Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Vaccine could give cruise industry a shot in the armE'Louise OndashMarch 2, 2021 March 2, 2021014 There finally are signs that the end of going-nowhere may be in sight. But the cruise industry and its passengers will see changes.
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Test your dedication to the ‘friluftsliv’ creedE'Louise OndashFebruary 25, 2021 February 25, 2021061 The Norwegian word translates roughly to "open-air living."
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Shake things up by visiting Blue Sky Ecological ReserveE'Louise OndashFebruary 16, 2021 February 16, 20210775 I guess we can blame or credit the pandemic for forcing us to search for new hiking trails beyond our immediate area.
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Good time to go off the grid — but go preparedE'Louise OndashFebruary 8, 2021 February 8, 2021059 If there is a tiny silver lining to this COVID-19 black cloud, it’s that more people have discovered the outdoors.
Arts & Entertainment Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: The month for gray whales, ski resorts and catamaransE'Louise OndashFebruary 3, 2021 February 3, 2021070 Whales ‘n’ snow. That’s what February in California is all about. Regarding the former: It’s that time of year when thousands of itinerant gray whales
Columns Environment Hit the RoadHit the Road: Spring has arrived at Encinitas botanical gardenE'Louise OndashJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021 January 26, 2021January 26, 20210345 Spring in Southern California is here, and pandemic or no, the plants and trees will bloom. Though it’s only the end of January and people
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Where to go when you have to get out of the houseE'Louise OndashJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 2021 January 18, 2021January 18, 20210163 Here's a list of destinations, all within a 90-minute drive and focused on the outdoors.
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: ‘High-end picker’ takes artistic road less traveledE'Louise OndashJanuary 13, 2021 January 13, 20210280 “I created a niche for myself and bought extremely oddball stuff that I see as art," Doug Taylor says. That includes taxidermized animals.
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Building murals in Oceanside bring much needed joyE'Louise OndashDecember 30, 2020December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020December 30, 202002145 I’ll begin 2021 with a confession: It took a pandemic for me to discover most of the three dozen murals that adorn an equal number
Columns Hit the RoadHit the Road: Nearby missions worth adding to post-COVID must-see listE'Louise OndashDecember 22, 2020 December 22, 20200771 When they do reopen, North County residents won't have far to go to explore one.