Yes, there are roads that play tunes! I didn’t believe it either when I heard about them, but when I discovered that one of these rare roads – only half a dozen are known to exist in the entire world – could be found in Lancaster, California and that it played part of the William Tell Overture, I had to drive out to hear it for myself! INCLUDES VIDEO
Fifty Shades of Camping
Camping out is risky business – it could be a wonderful experience or it could be absolute torture. Losing control over things when you step outside the safe and predictable domestic world and into the wild blue yonder, deters many people from ever trying camping at all. However, there is a solution to this problem and that’s camping American RV style where pleasure, rather than pain, is the name of the game. [Read more…]
Peacocks in Hollywood
Trains with Names
I love the fact that in America, trains have names. It’s true that trains do have names in other parts of the world too, but here in California people actually use them. For instance, if you are heading down the coast by train, you don’t talk about catching the 9:55 Los Angeles to San Diego. You board the Pacific Surfliner. INCLUDES VIDEO
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Life’s Still a Beach 10 Million Years Ago
California is known for its beaches – beaches, palm trees and surf are the iconic images that come to mind when people hear the word California, and the beaches around my town of Santa Barbara are no exception to this. But on my local beach (Arroyo Burro Beach) I believe I’ve found something in the cliffs that I bet few other Californian beaches have, and that’s the remains of another beach that existed there some 10 million years ago. INCLUDES VIDEO
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Breakfast with a Scrub-Jay
“Hey!” said Sarah’s text. “Scrubby’s turned up. Come on over and have breakfast.” And so began my breakfast date with Scrubby the Western Scrub-Jay, a Californian bird with a sparky attitude.