I love Seattle, too. I especially love this fountain which has a mind of its own. It's located in Seattle Center, the home of the Space Needle (seen lurking above the fountain, above) and the 1962 Worlds Fair (or Century 21 Exposition, if you prefer, even if it sounds like a real estate company convention).... Continue Reading →
I love Leeds. I'm sure I've mentioned this before, and I apologize for repeating myself. It has this rusty English charm to it, both old and new at the same time. A river runs through it ... okay, a canal, and I am fascinated by this little water taxi that winds around, taking people to... Continue Reading →
There's nothing like an old, weathered sign. The Admiral Hotel is located in a ... let's say "less desirable" part of San Francisco, one I walk through occasionally to get to a bookstore over on Van Ness Avenue. It's kind of a shortcut from where I normally stay. I'm pretty sure that this sign could... Continue Reading →
They call it Tuna Harbor, because that's what it was years ago, the site of a thriving tuna boat fishing industry here in San Diego. Now? Not so much, although tuna boats still dock here and drop off their catch (there's some kind of processing building there, I believe). Here it is on a cool... Continue Reading →
Give me a bookstore to explore and I am the happiest man in the world. Well, that's probably not true; those that know me know that I'm not the happiest of anything at any given time, but I digress ... or wallow. You pick. This is Daunt Books on Marylebone in London. London is such... Continue Reading →
Coronado has been my home for going on half a year now, and I am still constantly taken aback by its incredible beauty. The shot above is walking along San Diego Bay, in an area known as Tidelands Park, with the Coronado Bridge in the background. Following this path takes you under the bridge and... Continue Reading →
I have yet to visit the Cinerama Theater in Seattle, WA, but I love walking by it. Located in the Belltown neighborhood, adjacent to downtown, its amazing wraparound mural by Invisible Creature (the photo above shows only the front) is always a joy to behold. It remains a single-screen theater, so it has only 3... Continue Reading →
I've been remiss in writing about my reading! Here's the recap of my four books from February (March coming sooner). Intro I’m trying to read a book each week in 2018, and you can follow along at home! Expect a mix of fiction, historical non-fiction, comics and graphic novels, and movies-related books over the next... Continue Reading →
Liberty Station is one of my favorite places in San Diego. I'm so happy to see this area thriving and busy. It was a crapshoot on the part of the developers, I'm sure. San Diego is a pretty laid-back town, and starting a massive enterprise like this is always risky business. Besides the amazing Liberty... Continue Reading →
England is on my mind again as I work out the planning and logistics for an extended trip next fall that will (hopefully) take me around the country via train and let me see more than just London and Leeds. THERE'S A TOWN FULL OF BOOKSTORES, PEOPLE! Seriously. 32 of them. Check it out. There's... Continue Reading →
I've been visiting Portland, Oregon for about four years now, drawn by the siren song of Powell's City of Books, one of the largest and best independent bookstores in the country. I love roaming around downtown, which is kind of a cross between Seattle's much more cosmopolitan downtown area and San Diego's old school Gaslamp... Continue Reading →
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 →
I suppose this should be some kind of James Bond post, being #007 and all, but it isn't. (If you want to see my weekly James Bond book cover posts on Instagram, go there and search for the hashtag #52weeksof007). Instead, I give you my daily mode of commuter transportation, the Cabrillo ferry, part of... 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 →
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