Avalon Harbor on Catalina
California Travel

Catalina Island, Every Two Years

A white-uniformed Catalina Express crewmember hops off the double-deck ferry onto the Dana Point dock. She nonchalantly announces that there’s been a water main break on Catalina Island. Consequently, all the restaurants there are currently closed. It’s a Friday, approaching noon […]

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U.S. Travel

Austin Found

What’s taken me so long to get to Austin? None of my exes live in Texas, so that wasn’t an issue. Over the years, I’ve visited the infamous book depository in Dallas; reveled on the River Walk in San Antonio; […]

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California Travel

Huntington Beach Hotel Bartender Pours His Heart Out

Storyteller. Therapist. Mixologist. Bartender Casey Lyons is a mixologist who routinely goes outside the lines creating cocktail recipes. He is Walter White with liquor and mixers, willing to go all Breaking Bad with certain concoctions. When the crowd is three-deep […]

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Las Vegas Travel

10 Great Buffets in Las Vegas

NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19, MOST LAS VEGAS BUFFETS ARE CLOSED. THE LONE EXECPTION IS WICKED SPOOK AT COSMOPOLITAN, WHICH DOES SEATED, STAFF SERVICE. Great buffets in Las Vegas are mot just about all-you-can-eat excess. No longer low-brow cafeterias, in many […]

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News

Junkets And Jaunts: BUSINESS TRAVEL

Road warriors: Based largely on research I’ve done for Successful Meetings, here are some insights about what’s new and improved in business travel circles: AUSTIN’S AT&T HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER Live music venues, coffeehouses, food trucks and eclectic storefronts help […]

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News

Junkets And Jaunts: EXOTIC GETAWAYS

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS During a sailing excursion to the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, I discovered natural wonders, native hospitality…and found a pal who knew as many quotes from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as I […]