Category: Foodie
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The Old Place – daytrekking
The Old Place is a rustic restaurant tucked in the Santa Monica Mountains. Many locals and those doing daytrips through the mountains know about this stop. Before retiring in 2017 my office use to be in Calabasas and that’s how I found out about it. It’s about 5 miles south of the 101, off Mulholland…
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SouthernTrek 2025 – Foodie Excursion
LAX Navarette’s Located in LAX, not a bad option for wanting a fresh salad and glass of wine. ATLANTA, GA Rosie’s Easy to find, great parking. They offer a full menu as I opted for shrimp & grits. Ummm, tasty but grits were a bit runny for my taste. Nice environment. Villa Rica – Sonics…
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EastcoastTrek 2024
Tacoma, Baltimore, District of Columbia & New York These are some sights and scenes from our annual Eastcoast Trek, commemorating the legacy of the March on Washington. This year from Los Angeles we were “all aboard” on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Tacoma, WA. From there we fly to BWI and after a day of…
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Chicago Trek
I did the Chicago trek via the Amtrak Southwest Chief, boarding at Los Angeles Union Station ( LAX) and arriving at Union Station, Chicago, IL. The journey took two nights. All in all we were only about one hour late so it was a great trek. Returning the Los Angeles, I opted for the 4.5…
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Denver trek – Foodie excursion
Part of any trek is experiencing the local foods. From the Amtrak train to the local restaurants in Denver here is a small sample of some of the goodies we tasted. OTHER LINKS FROM OUR TREK Denver trek – Sights & Scenes Denver trek – Murals Denver trek – Coors Field – Denver, CO
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CUBATrekk 2023
These are some photos from my recently completed CubaTrekk 2023. This was my last visit to complete research for upcoming book and the journey included two provinces – La Habana and Matanzas. MY COMMENTARY – CLICK HERE LA HABANA People Casa Particulares Casa Particulares are accommodations in private residences. Most are those properties where the…
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The Bee Hive – Los Angeles
The mural in the cover photo was completed in 2022 by BMike Odums and Whitney Alix and depicts young Emmit Till and his mother Mamie Mobley. The Bee Hive is a creative space located in South Los Angeles at 60th Street between Central Avenue & Avalon Street. It is used for a variety of purposes…
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San Diego day trek
We spent three days for a brief day trek to San Diego. Our mode of transportation was Amtrak from Union Station. Having made many journey’s to San Diego we decided to venture into something new and visited Barrio Logan. A community known for its rich Mexican culture and its Chicano legacy. We stayed in downtown…
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EastcoastTrekk 2023 – Foodie Excursion
Part of our trek is combining a foodie excursion. Listed below are some of the places we visited. My rating is included which is between 1 -10 (1 being lowest or worse and 10 being highest or best) Baltimore Rita’s (8) Rita’s is a known chain specializing in shaved ice. They are prominent on the…
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Amtrak
To make this trekk work financially, we needed to cobble our transportation. Amtrak was our option and actually worked out better than projected. Some dismiss Amtrak but we like it because it allows us to explore the underbelly of the U.S. The trains are very functional and the seating is very comfortable, as a matter…
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Aruba ’23 – Foodie Excursion
No trek is complete without experiencing the local food. My style is rather basic/local than being flamboyant or stylish restaurants. TO SEE COMPLETE TREK PHOTOS CLICK HERE