There’s gold in them thar hills, and in 1848 one of those hills was located in Coloma, California on the bank of the American River.  It was at this spot, while building a saw mill, that John Sutter and James Marshall found nuggets of gold.  This discovery launched the California Gold Rush, and the great [...]

If you’re looking for a romantic spot for Valentine’s Day, the newly re-opened Riviera Resort & Spa offers several options that are worthy of your consideration.
The Palm Springs resort covers 24 acres, and was once the playground for the famous and infamous.  Elvis Pressley and the Rat Pack spent time here, and back in [...]

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is one of the largest museums in the world dedicated to  chronicling the evolution of the car and exploring our love affair with them.  The museum was founded by Robert E. and Margie Petersen in 1994, and was originally located within the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles [...]

I enjoy museums, and try to get to one on a fairly frequent basis.  Art, history, science, culture — it all has appeal to me.  The the thirst for knowledge, information, or just seeing and experiencing something new is always a good time for me.
And then there are other kinds of museums.  The quirky ones, [...]

I love to visit college campuses.  If I’m traveling, and there’s one nearby, it’s a pretty sure bet that I’ll stop by, walk the campus, look a the architecture, talk to a few students about what’s fun to do in the neighborhood, and maybe even stop off at the bookstore to pick up a t-shirt [...]

Tomorrow morning, early I might add, I heading off to Napa Valley, California.  I haven’t been there in over 10 years, and when an opportunity came up to visit, and check out what’s new in the area, I couldn’t pass it up.  And I imagine there’s a whole lot new over the last 10 years.
What [...]