beach my butt needs to be naked, period! The thought of going to the beach and having to wear damp pieces of fabric kills all the excitement.
I have started to look for my next vacation and it turned out that it is very difficult to find a decent nude beach destination. Lots of research through the Internet, TripAdvisor, LonlyPlanet, etc and still nothing that I could settle on. I decided to record whatever I could find on this page so, that I don't forget myself what I have already found. Also, I found this interesting resource covering the secluded nude beaches in the US:
http://find.mapmuse.com/map/nude-beaches
So, here are my requirements for a good nude place:
* I need some significant amount of water, backyard lawns don't cut as well as small lake beaches, there are a number of nudist resorts but vert few of them have a real private beach attached to them
* North/Central America/Caribbean, flying for days and changing time zones does not seem like a vacation to me. I needed spots that I can reach in a day from the North America Pacific coast.
So, here are the options in no particular order:
1. Makena Little Beach @ Maui, Hawaii , certainly a splendid and safe place, the problem is that my vacation time is spring break time, which is high/busy season, the hotels and tickets are expensive.
2. Southern California has Blacks and San Onofre. Again very nice places, at some point I need to publish a good blog about these with pictures etc. The problem is that these are good only July-September.
3. North California has Bonny Doon (more about North Ca beaches here http://www.santacruz.com/attractions/nude-beaches). Again, even in August these can be very chilly.
4. Wreck Beach - Vancouver, B.C., need to visit summer time, not sure it ever gets warm enough.
5. Capella Pedregal @ Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. According to some stupid links, Capella Pedgregal is a luxurious hotel designed so, that it has big semi-private balconies and plunge pools for each of its units and you don't need to bother to wear anything. Bullshit! Marketing! Capella Pedregal is a very expensive time share that does have a piece of the beach attached to it that is secluded from the rest of Cabo San Lucas by the ciffs; however, it is not advised to sweem on that beach becasue of a strong current. Also, 99.9% of the rich folks that have access to the beach are definitely not nudists. The bottom line is that Cabo San Lucas unfortunately does not have any nude beaches. That being said one can probably find a spot somewhere along the huge coast line. I did fly to Cabo and unfortunately could not find a place to get my butt naked. Cabo has a club Desire, swinger/naturist hotel but it DOES NOT have a nude beach, the beach attached to it is public and it is not advised to show up naked on it as well.
6. Hedonism II, Breezes @ Jamaica, long flight, seems like accomodations are not that fantastic.
7. Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa, long flight, not so fabulous according to reviews.
8. Desire Resorts in Cancun (their Cabos location does not have a private beach), long flights, very pricy.
9. St Martin, Club Orient, long flight, rustic, no nightlife
Anybody have ideas? Might be Cabos has some special spots?
Sun Valley Placeholder
This is a note for me not to forget to tell about the fading glory of Sun Valley.
Vegas Fantasy
This post is not so much about Vegas per se but about the fantasies induced by the sin city. I was flipping through the pictures taken on my phone and remembered the trip to Olympic Garden. Not only the place was the only strip club on the strip, it actually had male striptease.
To be honest I don't quite understand why it's so difficult to find male striptease in the US. I knew I would be deprived of this entertainment category as soon as I get back home, the limo from the hotel to the club was free, the night was young. I took a long nice shower, touched myself inappropriately couple times in the anticipation of hot strippers, dressed as provocatively as I possibly could, stopped by the bar, got myself a Long Island, and finally went down to the hotel's lobby. Almost immediately my phone rang and a deep voice informed me that the limo is ready.
When I came out and saw the limo driver opening the door for me, I thought the adventure was already starting. The guy turned out to be a tall athletic brunette with blue eyes. I wondered if he failed a stripper audition and had to take the driver's job until he would perfect his hip moves. On the left side of his neck he had an interesting tattoo picturing a cute jester playing the flute. Somehow the tattoo made me feel warm and fuzzy (or was it the Long Island?) as if I were in Disneyland with a hottie Mickey Mouse by my side. He opened the door, I got inside and realized I was the only passenger. His eyes followed first my ass then my legs as I stretched in the limo. Life was good, seriously! The limo started moving while I was still examining its interior. I have never ridden in a limo before. Apparently, it had some sort of a sunroof as I could not see clearly what is on top of my head. It looked like the sky but a bit unrealistic. There was a shelf for the glasses and bottles and nice long leather couches running along the sides of the vehicle. I was going to a strip club, I was already somewhat horny, and thoughts of the carnal nature started to pop in my mind. Can you have sex in a limo? How often does it happen if it does? Does the driver watch?
