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Harvest Wine Festival In Paso Robles
I drove up to Paso Robles from Los Angeles this morning for the three day Harvest Wine Festival. What a beautiful October day! For now, I’ll just give you the highlights and will write in more detail and provide photos after I get home. My first stop was the...Armchair Sailor
If you’re a fan of tall ships, you’re going to love this. Now you can track many of the world’s tall ships as they sail around the world with an app that will live on your mobile device. This is the coolest thing ever! The app will cost you 99 cents. To download...For the Love of Sailing
In February 2011, Diana took a solo Valentine’s trip to New Zealand to sail on the brigantine Soren Larsen. Valentine’s Day is for lovers, so since I did not have a partner, I decided to spend my Valentine’s Day with one of the loves of my life—sailing–...Water, Thunder and an Incline Railroad: Five Favorite Places in America
This is the first in a series of my favorite places in America. It’s been a rough week-and-a-half. On top of a major restructure at work in which a number of people were laid off, Alberto and I parted ways. We had been together for nearly 11 months, and I...Tall Ships, Tall Tales and Tall Hearts: 2013 Toshiba Tall Ships Festival
The Age of Sail was an era when grand sailing vessels fought wars on the high seas and transported goods and people around the globe. From the 16th to mid-19th centuries, these ships carried European settlers to the new world in the largest human migration in...O Solo Mia: Safety Tips for Solo Travelers
BEFORE YOU GO Do research on your destination and the places you’d like to visit while there. Study the culture and learn how to blend in with it. That way, you’re less of a target when in public. Leave your valuable items home. Check your government’s travel...Voyage Around the World: Top 5 Tall Ship Sailing Adventures
To me, nothing is more exhilarating than sailing a tall ship with the ocean waves crashing over the bow, especially if we’re in a cannon battle with other tall ships. I regularly sail tall ships here in Los Angeles as a volunteer with the Los Angeles Maritime...Tips and Tricks: For the inexperienced Solo Traveler-What I learned in Las Vegas
One of the first vacations I went on by myself was to Las Vegas, and I’ve been there several times since. I chose this city because it’s a relatively easy trip for a neophyte solo traveler. You can find some great package deals for Vegas flights and hotels through...A Spin “Around the World in 80 Sips”
When do drinking and driving go together? When it’s for a good cause: benefiting St. Vincent’s Meals on Wheels. To tell the truth, no one actually drove. But the cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles sure did fuel the imagination as the DJ...
Tour de France Wine Tasting
Tobacco, grapefruit, black pepper, and leather– these are some of the exalted, ethereal flavors one can find in wine. Disappointment can sometimes be found there, too. But not at the “Tour de France Wine Tasting” we attended in Silverlake on August 24. The only...Free Download
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