Category: Foodie
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Bloom Ranch: un hallazgo excepcional
If you’re in the Los Angeles region and looking for unique things to do…….do yourself a favor and drive about 45 minutes outside of the urban core, off the 14 freeway to the community of ACTON. There you will find Bloom Farms sprawled over almost 300 acres I decided to do a trek today as…
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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, Distrito de Columbia y Nueva York. Estas son algunas de las vistas y escenas de nuestro viaje anual por la Costa Este, en conmemoración del legado de la Marcha sobre Washington. Este año, desde Los Ángeles, nos subimos «todos a bordo» del Amtrak Pacific Surfliner con destino a Tacoma, Washington. De ahí volamos al aeropuerto BWI y, después de un día de…
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Viaje a Chicago
Hice el viaje a Chicago en el Amtrak Southwest Chief, subiéndome en la Union Station de Los Ángeles (LAX) y llegando a la Union Station de Chicago, Illinois. El viaje duró dos noches. En total, solo nos retrasamos como una hora, así que fue un viaje estupendo. Para regresar a Los Ángeles, opté por el de 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
Estas son algunas fotos de mi reciente viaje CubaTrekk 2023. Esta fue mi última visita para completar la investigación de mi próximo libro, y el viaje incluyó dos provincias: La Habana y Matanzas. MI COMENTARIO – HAZ CLIC AQUÍ LA HABANA Gente Casas particulares Las casas particulares son alojamientos en residencias privadas. La mayoría son propiedades en las que…
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The Bee Hive – Los Ángeles
El mural que aparece en la foto de portada fue terminado en 2022 por BMike Odums y Whitney Alix, y representa al joven Emmit Till y a su madre, Mamie Mobley. The Bee Hive es un espacio creativo ubicado en el sur de Los Ángeles, en la calle 60, entre la avenida Central y la calle Avalon. Se utiliza para diversos fines…
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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
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Sonora Trek v2019
As part of my hustle with the 2020 Census I was dispatched to the gold coast portion of California to the town of Sonora. The trek covered approximately 2,500 miles in 10 days. Sonora was the hub city but within a 200 miles radius I covered as far away to Fresno, Tollhouse, Madera, Groveland, Coulterville,…