March 28, 2016
St. Vincent De Paul Los Angeles
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St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles

Figueroa Corridor Icon St. Vincent de Paul Church –  Los Angeles Visited: March 24, 2016 Being an equal opportunity historic church seeker, on my late morning sojourn, I traveled near downtown Los Angeles to the famed Figueroa Corridor and the beautiful St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Church, the second […]
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March 17, 2016
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Los Angeles Maritime Museum/Port Of Los Angeles Tour – San Pedro

Everything Is Ship Shape Los Angeles Maritime Museum/Port Of Los Angeles Tour – San Pedro March 8, 2016 Thanks to the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association wanting me to write an article for them (you see, I do work occasionally), recently I was afforded the opportunity to mix a little business […]
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February 24, 2016
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St Sophia Cathedral – Los Angeles

My Big, Gorgeous Greek Cathedral St Sophia Cathedral – Los Angeles Visited: February 23, 2016 When we travel to Europe (or anywhere else for that matter), I’m always intrigued by churches…especially their interiors.  Why?  I haven’t a clue. It doesn’t matter what the denomination, churches fascinate me, even when they’re […]
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February 21, 2016
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Balboa Park – San Diego

A Century Of History Balboa Park – San Diego Visited – February 8, 2016 Throughout 2015, Tracy and I must have said 50 times that we wanted to visit Balboa Park in San Diego because it was celebrating its 100th year. Well, we finally made it, just in time for […]
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February 8, 2016
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Grand Central Market – Los Angeles

Ain’t It Grand! Grand Central Market – Los Angeles Visited: February 5, 2016 Los Angeles has so many cool spots to visit, and last week I had some time before a business meeting to check out a venerable old establishment that has undergone a recent transformation from past to present, […]
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January 23, 2016
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Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden – Pasadena

Pasadena’s “Secret” Japanese Garden Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden – Pasadena Visited: January 21, 2016 Always on the search for new gardens, I was alerted by a Facebook post about a garden I had never heard of and only located only ten minutes from our house in Pasadena.  Far from being new, […]
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December 2, 2015
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The Broad – Los Angeles

Thoroughly Modern MaiTai The Broad – Los Angeles Visited: December 1, 2015 My life has been turned upside down. If you read my Spain report (or any of my trip reports for that matter), you know Tracy and I are not aficionados of contemporary art. From the Fundació Joan Miró […]
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June 29, 2015
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Santa Anita Park “Seabiscuit Tour” – Arcadia

Getting To See An “American” Icon Santa Anita Park “Seabiscuit Tour” – Arcadia It’s not often (if ever) you get to see a Triple Crown winner up close (especially since there is only one horse currently alive who has accomplished that feat), but Tracy and I hoped we would get […]
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May 12, 2015
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Battleship USS IOWA Museum – San Pedro

 “The Battleship Of Presidents” Battleship USS IOWA Museum – San Pedro My dad was a naval officer who served in World War II on Guadalcanal, so the Navy (and especially naval vessels) have always held a special interest for me. Tracy and I toured the USS Midway in San Diego […]
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