The cocktail was long time ago finished in my glass and even replaced with a coffee but it was far from being finished in my head. I almost felt an urge to be fucked in here. I imagined how it would be if I had a guy with me. First, he would be sitting next to me, then he would want to run his fingers through my hair and it would make my skin crawl. Then I slide onto one of the couches and lie on my back and he would be sitting and holding my head in his arms, gently rubbing my scalp. I was imagining how he would be continuing massaging and I reach with my hand to his leg, once I touch him, he shudders a little bit and takes a look at me. He kisses me gently, and touches my lips with his left hand. With my neck I feel like his cock is getting hard while he continues to strokes my cheek and lips, I slightly open mouth and his finger slides inside, I suck it for a while. I cannot wait any longer, I slide off the couch, get on my knees, unzip his pants and pull out his cock. I lean over and take his growing cock inside my mouth, begin to gently suck it, massaging the head with my lips, my tongue runs along his big pulsating vein. It gets harder and bigger in my mouth, I am relishing its taste, my hands travel up the back of his thighs and circle around his ass before grabbing them and pulling his hips forward, forcing his fully erected cock deeper into my mouth. His hand reaches to my breasts, massaging them until my nipples poke through the dress, I am very aroused. He pulls my head up and he kisses my lips passionately and proceeds to exploring my ear with his tongue. His hand moves to my thighs, strokes my ass, and slides under my belly and gets to my soaking wet pussy, then he pulls up my dress and throws me on the opposite couch, gets on his knees and tears my panties away. He puts my leg over his shoulders and starts licking my clitoris, then he puts a finger inside me and continues to eat my pussy. I feel I want him so much, I want to feel his cock inside me, I pull his head up, grab his cock and direct it inside me. He fucks me fast and deep until his knees begin to hurt him. I push on his chest make him lie on the floor, and sit on top of him. I stroke his shaft with my hands and put it between the lips of my pussy. I gasp and let out a low, long moan as I began to slowly move myself up and down. I look in front of me and see the eyes of the driver in the mirror. I want him to enjoy the view and pull down the shoulder straps releasing my breasts for his viewing pleasure. I get sooo horning knowing he watches me. Then my lover whispers in my ear that he wants me from behind. I stand up, pull away my dress, and get fully naked enjoying the attentions I am getting from my lover and from the driver. I get on my knees looking in the blue eyes in the mirror, and immediately my lover slides inside me so fast, I moan loudly, he gets inside me all the way and then takes his dick out of me, and then he penetrates me again and again until I feel the wave of the climax, and I cum. I lie on my back, he is on top and fucks me in my moth until I feel his sperm in my mouth and on my face…
Well, it was time to stop dreaming and get back to reality which means it's time to get to know Vegas strippers! I bid adieu to my blue eyed driver and entered the club. Olympic Garden had both male and female strippers but the guys looked quite a bit better than girls. Don't know whether Vegas is running out of talent or I got unlucky with the girls but dear readers of my blog, if you are interested in gals strippers, Olympic Garden is not that much exciting. If you have a girlfriend you would like to entertain … read on! First of all, half of the guys put out quite a show, it was not like they were just scratching their balls. All of them were very athletic and some of them really knew how to move. There was a company sitting close by, the girls looked like they were strippers themselves and in fact they were the best looking gals I have seen in Vegas period. They really had a blast with the strippers. If your girlfriends felt adventurous she could get almost a full services right on the stage. I wish I took pictures. I think, if I were a guy, I would have found this place more arousing then most of the places I have visited. The girls did not get naked because they were customers but they certainly looked better than most of the female strippers in Vegas and all together it really looked like a reality show.
Las Vegas
Here I am in Vegas. I can do gambling, shows, or indulge in sinful pleasures. I have 3 days.
First, I ruled out gambling. I have seen people who managed to get back home with couple thousands and this certainly sounds exciting. Unfortunately this is not the kind of money that will change my life. Trying to win 100K means betting every single penny that I have and most likely losing. Even if I win, I don’t think my life will amazingly change. I really think that happiness is a little more than a million in your bank accounts.
The above contemplations brought me to the decision to invest in shows. I picked Mystere and Peepshow. Mystere reminded me mostly of a big budget happy ending Hollywood movie shot by James Cameron. Everything is perfect, everything is shiny, and you never have a moment to get bored. The show is just amazing, but like most Hollywood movies it’s not particularly moving. You watch it, and forget it.
Peepshow is a musical that is supposed to have a plot but I had a hard time understanding what the performers were singing, so, I was judging it purely from the esthetics of dancing, singing, and breasts quality. Forgot to tell you, I picked Peepshow because it’s a topless show. One thing that made me sad is the fact that it looks like the more naked show is, the less skilled and artistic are the performers. This is such a pity. Overall dancing abilities of staff in Mystere and Peepshow are hardly comparable. I still don’t get what Angel Porrino is paid for. She is pretty I admit that. But if they take somebody in the leading positions in the show simply because of prettiness, I think I should be in that show too J
Now, if I judge Peepshow from the point of view of an eye candy, out of 10 or so girls in the show only 3 where in a very good shape. The rest were … hm… so so. You might ask me, why I did not stand up and leave? The answer is Michelle DiTerlizzi! This girl was just absolutely amazing: sharp, fast, strong, flexible, in shape, sexual. Guys, if you come to Peepshow, don’t waste your time checking out flaggy or silicone breasts of the other girls, get hard with Michelle. I wonder if there is somebody out there who could bring me to her level? Please? I will work hard! You can slap me. You can buy me leather outfit for a good slave. But get me there!