Category Archives: Travel

“Our Los Angeles Anniversary Excursion”

Posted on January 31, 2010 by surrealist11

“Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward and you will have the truth about him.” (H.L. Mencken, A Book … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged cafe bizou, gills old fashioned ice cream, grove farmers market, la arboretum, la farmers market, monsieur marcel, paseo colorado, portos bakery, president thai, thai dishes, the arboretum, the grove, the langham huntington | 1 Comment

“Show me the Way…to La Jolla?”

Posted on October 10, 2009 by surrealist11

We depart South Orange County for La Jolla on Saturday evening for our Memorial Day weekend getaway. I immediately realize the advantage of leaving at 7pm as traffic is flowing smoothly. Last year we stayed at the Hyatt Regency La … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged brockton villa, burger lounge, georges california modern, harrys coffee shop, jim cave store, la jolla, la valencia, the brockton villa, vigiluccis | Leave a comment

Temecula Wine Tasting Trip

Posted on June 28, 2009 by surrealist11

Our resort apartment community in South Orange County offers weekly trips to various southland attractions (i.e. museums, botanical gardens, art galleries etc.). I finally decide to take advantage of an event in my wheelhouse and choose the Temecula Wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged callaway winery, hart family winery, maurice carrie winery, south coast winery, temecula, toms farms, wine tasting, wine tasting san diego | 1 Comment

“Christmas Time is Here Again”: Cambria, Carmel & Monterey, CA

Posted on January 28, 2009 by surrealist11

“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance – each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.” ~ Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer. Its four days before Christmas and this is our first trip together to the Monterey/Carmel areas and our … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged cambria, cambria pines lodge, cannoli, cannolo, christophers on lincoln, christophers restaurant, duck club grill, fermentations, mission ranch, monterey plaza, pepes little napoli, rio grill, sotos gourmet market, sotos market, sows ear, the restaurant at mission ranch | Leave a comment

“Vegas Baby, Vegas…”

Posted on January 28, 2009 by surrealist11

“Fresh air makes me throw up. I can’t handle it. I’d rather be around three Denobili cigars blowing in my face all night”. – Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998 My wife Bella and I arrive at The Palazzo resort-hotel-casino (3325 Las Vegas … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged bellagio buffet, cirque du soleil, la reve, le village buffet, n9ne steak, nine steakhouse, palms, sw steakhouse, the palazzo, venetian hotel, wynn hotel | Leave a comment

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