An Afternoon With The Terracotta Warriors
Yang Zhifa looked out across his fields and saw yet another dust storm in the distance. Scanning along the horizon, all he saw was bone-dry earth that stretched on for miles. The location is...
Category: Field Trips
A geek’s guide to travel and seeing our planet
Chateau de Breze – The Castle And Its Underground Empire
Throughout France’s Loire Valley you will find many of the countries most famous chateaux. The majestic Chateau de Cheverny, with it’s opulent interior and bevy of dogs. Chateau de Villandry and it’s world-renowned gardens....
Squad 51 & Engine 51 from TV’s “Emergency” in Bellflower, CA
Located just off Bellflower Boulevard in Bellflower, California, in a nondescript building with little-to-no signage, is the L.A. County Fire Museum. Even without the signs, it’s easy to spot by all of the fire...
The Estrella Warbirds Museum & Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles, CA
On a recent extended weekend vacation, I travelled north along the California coast to the small town of Paso Robles. Located in the heart of the exploding wine making industry in San Luis Obispo...
Back To Charlemagne’s Time – A Day In Provins, France
During a vacation in France, I was able to make the one hour drive south-east of Paris to visit Provins, France. Strategically situated along natural routes heading east and west, as well as north and south,...
The Mecum Experience – Anaheim 2014
If I am flipping-through-the-channels and I happen across a car auction, I just set the remote down. I’m just a car geek, especially for classic cars. Several years ago, I passed this affliction on...
House of the Sun – the Mars-scape of Haleakala
Early in the morning we started the journey. It’s only 27 miles to the top, but the road, completed in 1935, is narrow and full of switchbacks. And bicyclists. And buses. And cars and...
‘Station 51’ from TV’s “Emergency!” in Carson, CA
LA County Fire Department Station 127 is been dedicated to Robert A. Cinader, who was the creator and producer of Emergency!1 (as well as work on Adam-12 and Dragnet). While we take paramedics for granted today, they...
