Anything related to traveling in the USA
San Francisco is a magnificent city to visit and there are so many places for families, for couples, with friends and even people going solo can enjoy! One of my favorite areas to visit is Pier 39, a shopping center and very popular tourist attraction Read More …
Located in Los Angeles is Hancock Park, best known for one of its popular tourist attraction, La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. For tens of thousands of years, natural asphalt has seeped from the ground and for centuries, the bones of animals that were trapped Read More …
As I had to pick up some ingredients which I can only find at H Mart in Koreatown’s Madang Plaza Shopping Mall in Los Angeles, I stopped by Paris Baguette Cafe. Despite it’s name, the bakery chain is actually based in South Korea and owned Read More …
While Korean desserts can be found at most Korean restaurants, for those who are passionate about red beans from Korea will enjoy the restaurant, Sul & Beans Korean Bingsoo Cafe. For those who never experienced patbingsu (red beans with ice), you can find Korean shaved Read More …
It was a rainy weekend in Los Angeles, but each time I’m visiting Koreatown, I always try to check out the various Korean coffee shops in the area. I always look for atmosphere but also it’s showcase of Korean pop culture and there is one Read More …
In South Korea, Mr. Pizza is a popular and also the country’s #1 pizza brand in terms of franchisees and sales. Created back in 1990, with hundreds of outlets in Korea, over two dozen in China, under a handful in the U.S. and Vietnam. With Read More …
Watching the sunset at Newport Beach. Whenever I travel and stay near an ocean, primarily during the summertime, it’s always a must for me to see a sunrise or sunset. There is something magical about watching the sunrise and sunset and the change of colors, Read More …
Back in the 1920’s, the Fox Film Corporation owned by William Fox would build their large chain of movie theaters across the United States known as “Fox Theatres”. Using architecture inspired by Asian, Indian, Persian and Moorish influences, these theaters continue to be entertainment spots, Read More …
If you are a surfer and heading to Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum should be on your bucket list. Located inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse (named in memorial of surfer Mark Abbott who died while surfing at the nearby Pleasure Point surf Read More …
Some ways way before you reach the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse (where the Santa Cruz Surf Museum is located), you can visit the Santa Cruz Surf Sculpture not far from Steamers Lane where top surfers go to catch waves, represents the surfing spirit known throughout Read More …
I stayed at the Golden Sails Hotel in Long Beach and for the most part, if you are going to Long Beach and need an affordable hotel near the Marina, this is the place! But my highlight was early in the morning, as I Read More …
This past Saturday, I was in Fresno, California to visit the Fresno Chaffee Zoo located in Roeding Park. The zoo covers 39 acres and houses over 190 species and brings in an attendance of 700,000 people (as of 2014). I was told that the zoo Read More …
It’s nearly 2:00 a.m. and in Los Angeles on 537 S. Western Ave. is the cafe, Mr. Coffee. While I have been to several coffee shops in Koreatown, we figured that Mr. Coffee is one of the few cafe’s still open this late and ’till Read More …
This past Saturday, before Super Bowl Sunday, I traveled to Monterey, California and what a gorgeous Saturday it was! While I shared with you my photos from the Monterey Bay Aquarium (which was the location of Hovden Cannery), part of the trip that I wanted Read More …
Located in Monterey, California, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of California’s bright gems for travelers to visit. The aquarium is located at the end of Cannery Row, which was once famous for the Hovden Cannery, a sardine cannery which was built in 1916 and Read More …
The Lucerne Hotel in Lemoore, California. Built in 1895 and is believed to be the oldest continually occupied commercial building in the small city. And a building that was once considered long ago as one of the city’s social centers. If there is one thing Read More …
Perhaps there are ghosts in the building? As I told myself, as me and a friend stayed at the Historic Mayfair Hotel, a 1926 hotel that retains its old look but inside things have been modernized. While we went to this hotel to commute to Read More …
California is known for In-n-Out Burger, but back in 2009, from it’s first location in Los Angeles, Umami Burger was the place to go! Now having branches in other states outside of California, Umami Burger is an American restaurant chain that specializes in savory Read More …
It was late and my brother and I were hungry. And when we put our heads together to think what is open in the wee hours of morning, Star BBQ in Los Angeles’ Koreatown came to mind. Located at 601 S. Ardmore Avenue in the Read More …
Back in 1995, Bravo Farms opened their first restaurant in Traver, California. Three more restaurants would follow. Another in Tulare Country (2009), Visalia (2012) and Kettleman City in 2014. When it comes to ingredients and customer service, there are a few restaurants that I truly Read More …
Quite often, with friends we hang out at a place that we all just hang out, drink coffee and talk. Usually, they are Chinese or Korean-based coffee shops and we happened to be in Korea town and friends have told me about Tom N Toms. Read More …
For anyone looking for a non-verbose or thick travel guide, the Lonely Planet “Make My Dag” travel booklets are the way to go. A thin booklet, the “Make My Day” booklets allow one to flip between three sections: Morning, Afternoon, Evening So, if in San Read More …
TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre) should be on the bucket list of anyone who is a fan of classic Hollywood films (especially silent film). While there are many shops and restaurants nearby and the Hollywood Walk of Fame is all around the Read More …