One of my favorite places in the world is right here in my backyard, so whenever I have visitors, we always head to Griffith Park to check out the hiking trails and Observatory. On this sunny day back in early December of 2010, there were tons of kids at the Observatory on a field trip… including this one (!)… and …
A Suspension Bridge In The Mist
It’s a brief takeout for lunch because one person in my travel party is suffering from a bad case of food poisoning, and having been through that myself on the road a few years ago, I know it’s no fun to look at food at all. So we grab some Boudin to go… and leave the Wharf, just as the …
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A Misty San Francisco
You can always tell you are in San Francisco because you’d be walking along and then suddenly realize that the sidewalks are not even… and that the incline is, in fact, quite pronounced: But most of the times you can’t be too sure whether the next corner will find you uphill or downhill because the city is cocooned inside a …
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Skipping Through Yosemite In Ugly Shoes
A dear reader guessed Tahoe, and she’s close…but no cigars :D! Yes, there are mountains and water and pine trees and snow… but what we’re after today is El Capitan, the 910m vertical rock formation at Yosemite National Park… It’s simply magnificent, and I can imagine this park teeming with people in the summer. But even on this chilly day …
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Kids In A Candy Store
From the Grand Canyon we overnight in Vegas then get a fresh start back to California the next day. Before we leave Nevada, however, we make a quick pit stop at the touristy Ethel M chocolate factory (maker of the famous M&Ms). If you’re traveling with two Belgians whose country is rather known for their chocolate, wouldn’t you feel a …