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 →
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 →
I lived in downtown San Diego for more than 18 years, and through that time I saw the city rise and then fall. One of the bright spots was the complete restoration of the Balboa Theatre, a classic old venue that sat empty and abandoned for many years. It took a number of those years... Continue Reading →
There's a stretch of Lexington Avenue in New York City that makes you feel time travel is a reality not limited to Doctor Who. Coffee shops and Luncheonettes are words quickly disappearing from the modern lexicon, warm, homey food and beverage places that are sadly being replaced by Starbucks and trendy and expensive restaurants serving... Continue Reading →
If you've never flown into San Diego before, it can be a rather chilling experience. The planes fly in over the city from the east (except when the weather is foggy, windy, or rainy, when they sometimes fly in from the west, over the ocean), and keep getting lower and lower on the approach to... Continue Reading →
Introducing "Friday Flashback!" Oh, I know ... many of you are fond of that "ThrowbackThursday" hashtag, but I did it first ... Friday Flashback was a regular feature on my old blog (click here to visit). And while I've been doing "Flashback Foto" here on my new blog (no need to click, you're already here),... Continue Reading →
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