Apple Store Takes On The Big Apple: New York City
Prada. Tiffany & Co. Saks Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf Goodman. FAO Schwartz. And Apple Computer? If you think I’m mixing apples and oranges, look who just opened its newest retail store…
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Kiwis Love LA: Hotel Bel-Air Summer New Zealand BBQ
If you can’t fly for 19 hours from California to New Zealand to sample the wines, don’t worry. The Hotel Bel-Air, that Mobil five-star award winner, is bringing the best…
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Call Me A Cab: California Wines Again Win Taste-Off Vs. French
We’ve got legs and we know how to use them. That’s the bottom line on a taste-off yesterday of California wines vs. French in a cross-continental contest of wines that…
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Gas Pains: Rising Prices Cause Upset Stomachs
My Toyota Camry gets about 22 mpg city/30 mpg highway. But when it cost me over $50 US to fill it up last weekend, it was a royal pain in…
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That Sinking Feeling: “Titanic” Exhibit, SF, Long Beach & Miami
With “Poseidon” playing on movie screens across the US, audiences are again intrigued by cruise ship disasters. But the grandmother of them all remains the “H.M.S. Titanic,” which sunk after…
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Summer Fun: USA
Don’t you just love summer? The smell of barbeques, family reunions, warm weather, and of course, baseball. One of my favorite things about summer is the outdoor concerts, festivals, and…
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Make Your Own Wine: Crushpad, San Francisco
For several years, I made my own beer at a storefront in my little suburban town. Every other month, I’d get together with my buddies, AKA the “Brews Brothers,” and…
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Artificial Reef Brief: Pensacola, FL
I once did a scuba dive off the shores of eastern Florida, to see a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud that had been sunk with much Palm Beach panache to become…
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Dive Into A Digital Underwater Photo Contest: Bonaire
The annual Dive into Adventure Bonaire 2006 Digital Photo Contest is nearly here. Like dive photo shoot-outs in which I’ve participated, both novice and expert underwater and above water photographers…
