Welcome To Venice, Italy! The world’s most famous “floating city” is an urban paradise – but there is a BIG BIG BIG problem lurking – more on that in a moment, but first, here are some amazing fun facts to… Read More ›
Alex Duda
Monterey’s Amazing Aquarium! Magical Jellyfish! Circling Sardines At Cannery Row! A REALLY BIG Fish!
Welcome To Cannery Row! Yes, it’s a real place, immortalized in John Steinbeck’s book about the lives of workers along this famous fish canning district in Monterey Bay, California – and that town has one of the world’s best Aquariums… Read More ›
Walking Up Coit Tower! Alfred Hitchcock Loved San Francisco’s Iconic 400-Step Tower!
Welcome To San Francisco’s Coit Tower! While The Golden Gate Bridge may be San Francisco’s most iconic sight, the famous Coit Tower isn’t far behind… Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, built… Read More ›
Visit Nature’s Calla Lily Valley! Amazing Pacific Ocean Adventure!
Welcome to Paradise! The unbelievable coastline of California… I forget how spectacularly beautiful this part of our country is, with obscure places to pop in and see amazing beauty, like this: Garrapata State Park – 19 Sign Posts Of Beauty!… Read More ›
Food! Sex! Silence! Terrific NYTimes Story On New James Beard Documentary!
There’s A New James Beard Documentary On The Way! James Beard was a cookbook author, teacher, and one of America’s first “TV Chefs.” Wikipedia called him: “A champion of American cuisine who taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and… Read More ›
San Francisco’s Famous Sea Lion Hangout! Sea Lions Take Over A Pier!
Want To Hang Out With Some Friendly Sea Lions? Well, who doesn’t? It’s very easy to do on the west coast of the US – there are a lot of places to see them in the wild – including in… Read More ›
Goodbye Drought! Let It Snow! California’s Incredible Food Provider! Talk About A “Rainy” Season!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! For those who don’t live in California, the massive drought for the past decade has left this state parched for water… If you don’t know that the state delivers a massive… Read More ›
Dishwasher Becomes Owner Of NOMA, One Of The World’s Greatest Restaurants! An Amazing, Inspiring Story From Denmark!
Meet Ali Sonko, the surprising NEW Co-Owner of one of the world’s greatest restaurants! The Guardian has the inspiring story: “A dishwasher described as the “heart and soul” of the world-class Danish restaurant Noma has been made a co-owner of… Read More ›
One Of California’s Last “Drive Thru” Redwoods Has Fallen!
An Iconic Northern California Tourist Destination Has Toppled… You’ve no doubt seen this: the ancient Redwood tree so big that you can walk through it…you can find many pictures of this unique redwood tree online… This Redwood is located in… Read More ›
An Amazing Malibu Sunset! Happy Holidays! Winter Over The Pacific!
Welcome To Malibu! It’s an iconic destination, just minutes north of Los Angeles along highway one in California…right at the edge of the Pacific Ocean…and the sunsets here are among the most beautiful in the world: Malibu At Sunset… On… Read More ›