I have mentioned in quite a number of my blogs about county fairs. Every county in California has at least one county fair. Some like San Bernardino have two fairs (the San Bernardino Country fair and the National Orange Show). … Continue reading
I grew up in the not so small city of Chula Vista. Translated from Spanish the name means “beautiful view.” So it isn’t so much of a stretch that Chula Vista’s oldest restaurant would be named La Bella, which is Italian for the “the beautiful.” A lot of things have changed in the … Continue reading
We were tipped off to Hamburger Mary’s by Groupon and thanks to Groupon we had a $30 dollar coupon that only cost $15, gotta love 50% off (although we probably spent more on that getting out to Palm Springs)!!! In a … Continue reading
I don’t have a daughter but if I did I don’t think I would name her Inez (Agnes in English). The Santa Inez mission is named after Saint Agnes. One of the earliest saints she is known as one of … Continue reading
The Santa Barbara Mission is the 10th mission in the California series and is known as the “Queen of the Missions”. This mission is probably the most active Catholic missions out of all of the missions I have visited so … Continue reading
Look! It’s a national landmark!! See the sign tells you so! You must go, go now and spend lots of money on sales taxable items! Just kidding, except for the part about the Mission Inn being a national landmark. Not … Continue reading
Ok, so you want to be the outdoor type of person, but you know you couldn’t put two twigs together to save your live. Have no fear! Rancho Jurupa is here!! Ok, that was cheesy, but I will say that … Continue reading