Hit the RoadAny day is a good day for peaches, ice cream or wineE'Louise OndashOctober 19, 2016 October 19, 20160735 Peaches, ice cream and wine? Heck, why not. With temperatures in the low 90s, it’s definitely an ice-cream day. And, of course, any day...
CommunityHit the RoadHit the Road: Hotel Temecula has authenticity, colorful history — but no ghostsE'Louise OndashOctober 18, 2016October 18, 2016 October 18, 2016October 18, 201601798 Let’s set the record straight: The Hotel Temecula is NOT haunted; there are no ghosts....
CommunityHit the RoadHit the Road: Finding fall in the WestE'Louise OndashOctober 7, 2016October 7, 2016 October 7, 2016October 7, 20160396 Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Here in Southern California, it takes a bit of effort to find the sights, sounds and...
Hit the RoadDuct tape factory tour highlights function, fashion and funE'Louise OndashSeptember 28, 2016 September 28, 2016010358 I open my Facebook page and there they are — photos of my sister, Jane, her husband and another couple — smiling as they...
Hit the RoadLack of respect earns hikers moniker of ‘Trail Jerks’E'Louise OndashSeptember 26, 2016 September 26, 20160401 The most polite name I can come up with for this deplorable subset of park-users is Trail Jerks. These are people who don’t get...
Hit the RoadZoo set to debut largest exhibit yetE'Louise OndashSeptember 14, 2016 September 14, 20160726 The San Diego Zoo has come a long way in a hundred years. It was in 1916 that the Panama California Exposition, held in...
Hit the RoadNational Park System celebrates 100 yearsE'Louise OndashSeptember 7, 2016 September 7, 20160523 Your life has been a good one if you’ve been lucky enough to take an early morning walk through towering sequoias; seen whales breeching...
Hit the RoadThere’s nothing more American than an Airstream trailerE'Louise OndashSeptember 2, 2016 September 2, 201602404 What’s shiny, shaped like a bullet, made in Ohio and can be found the world over? It’s an Airstream trailer, and nothing could be more...
Hit the RoadFree rides on FRED and more things to do as summer comes to a closeE'Louise OndashAugust 27, 2016 August 27, 20160727 They say nothing in life is free, but here’s something that really is: a San Diego shuttle service called FRED (Free Rides Everywhere Downtown)....
Hit the RoadGifts for travelers they’ll actually love to receiveE'Louise OndashAugust 16, 2016August 23, 2016 August 16, 2016August 23, 20160383 Looking for a gift for that special traveler or something special for yourself?...
Hit the RoadA Chilean vacation – Visiting Santiago, Atacama Desert, and Northern PatagoniaE'Louise OndashAugust 12, 2016 August 12, 20160740 Chile is not on most people’s vacation radar, but the South American country has occupied a line on Kitty Morse’s dream-trip list since she...
Hit the RoadZig-zagging our way from Quebec City to St. John’s, NewfoundlandE'Louise OndashAugust 2, 2016 August 2, 20160636 Eastern Canada’s confusing geography has us looking at the map every night to see exactly where we’re going. We’re traveling down the St. Lawrence...
Hit the RoadSo now what do I do with all of this stuff?E'Louise OndashJuly 30, 2016July 30, 2016 July 30, 2016July 30, 20160218 Prints. Slides. Negatives. Movies. Videos. Photo albums. Scrapbooks. Journals. Boxes and boxes of tickets, fliers, receipts, menus and maps. These are the artifacts and souvenirs...
Hit the RoadO Canada — Beauty, birds and a few bugsE'Louise OndashJuly 19, 2016July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016July 19, 20160932 When it comes to acreage, Canada is the world’s second largest country. When it comes to population, well, Canadians have plenty of elbow room....
Hit the RoadThe Mi’kmaq NationE'Louise OndashJuly 15, 2016 July 15, 20160868 The wind and rain seem to be coming at us from multiple directions as we crisscross the streets of Lennox Island on the northwest...