Tag: Southern California
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10 observations from waiting out winter in Southern California
1. There is damn good beer here. Since arriving in Southern California last September, a whole new world of west coast beer opened up to me, mainly in the form of IPAs. Our neighborhood bar in San Diego, Thorn Street Brewery, was an awesome watering hole. I discovered Stone brewery, based out of San Diego…
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A day trip to Big Bear Lake
Currently Jonathan, Pono and I reside in southern California. Temecula is a cute 100,000 person or so town about 1 hour north of San Diego and is home to “wine country” and a burgeoning foodie scene. As we have gotten settled here and have gotten jobs, are days off have been few and far between.…
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A Day at Seal Beach
I left my heart in California. It delivers every time. The day before I left Los Angeles to head north toward San Francisco, my friend Marjie and I spent the day discovering Long Beach, specifically the area of Seal Beach. The photos are so nice, I’ll let them do most of the story-telling: It took…
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Ever smelled tar, naturally?
It’s no secret I’m back in Los Angeles, planning my next big adventure. What better way to recover from jet-lag thatn visiting an LA wonder, the La Brea Tar Pits at Hancock Park? After all, it is a National Natural Landmark. I had this vision in my head that we’d be sinking in like quicksand, fighting for…
Jill Meinecke 