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 ›
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Your Kids Don’t Like To Fly? Mail Them Instead! Here’s That Wild Post Office History!
Who’s Ever Mailed A Child? Well, sadly none of us, because hasn’t been done in 110 years….but guess what? It used to be legal! Look at this news story! People used to do it! I wonder where you placed the… Read More ›
Re-Open Alcatraz Prison? The Madness Of Trump’s Proposal + An Up Close Tour Of “The Rock!”
Welcome To Alcatraz! This legendary shot of a prison guard at Alcatraz is haunting – a solitary guard watching over some of America’s worst criminals, housed on a “rock” in San Francisco Bay – and guess what – this shocking… Read More ›
You CAN “Escape From Alcatraz”! Here’s San Francisco’s Greatest Prison – “The Rock” – Closeup!
Welcome To Alcatraz! This legendary shot of a prison guard at Alcatraz is haunting – a solitary guard watching over some of America’s worst criminals, housed on a “rock” in San Francisco Bay – and guess what – you can… Read More ›
Welcome To California’s Ghost Town – Pioneertown! See The Wild Wild West Up Close!
Welcome To A Classic Wild West Ghost Town! Careful the Sheriff don’t get angry, or you’ll wind up in Pioneertown’s very cozy jail! Welcome to a classic California ghost town, which as been restored to its former glory! Pioneertown, California… Read More ›
Have You Had A “Smash Burger” Taco? Here’s The Recipe For Deliciousness!
The Signs Were All Pointing To Me Cooking Today… Most of you don’t follow my food blog “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” so I wanted to share this as I loved the recipe and it had a fun origin story as well…… Read More ›
Wild Blue Jellyfish Invade Malibu! These Unique “By-The Wind” Sailors Attack The West Coast!
Imagine walking down this gorgeous Malibu beach and coming across THIS??!?!?!? No, it’s not a space “Alien”, although the bottom looks EXACTLY like the creature that attacked the crew in that movie…instead, it’s a unique jellyfish with a name like a hipster pop… Read More ›
Have You Stepped Into A Ghost Town? Here Are Calico’s Abandoned Silver Mines And Wild West Town!
Welcome To California’s Legendary Ghost Town! If you’ve been following me you know that I love ghost towns! There are so many scattered around the American West, but there is one just 90 minutes from Los Angeles! Time to go… Read More ›
Happy 100th Birthday To Tucson’s El Charro Cafe! The Oldest Family-Owned Mexican Restaurant In The US! Here’s Their Original “Beef Taco” Recipe! — Bite! Eat! Repeat!
Happy 100th Birthday To El Charro! Talk about tradition! the El Charro Cafe in Tucson, Arizona has been making family-style mexican food since 1922 – the oldest family-owned Mexican restaurant in the US! Please head over to my “all food… Read More ›
What Is “The Thing?” The Shocking Mystery Of Arizona’s Desert Is Revealed Here!
Arizona’s Mysterious Signs! Look closely… See what I see? It’s part of a roadside sign, one that eluded me for almost a hundred miles…it all began as I was driving cross-country with my son, and just outside Tucson, Arizona I… Read More ›
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