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Airstreams and Moon Germs
Blog: Desperately Seeking Root Beer - 14 September 2009
With all of the news coverage of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in the past few months, I was surprised to see almost no mention of the San Francisco Bay Area's connection to this historic event mentioned in the local papers. Only a few people I talked to knew of the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, and even fewer knew that the Hornet was the ship that recovered the astronauts from the Apollo 11 & 12 missions after splashdown.
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Wine Steals in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 9 September 2009
If you know me at all you know I loves me a good glass of wine. I’ll even take a mediocre glass of wine or a bad glass of wine. I mean, there’s only been one glass of wine I have refused so far, and that’s because it kind of tasted like blood…anyway… At Wine Steals, [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Just Had a Great Family Vacation? Super! Just Don’t Go Back
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 9 September 2009
As an 11-year-old kid of the Great Plains, I became a trip-planner during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
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SoCal Restaurant Roundup
Blog: An American in London - 1 September 2009
I’m back in London after spending five days in La Jolla, California, which included quick trips to LA and the ‘burbs of Orange County. I couldn’t get enough of the sunshine and wide, sandy beaches of SoCal, but sadly, my year-old Canon Elph drowned in seawater during a kayak outing off the coast of [...]
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Yosemite without the Crowds
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 1 September 2009
Here's a confession that's likely to earn me a few rude comments (if not outright death threats): I don't like Yosemite.
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Death Valley - Artist's Drive
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 30 August 2009
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Saturday Guest Post: Comic Con in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 29 August 2009
Submitted by: Jessica Goebel Denver, Colorado Though San Diego is more often noted for its world-class zoo and scenic beaches, the city also plays host to one of pop culture’s weirdest, wildest events: Comic-Con. What started in the 70s with a modest gathering of comic book fans has ballooned into a colossal affair attracting proud geeks from [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Tacos Por Favor, Santa Monica, CA
Blog: An American in London - 28 August 2009
Jon and I are in SoCal right now, and although I’m an East Coast girl, I must confess I’m enjoying the sea and sun around these parts. And I’ve definitely been loving all the great Cal-Mex food. Our fave Mexican fix so far has been at the divey Tacos Por Favor, which is just a dozen [...]
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Death Valley - Devil's Golf Course
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 28 August 2009
I, for one, had no idea the devil played golf. It does seem fitting though.
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Death Valley - Ubehebe Crater
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 23 August 2009
Ubehebe Crater
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Death Valley - Scotty's Castle
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 20 August 2009
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 18 August 2009
Mesquite Flat Sand DunesI learned a very important lesson from the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. Actually, two important lessons.
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Lazy Sunday Photo: Del Mar in California
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 16 August 2009
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Madagascar to California: What’s Happening Now
Blog: 71Miles - 15 August 2009
In Madagascar last week, the director of the TV show I’m co-hosting for NatGeo asked me what I most missed about California after an arduous month on the road, and what I was looking forward to eating once I got home. Tomatoes, I said. It’s tomato season in California. Travel in Madagascar is hard—very hard. [...]
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Death Valley, epitome of the desert I love
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 14 August 2009
On the road in Death Valley
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5 Things I Learned at SeaWorld
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 11 August 2009
My family and I recently visited SeaWorld San Diego as their guests. Not being regular theme park patrons, we made a lot of stupid mistakes.
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Las Cuatro Milpas in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 7 August 2009
Ay ay ay ay. As any Southern Californian who moves away from home will tell you, the hardest thing about being abroad or even in another state, is not homesickness or missing family or friends…it’s the lack of decent Mexican food! I have resorted to making it myself at home here in Belgium, but my [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Win a $10,000 Writer-in-Residence Contract in New York City
Blog: 71Miles - 6 August 2009
Over at our sister site, Trazzler, we’ve been busy putting together a big contest for summer—and coming up with a dream job for the winner, who will be Trazzler’s very first “writer-in-residence.” Learn more Theme: Oasis 1. n. a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert). 2. n. something that [...]
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Jbeil (aka Byblos)
Blog: Half - 1 August 2009
Yesterday, I was sick in bed all day with the flu. I guess that’s what I get for going on and on about how Friday is my lucky day. I jinxed myself. Damn. Knew it was too good to be true…But, don’t fret! I was feeling a bit more energized today and when Ozge and [...]
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First-time in San Mateo, CA
Blog: First-time Traveler - 21 July 2009
San Mateo is one of the suburbs near San Francisco. It’s 20-30 minutes away from downtown San Francisco and about 10 minutes away from SFO airport. I spent a good three hours in San Mateo. It was a small place but it was very welcoming to me. No intimidating skyscrapers in sight that would usually be [...]
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Golden Gate Vertigo
Blog: Desperately Seeking Root Beer - 14 July 2009
No matter how much ground I try to cover, there always seems to be more to explore in San Francisco's Presidio. People often think of Golden Gate Park as San Francisco's largest park, and it is definitely large, just slightly besting New York's Central Park in terms of overall area (and number of bison).
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First-time in LA
Blog: First-time Traveler - 9 July 2009
“LA is great big freeway…” so the song goes. And big freeways, indeed, fill the Los Angeles landscape. Next to rows of palm trees, of course. My good friend Cathy was kind enough to host me all throughout my LA trip right after the conference which I attended in San Francisco and take me to famous [...]
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Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 8 July 2009
I have a thing for Oriental stuff, so when I was going around the Golden Gate Park I had to check out what this Japanese Tea Garden was all about. I had seen a couple of pictures in my guide book and on the internet and I thought this would be a great place for [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
