We have passed the giant cube at the Discovery Science Foundation in Santa Ana (aka Discovery Cube) on our way to other locations. I never thought it was worth the drive to visit a children's museum when we have Kidspace in Pasadena, the Natural History Museum and the Science … [Read more...]
Spa File: Glen Ivy Hot Springs, the Amusement Park for Grownups
Glen Ivy Hot Springs charges admission - more than Magic Mountain - to let you in the gates of this wonderland spa, and while that might seem unusual, well...it is. But it's worth it. Admission gets you into the Disneyland of spas - a maze of pools, palm trees, treatment rooms, … [Read more...]
Staycation in Oxnard
For a short trip to a nice, affordable beachside town, consider Oxnard. I know. It was a surprise to me too. But when Aunt Kathy and Aunt "Zoo" came from out of town and booked a suite at the Residence Inn there, I shrugged my shoulders and said "Why not?" There really isn't a … [Read more...]
Raya at the Ritz-Carltzon, Laguna Niguel
View from our table. If you need me, I'll be right here. At least in my imagination. Perhaps the most delicious thing I have ever eaten in my entire life was served to me this spring at Raya. I am only 42 years old, and for most of my life I consumed bland, processed American … [Read more...]
Beat the Heat at Whole Foods Oxnard’s Beer Tasting Party
In Oxnard, the Whole Foods has a bar inside it made out of an Airstream trailer. Yeah, that's how they roll. (Or not, since that would jostle the drinks.) The whole store is open, bright, and breezy, but the bar is super cool. When I went there for the store opening, it really … [Read more...]