Exploring life's off-the-beaten-path options.
Desolation reigns during the rainy Monday morning. Few people walk on Front Street and businesses are empty even though it is almost midday. After wandering aimlessly, we found the center of action by an act of chance. The long waiting time, high piles of pancakes and servers running around ratify the Swing Inn Café as [...]
Looks like bad weather is following me wherever I go (remember my Palm Springs odyssey). I just returned from Temecula but, this time, rain didn’t deter me from having a fantastic culinary adventure. This area may have some high end restaurants, presided by very talented chefs but, in this post, I would like to refer [...]
Santa Barbara conjures Mediterranean dreams. This part of California is known as the “American Riviera”. There are fine restaurants with vistas of the blue seas. Artists and millionaires have their “ranchos” in the mountains behind town. The main street is full of stores selling all the designer goods you can imagine. In summary, everything is [...]
I guess it is proper to say Pasadena is world famous. And a lot of that fame is related to roses. The city has hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade since 1890 and the annual Rose Bowl football fame since 1902. But, do you know Pasadena has a charming and well preserved, old town? After [...]
This post is part of a weekly feature called Discovery of the Week. By discovery, I mean a place, a custom or dish that is not widely known. See, I love to read travel magazines, websites and books. Very often, I find beautiful and interesting gems that not a lot of people seem to know [...]
Before last weekend, I have never been to San Diego even though I have lived 8 years in California. Well, I have officially been to San Diego in many occasions but I don’t count them like proper visit to the sunny city. I have visited Sea World many times and I went once to the [...]
The title of this post may be misleading. Let me explain why. I am not sure what came to your mind when you read the title. Maybe you thought I started seeing spectrums after too many cosmopolitans in the city of San Diego. You were right about the city. You were right about the ghosts. [...]
Hello! I’m glad to meet you. My name is Ruth. I like to bond with people by sharing stories, anecdotes and experiences. This blog is my way to share my stories for outstanding people willing to share the beauty of life.
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