Anything related to traveling in the USA
I was passing by Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California and stopped by a market/restaurant, Carniceria Panaderia y Taqueria. I have been told that this place sells massive burritos for a great price and the burritos are delicious. So, I had to give this Read More …
It’s Obon Festival time!!! I have blogged in the past about what an Obon Festival is and covered various events. And now the first Obon festival that I attended in the Central Valley for 2017 took place in the city of Visalia, California in Tulare Read More …
I have eaten at awesome sushi restaurants throughout Japan and in America, I’ve eaten sushi throughout California. So, whenever people tell me to try a restaurant out, I usually wait in three’s. That is if I hear three people telling me to check it out, Read More …
It was a late Saturday night and with a lot of the affordable hotels booked, the most affordable hotel in Los Angels that we could find was in Sylmar, California. Sylmar is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and is known Read More …
This weekend I was at Los Angeles and attended the 15th Annual Korea Times Music Festival @ the Hollywood Bowl. I’ll do more of a write-up when I get back and get situated but for now, please enjoy my latest Random Musings video from the Read More …
The next area that I am blogging from is Lemoore, California. Known for its Naval Air Base, its Tachi Bingo Palace and the where Journey lead singer Steve Perry had grown up as a child/teenager, the city of Lemoore was founded in April 1871 by Read More …
I recently traveled to the town/city of Avenal, California located in the Central California (Kings County) area. With a population of 13,195 (2015), the city is known these days for the Avenal State Prison which provides a thousand jobs to residents in the area. Named Read More …
In 1920, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened. Located on Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile area in Los Angeles, right next to La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States and has over 150,000 Read More …
San Francisco is a city with so much going on, day or night. Restaurants all over the city which serves up a great diverse styles of cuisine. Surprisingly, near the Fort Mason Center and Marina Blvd., there are very few restaurants within five minutes of Read More …
Do you love sushi and live in the South Bay or vacationing in the area? Definitely give Mizu Sushi Bar & Grill in San Jose (or for those in the Orange County, Southern California – Tustin, California location) a try! Using high quality ingredients to Read More …
In San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area, one can find a Pacific Catch Fresh Fish Grill restaurant. The Westcoast Fish House is best known for serving poke and for 13 years, they are best known for their poke bowls. We had our Uber driver Read More …
For those traveling on Highway 65, in Central California is the agricultural town of Porterville, California. Part of Tulare County, the swampy town of Porterville was created as a stopping place founded by Peter Goodhue in 1854 for gold seekers. Some of those seeking gold Read More …
Back in April, I wrote about the Fort Mason Center Farmers’ Market. But to be truthful, I was not thrilled that I didn’t take many photos. And for me, I don’t like to have things incomplete and try to revisit to give readers of my Read More …
Not far from the Golden Gate Yacht Club is the Wave Organ, an acoustic sculpture constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay in May 1986 by the Exploratorium. Constructed utilizing stone pieces salvaged from the demolition of the Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, Read More …
On Saturday night, I attended the Fresno Obon Festival 2016 in Fresno, California. It was an interesting drive to Fresno, as traffic was at a standstill as police and highway patrol were everywhere monitoring the large crowds of anti-police brutality rallies where people were nearly Read More …
A few days ago, I posted a blog about Obon festivals and this weekend, I went to my first obon festival for 2016 in the city of Visalia, California on June 25th. Visalia is located in Central California and its literally in the center as Read More …
A friend told me about BlackBall, a Taiwanese Dessert place in San Gabriel which specializes in…Grass Jelly. I have to admit that I was hesitant of trying out when she first told me about it but I figured that we had similar interests in desserts, Read More …
If you ever go to San Gabriel Valley, you will find many delicious restaurants typically targeted towards a Chinese demographic. One of the restaurants that I recommend is 101 Noodle Express, known for its beef rolls, hand-stretched noodles and a variety of delicious dumplings which Read More …
Located in Monterey Park is HOOSHIK KOREAN DESSERT CAFE. As I have covered various snow ice locations throughout California and most of them being Taiwanese-owned, in Southern California, while I have raved about a few Korean Dessert Cafe’s in Korea Town, this time around, we Read More …