Train travel is criminally underused in this country, if you ask me. But there's a beautiful Amtrak trip here in Southern California that I've taken a few times on my journeys to Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Glendale. It's the Pacific Surfliner, and while it takes a while to get there (longer than a car ride,... Continue Reading →

Both Seattle and Portland are two of my favorite West Coast destinations. Both cities seem so much more metropolitan and sophisticated than San Diego and their downtown areas are much more built-up, much busier and more thriving. The photo above is the famous Seattle Monorail, built for the 1962 World's Fair (known as the Century... Continue Reading →

When I travel, I tend to travel to big cities with bookstores. It's just my thing. I like nature and walks and sightseeing and museums and all that travel stuff, but give me a big city with a major bookstore (or 2 or 3) and I'm happy as a clam (although no one has ever... Continue Reading →