The Spitfire, a hero of World War II, on display in Palm Springs
I think I watch the Military Channel on TV too much. At least that’s what She Who Must Be Obeyed thinks. If I’m left on my own for too long, when she returns I’m usually found watching black and white...
View ArticleGet primed for Vegas with a stop in Primm
Like many people, I always thought of Primm as one of those places you pass by on the way to somewhere else. And the first time I did this the place was called Stateline. It was just a few yards over...
View ArticleIt’s a good time to visit Claremont’s village inn
The lovely village of Claremont is always worth visiting. In fact, over the last few years, I’ve had the opportunity of going there several times to look at a number of interesting places. There is the...
View ArticleRace to Del Mar for summertime fun
Recently I was in the southwest part of the state and I decided to have another look at the small town of Del Mar. I had been there for the first time a year ago, and was most impressed by this compact...
View ArticleNeed an altitude adjustment? Head to Big Bear Lake
BIG BEAR LAKE — There’s been a lot of construction activity in the Village here, the commercial and tourist center of this alpine getaway in the San Bernardino Mountains. There was some concern over...
View ArticleThe Endeavor is a big, big draw at California Science Center
After a recent visit to see the Mars Rovers at JPL in Pasadena, I was determined to check out an even bigger space payload now a Los Angeles resident. Like most people I had seen the retired space...
View ArticleUnion Station in Los Angeles an amazing gathering spot
Union Station and I celebrated the same milestone birthdays this year, though (thanks to the great deal of maintenance) the Grande Dame of Los Angeles architecture sure looked great for being 75. I...
View ArticleMarking the place where ‘Grizzly’ did battle
I ran into Bill Holcomb twice during a recent weekend. I’ve not thought much about him recently, but there he was, or at least his presence as he died way back in 1909 at the ripe old age of 78, which...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: An enlightening visit to the Museum of Neon Art
It’s funny how things you learn as a young child stay with you for so many years. For instance, sometime in the dim and distance past, I was told to always be very careful of neon signs. “They have a...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Olvera Street offers a taste of Mexico in Los Angeles
Mexico is a great place to visit and I’ve been there many times. Unfortunately, safety for visitors has become an issue and I’m sure that it must have affected the tourist industry there. One trick to...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Valley Relics Museum is stocked with, well, relics from the...
When we first arrived in Los Angeles from Britain many years ago, we were based in Marina Del Rey and our office was there as well. It was an ideal place for people who had left a small English...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Union Station is a grand historic palace that remains a...
When visiting Europe, perhaps the biggest draws for tourists are the great cathedrals, many of them more than 1,000 years old and still functioning and acting as gathering places. Here in America there...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Enjoy the ‘SLO’ life with a visit to San Luis Obispo and...
I recently went to my old neighborhood — Marina del Rey — where I lived for a few years after first arriving in California. It was a nice place to learn the American way of life. It was busy, of...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Evita, tango and other adventures in Buenos Aires
Our time in Buenos Aires continued with a walking tour of the famous Recoleta cemetery. The guide explained that this was the first cemetery outside the city and was prepared by an order of “silent”...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Cruising to Uruguay — and into a chapter of the World War...
There is a distance of 126 miles between the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, and the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. During a recent cruise, our ship sailed across the estuary of the River Plate at...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: During the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher showed why she...
On April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the British protected area of the Falklands Islands. It was much like Guam being invaded; it was a long way away and presented a dilemma as to what to do. My family...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Colton Area Museum offers a window to the past
It has been about 15 years since I first visited the Colton Area Museum. At that time, I was fortunate to meet Larry Sheffield who was the president of the association that ran it. The museum is packed...
View ArticleThe planes, the planes! And more at March Field Air Museum
When you pull into March Field Air Museum’s parking lot, the first plane that you’re bound to notice is the B-52. It is huge and sits on the desert floor still looking menacing, even though the model...
View ArticleEmma Jean’s on Route 66 in Victorville is a bulwark against change
Perhaps it’s an age thing, but I find increasingly that change is annoying. No matter what field of life you enter, there is a good chance that some bright spark, no doubt in an effort to make a name...
View ArticleTrevor’s Travels: Victorville’s Route 66 Museum remains a blast from the past
I wrote recently about the disagreeable effects of change that we all feel sometimes. In that instance, I wrote how pleased I was that the menu in a favorite restaurant hadn’t changed in all the years...
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