Recently, I went to Olvera Street for only the second time in my life. It may seem shocking to some but I’m not really a fan of the place. While I appreciate the history it’s too much of a tourist trap and between it and […]
So a lot of buzz lately has been floating around the USS Iowa, a battleship that recently docked in San Pedro. See, the USS Iowa is now open as a museum and the crowds are flocking to it. I looked into visiting and found out […]
Well my friends, we’ve come to the end. It’s been a long journey, we’ve seen some great sites, and now it’s time to say good-bye to the Santa Ynez Valley. I can think of no better to town to end our journey in than the […]
You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged since last Wednesday. I have a perfectly good explanation for that. I was on VACATION! Yay! My family and I took a little trip to the Santa Ynez Valley – an agriculturally rich area just north […]
Sometimes you can find pieces of the past in the most random places. I suppose that’s just the nature of history. What was farmland in one era is a city in another. What was rural is now urban. And what was once ranch land is […]
When Frank Sinatra sang “Come fly with me” it meant something special. Fun, adventure, and, yes, maybe love was the destination. Now it just means frustration. Security checks, cramped seats, stale air, lost luggage…ugh. Come fly with you? No thanks. But even though those heady […]